Why Pocket Water Is the Coolest Place to Catch Summer Trout

When pocket water runs high in summer, tie on a simple nymphing rig and don’t be afraid to get soaked

FROM THE BANK, I pulled the knot tight on my dropper fly and looked out over the river, which sent a quick shiver of fear knifing through my excitement, like the feeling you have before you get on a carnival ride. The river was up, hurtling foam over the boulders after one of those long summer rainstorms that leaves wisps of steam spiraling above the fields—exactly how it looked when my grade-school buddy Jo and I first fished the spot, years ago.

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