Last fish of the year

Getting to be a bit of tradition...

I try to find a brook trout or two in the closing days of the year. It helps remind me of good days during the past year. On December 30, the mild weather made it that much easier.

This time, I hiked in to a section of Skidmore Fork I had not visited in 2022. It was kind of like visiting an old friend.

The water levels were low but fishable and the trout were hungry. Low water made it easy to stay away from the spawning areas.

Few things in 2022 have been as mind settling as a day on a stream fooling around with these guys.

Here’s to more good days ahead.