Rocky Ford Creek is always a challenge

Rocky Ford Creek 

Yesterday Gary and I loaded up and headed back to the Ford. The road and drive was clear sailing, just a few small patches of fog. We arrived about 9:30ish barely any wind to speak of. It was sunny and bright too bright for my likin. The air temp. 30 at arrival, but climbing the trails down to the water were frozen over from the snow the day before.
        As for the fishin yea. it was a lot of casting practice, for both of us again we both had some hook ups and got to play for just a short while. the closest that I came to using my net was once to dip out a 21 maybe 22 inch Steamliner Bow, but just as I went to release my net from the back D ring I slid in the mud fell on my ass extra slack in the line the waist bent the rod to much and it was LDR. I don't mind losing a fish that close to shore that I was going to release anyway. I just don't  like giving up the fly that might just catch his Buddies also.   We lost as usual a few flies to the cattails, weeds and fish and Gary found a fence that he love to cuss We didn't see many fish being landed lot more caught But only a few got put to net.  One Kid that was dabbin a fly just in front of fish finally got one to take and  almost got it to the net. An older gentleman got one almost to the net but he too lost it as he reached for his net to wet.. Gary was around the corner down the creek saw a guy hook two and came up to check my fly box to see if I had something to match his bug.
Gray's line had some problems and was done for the day, I decided to cast a few more times before heading up. The coming back up at the end of day 3 ish it was up to 46 degrees and trail Slick falling down and sliding bacwards slick. I know landed on my ass once picking up someones pop can. I didn't see Gary fall or if he did he never said anything about falling.
    Guys/Gals I know I say it a lot PLEASE Pick up your trash, DON'T leave your spent leaders,                                 tippit, and trash behind you packed it in pack it back out.

 
    The ride down and back the talk was more of our Steelhead Season and how little of it we've done so far and of better days to come lower river levels, days getting longer again and not a lot of runoff the ice is gone for now on the upper Okanogan after the last weekends snowfall and the warm temperatures of the last few days by late this week or early next week its out with the spey rods again. swinging them bugs and hopein for the tug. Tomorrow I'm going to go hit Omak Lake for a while.
                Maybe I'll see You at the waters edge If so good luck, keep the passion alive.