Took a day off last week to take care of some personal business and to decompress after went out and did some fishing. Forgot to bring a shirt, so ended up in chest waders with a dress shirt, so I was looking pretty dapper on the stream. After not having a lot of success in my usual spots - water was lower than I was expecting based on recent streamflow data - I went upstream. Had not been to this section in years, as it used to be pretty crowded. There were 5 anglers on my way upstream, so I was just going to watch for fish and see if there was any open space for me to drop in.
I could see some fish working an open area without any anglers - so I slipped into the water and worked upstream slowly. There were some fish occasionally breaking the surface - so I tied on RS2 after seeing some small bugs flying about and gave it a try. After seeing a few refusals and seeing the occasional larger mayfly that looked to be about a size 14 Hendrickson - I tied on a sz 14 Quill Gordon and cast it under a fallen tree where a couple of trout were working. On the second drift this nice brown rose and took the fly. I was able to strip it in and get it in the net. It took a few attempts to get it in the net and it would have made for an embarrassing video with all the contortions. I was a bit excited as it was a nice chunky fish.
Was using an Aventik 7'6" 4wt with a Cabelas reel and line. I was using a Fenwick 805 earlier and switched it up as I do like this Aventik rod and wanted to give it some use. This rod is not fancy, but it casts nicely and being a 4pc rod it is easy to throw in the car for quick trips. Didn't measure it, but I would estimate it to be 17" as it was as long as my fingertips to the bend of my elbow.