( My 12 inch wild trophy brown for a good cardio workout-worth every bit of sweat!) )
Hoofed-it for close to three miles through steep ravines and glens on my ground -zero gem ( last stocked in the 1880's with the original Von Behr Black Forest German bachforellen) Got one wild 12 inch trophy to show for it- it was worth it! Turned a 20 inch plus donkey by a downed tree stump, but it saw me and with the low, clear water and he wasn't interested. Found some bear shit, smelled very herbaceous like it normally does at this time of year. ( I'm a bear shit expert!😁)

The most beneficial thing to small stream 'stump-jumpin' is the excellent cardio/muscular workout you get. Climbing/bending over downed logs/trees, crawling up-and-down banks and steep inclines, You are totally sweating by the time you come back to the car. Pace yourself by looking on the forest floor for edibles- only saw a ton of skunk cabbage today.. Take plenty of water with you in your pack! ( can't get that kind of workout in a motorboat!

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