Creek fishing with an old friend

[gillchaser999]

I headed out this morning to fish the same reservoir I fished yesterday.
When I arrived , the parking lot was packed as was the dock and the pavilion.
I turned around and decided to check out the creek , hoping it wasn’t as crowded.
The creek had more folks than I would have liked but all but a couple weren’t fishing .
I think they were having a family reunion as they were huddled around the picnic area .
The old friend I fished with is a 6’6” 2wt flyrod I built myself a few years ago . Built on a deep blue Rainshadow blank .
It took a few casts to get used to the stroke , but in no time it was putting my fly where I needed it too . Whether I used a roll cast or an overhead cast . Actually, I rarely cast overhead, it’s more of a side arm cast , holding my rod at around two o’clock.
The chosen fly was a hot pink spider I tied up yesterday , after having good luck with a red one yesterday.
In just barely over an hour , I brought ten to hand . The first three or four were redbreast , then bluegill dominated my catch .
My last little fellow I’m not sure what it was unless it’s a stunted old creek bluegill . It was as round as it was long and thick .
I love creek fishing even if they’re little guys . You never know what’s going to bite .