Waiting

Winter is a long wait by the time we get near the end of January. Obviously I'm no ski bum. I find various ways to while away the time waiting for scenes like this.

The photo is Caribou Creek, which flows into the upper end of Priest Lake in North Idaho. Good things happen on a freestone like this.

The water's a little high for wading in this photo. But the trout are there. High water is a time for spinners, crank bait and streamers. I've caught good trout, strong trout in currents like that. It's hard to get around but where you can you're likely going to tie into a memory or two.

Otherwise, you just tie flies, take the dog out for a walk, fiddle with your gear--things like that. It's a waiting time, this winter stuff. Some guys go ice fishing, I probably will too, but looking through old photos is another way of getting there outside of time.