Small stream - high noon browns

I avoid opening week and this year with house renovations, work and visitations, it was well into May before  I made it to my local stream. Beautiful day, too bright and hot for browns but I head out anyway. I head out and walk down to the stream, as feared water levels are low and clear. Sigh but it is a nice day. and it's always interesting to come back to a favorite stream after the winter and see how the stream has changed. Are the old holes still there, are there new ones?

Overall, the stream  looks pretty good. I see several fish, including some decent fish, one might even be a rare big brook trout, the follow my lure but no takes. Higher upstream, I switch to smaller lures and darker colors including spinners with black blades or bodies and get a few takes. Then and a decent brown darts from under submerged wood and takes my spinner. And so it goes a good day, several good fish on very briefly, lots more seen and a lot of smaller trout kamikaze darting out of nowhere to test my lures. Small spinners (0 & 1) and spoons (1/8 - 1/4 oz) are the ticket.

I keep the first good brown and a small fish hooked in the gills, keep hoping for another good fish to round out the meal, but such is not to be.

All in all a good afternoon, always nice when the home stream has fish. Only downside is I slip while wading over brush and tear my year old Gortex waders. But it looks like there are reasonable repair kits avaiilable, so it won't be a total loss.