So Cal Report | 03.15.20

by **Bernard** » March 16th, 2020, 11:05 am

A quick charge into the locals under gloomy skies. It was just what my wife and I needed. Small fish but in some cases, a great game. For example, one fish was feeding visibly and at first rising sporadically but clearly focused on something subsurface. A few good drifts with a dry proved worthless. Later in the day, as we headed out, we spied the fish still at it so had to give it a shot. This time we went to the dark side

with a nymph about 15" under a small indicator. Success! Big take away was the amazing variation between colors. Here's the brief report with photos: https://trouthugger.blogspot.com/2020/03/so-cal-mountains-march-15-2020-three.html.

EDIT: Date was corrected.

by **lucfish** » March 16th, 2020, 12:36 pm

Nice Bernard.

by **clee** » March 16th, 2020, 2:18 pm

Solid. Good looking fish.

by **FIGHTONSC** » March 16th, 2020, 3:26 pm

Beautiful fish Bernard....really different colored specimens.

Good TR!

Thanks,

Jeff

by **RichardCullip** » March 16th, 2020, 4:47 pm

Sweet looking trout. Each one so different for the others.

by **Wildman** » March 17th, 2020, 7:46 am

I love the variegated colors of those fish found fairly close together. Thanks for sharing.

by **WanderingBlues** » March 17th, 2020, 12:36 pm

The third one looks like an ETC fish. All are stunning!

by **Bernard** » March 18th, 2020, 8:21 am

The differences continue to fascinate me as well. Could be a great springtime for the So Cal locals.

by **Papasequoia** » March 19th, 2020, 5:46 pm

Reminds me of the variations one can find in Dry Fly Creek. Glad to see you got out - I have yet to wet a line in 2020. :cry:

by **Bernard** » March 20th, 2020, 10:11 am

Papasequoia wrote:Reminds me of the variations one can find in Dry Fly Creek. Glad to see you got out - I have yet to wet a line in 2020.

It was my first outing this year. I got tired of seeing all of this Pyramid p*rn so had to battle it with the local dinks!

by **Ants** » March 24th, 2020, 5:55 pm

I wish I had taken a photo, but the most drastic color variation was on the same fish. The fish had a specific spot for its lie. The location was under a dam. The forward half of the fish was dark to blend in and camouflage. The rear half was bright and shiny like a steelhead. There was a sharp line where the two colors met.

I had the impression two separate fish had been cut and joined together.

The color variations are endlessly entertaining.

Ants

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