Rocky Ford

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I fished Rocky Ford Friday and Sat., there was little pressure and conditions were good. Fishing was very good. My best fish was a 27" rainbow that looked like a fresh summer run steelhead. It took me into my backing twice and jumped several times.   On Friday morning it was hot so I changed to a lightweight pair of flats pants. As I was walking to the creek I noticed that my billfold didn't fit all the way down in my hip pocket. I intended to button the flap, but I didn't think about it again until I noticed I didn't have it 6 hours later. I cover a lot of ground when fishing so I had a lot of ground to search. I looked everywhere several times with my wife once and with a friend who came by another time. By Saturday evening I had accepted I was going to have to replace everything. The last time I lost a billfold was over 40 years ago as a kid so I wasn't too happy. Toward evening I hooked a fish in one of my favorite areas and I had to crawl into the rocks to release it. As I sat there it dawned on me I had released a fish there the previous day, could this be the spot? I looked down and back from the very edge of the water and there was my billfold in a narrow crack, almost invisible. It made my week and persuaded me to be more careful. I had noticed the missing billfold 10 minutes after I lost it, if only I had known. Terry Whitworth