There’s nothing like a day on the river, and it’s even better when surrounded by a bunch of friends, new and old.
The “Friends of Doug” hit the river earlier this week on a day that just kept changing. The weather was dark, cold and windy when the float started, turned to sunny and warm for a couple hours in the afternoon, then ended back at dark, cold and windy, and threatening rain.
But the fish didn’t care about the weather. The bite was on.
Fish, and lots of them, produced boatloads of smiles. The fish were hitting the variety of offerings that have been working recently.
They took streamers, different sculpin patterns in olive and tan. Nymphs that worked were the Delektable Mega Prince, Pat’s Rubber Legs in a variety of sizes, in darker colors, but mostly the larger ones.
One of the guides turned over a rock which showed multitudes of Stone Fly Nymphs which the flies were imitating.
The river is in the right condition for action. The big bugs are not here yet but expected soon. They are still under the surface like the nymphs you see from under the rocks.
Lately some folks have tried the Chubby as a dry fly/indicator and trailed it with a stone fly nymph like the Delektable Mega Prince or a Pat’s Rubberlegs and scored well with that combo. The trout do seem to like the big nymphs, it is like a steak dinner.
It’s time to go fishing!
Nancy and Marty