I encounter a long slow pool with the deepest water located at about the midway point between riffles. On the third cast I detect a subtle take but fail to hook up. It is an encouraging sign and serves to focus my attention. A few casts later the line twitches again and I lift the hook into the mouth of a large mountain whitefish. I am not too disappointed.
Whiteys are a fine fish in their own right and give a good account of themselves in cold water.
Progressing up the pool, the fish continue to cooperate. A small brown, followed shortly by a fat 17 inch rainbow accept my offering and are landed then quickly sent home. As I approach the head of the pool, I notice a fairly large and slowly swirling eddy along the right bank. It lays parallel to the last 20 yards of swift water upstream. Large rocks are visible within its depths.