Confluence of Friendship

Visited the Davidson River over the holiday and had a blast. I was able to net a total of five and for me on this river, is a good day. Fish here are educated, stubborn and only let you catch them when their bored (My thoughts). It's labeled as one of Trout Unlimited top 100 streams and boasts some of the biggest PIGS around. Weather was warmer than usual and the water level down and that only added to the difficulty level for the day. Decided it was time for Leasa to try her skills at a more educated fish so I asked her to come along. Later in the day she netted a nice Brown off an Elk Hair Caddis. Her first trip to this kind of river and she got one, awesome job! She is learning fast. Took some time out to visit downtown Brevard NC where the White Squirrel Festival was in full swing. I was fortunate to meet up with Jeff Dyke (Local Waters) and his friend from Venturepax who reside in Cincinnati Ohio and I have spoken to for a couple years via Twitter. Jeff is a great guy and I hope on his next trip we can spend some more stream time together.   Had a blast, couple brews, took some pics and thought I would share... Cheers, John.