Dusty wrote, "We had planned on getting four species in one trip: Gila, Apache, Rainbow, and Brown. The first day, we had our Gilas. Then on the second, we attempted to leave the Gila National Forest for the Apache National Forest, but a mile or so down the dirt trail, the coolant reservoir on Aaron's rig decided to start leaking. Ten hours later, we had limped off of the ridge, into a local mechanic's. After a brief fix, we were on our way to Arizona. After the day we had just had, we decided to get a lodge for the night and have a few drinks. That is when we found the Tall Wi Wi Lodge."
"We hunted Gila and Apache Trout. Got five Gila Trout but skunked on the Apache's. Not to mention the ten hour delay when the trout rig broke down on the Mogollon Rim."
"The next morning, we had only four hours to fish as I had to get back to Phoenix to catch a plane. We fished a lot of water fast and hard, but an Apache was not in the cards for me on that trip. The learning curve was steep as I had never fished small, swift creeks before. The takes were far more subtle than anything I had ever experienced, and when I did get a hit I kept reverting to old habits and I set the hook like it was a monster Large Mouth Bass. I likely took the fly right out of the fish's mouth numerous times. But we made it back to the airport on time, and it was a great trip. I will be going back!"
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