It seems hard for me to find open head water creeks to fish in the Rocky Mountains. Most of the headwaters I locate are brushy and almost impossible to fish. Every now and then I luck up on one like Im writing about. This creek is in a big open meadow. Cows graze the area, but the leasee has kept the cows from damaging the stream and stream banks.
This meadow creek is 4 wide at its widest. It averages about 2-3 feet in width. In many areas the grass from the banks overhangs the water and makes it impossible to put a fly in those spots. However for the most part with care one can put a fly into most of the fishable water. The creek has under cut the banks, so many of the fish are hiding along the edges of the cut banks.
The fish are mostly small. There are about 80% brookies and 20% cutthroats. There are a very few browns mixed in. The fish average about 7, but there are some occasional fish up to 12. These are monster fish in a tiny creek like this.
I spent 3 hours working this jewel. I saw 3 vehicles drive along the road by the stream while I was there. Thankfully no one even slowed to consider fishing this gem.
you can see a youtube video of this creek at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB5og...yer_detailpage
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