Frenchman's Flat at Piru Creek - Report for Feb 2010 with Video:  I snuck out of work early and headed to the creek in hopes of getting a couple of the small, but beautiful, wild Rainbow Trout that occupy the waters.  The flow rate was about twice what I am used to seeing at this time of year and this combined with the stained water made it a tough afternoon.

Last weekend I took the son of my very good friend fishing on Piru Creek.  His name is Michael and he has picked up a lot - fast.  It's amazing to me 1) to remember how hard it is to learn - there are so many little things I do without thinking now 2) how much teaching for just a few hours helped to sharpen my own skills and 3) that anyone who wants to learn should have at least a basic understanding of how difficult this sport can be.  Michael gets #3, which makes him a great student and will ultimately make him a great angler.

I hit Piru Creek - the upper section - on Christmas Day.  It was a pretty slow day fishing-wise, but just about any day on the water is refreshing.

The Black Gnats are back in force at Piru Creek.  I've metioned before that I call these little suckers "flying ticks", and maybe that's what pissed them off.  I went fishing with Hank (my Golden Retriever) yesterday for less than two hours, but it's going to cost me a week of painful itching.

I've never done very well under the bridge at Piru Creek, so being a glutton for punishment I tried it again last Thursday.  I caught a few and missed a few more.  All of them were smallish, but it was fun to fish a different area.  I only had about 2 hours and walking all the way up to the C&R section wouldn't have left me with much fishing time.

I've never done very well under the bridge at Piru Creek, so being a glutton for punishment I tried it again last Thursday.  I caught a few and missed a few more.  All of them were smallish, but it was fun to fish a different area.  I only had about 2 hours and walking all the way up to the C&R section wouldn't have left me with much fishing time.

I went back to an old favorite - Piru Creek, Frenchman's Flat and fished at Concrete Falls.  This place isn't a favorite because it's beautiful - although it's prettier than my office - and certainly not for the size of fish - I have caught a few nice ones though - nope, it's just because it's where I started.  The falls remind me of when even a single catch with a fly rod eluded me time after time.  Now it's only sometimes, and I'm glad for it.

My report and a short low-quality video follow.

I went back to an old favorite - Piru Creek, Frenchman's Flat and fished at Concrete Falls.  This place isn't a favorite because it's beautiful - although it's prettier than my office - and certainly not for the size of fish - I have caught a few nice ones though - nope, it's just because it's where I started.  The falls remind me of when even a single catch with a fly rod eluded me time after time.  Now it's only sometimes, and I'm glad for it.

My report and a short low-quality video follow.