Headwaters...

are sacred.  Or, should be...I fished the upper section of my favorite spring creek, today.  Lots of smaller trout but I lost a brute.  In the headwaters thats a 15 inch fish...but, we've caught them up to 27 inches here.  Bigger fish move up to spawn...and sometimes stay there.  They'll be on the move, soon.  Be careful, wade the stream not the bank, and check out the wildflowers.  Its not everyday you catch a trout with two royal trudes in its mouth, either.  I only went through four trudes, today.  And, got one back just minutes after losing it...