The water is higher than I have ever seen it. Friday I fished form 3:30 till around 6:00. 4 fish on, 1 to hand.
Saturday I hooked 15 fish and landed 5. Sunday I hooked 2 fish and landed 1 and Monday I only fished for a couple of hours and hooked 2 fish and lost them both.
Most would go into the fast ( and I do Mean fast) and they just tore off. Only broke one fish off. Didn't feel like I put too much pressure on them. Was using # 16 and #18 nymphs. Hare's ear, PT and Louie's Lucy (it ruled this trip) were the ticket.
Was two things I gotta share real quick.
A Grannom Caddis hatch like I had never ever seen. The rafters and Kiakers (however you spell it) were throwing water up in front of them or just covering their eyes. The smoothe part of the water looked like a film of soot or something. You could hardly see the far bank. They were all over me. 5 or 6 of them could crawl on my dry for the ride. Never seen anything like it. Did not see ONE fish rise. It didn't take me long to got o emergers and did catch ( I mean hook) a couple. Unbelieveable.
I also met jims from the board. I sat and watched him throw streamers (mostly practicing for a demo class) with a 14' 8wt spey rod. That was equally unbelievable. He could throw that thing a mile and 1/2.
Nice guy too.
My favorite time there starts a 7:33 in the evening. The sun goes behind the mountain and I have just over an hour of light. I have washed up (that always feels so good after a day of fishing), got a fine cigar, a beverage of choice, sittin in a chair and either reading or just pondering. Alone with all the beauty and my thoughts.
Ducks flyin down the canyon, the last of the rafters are gone, the bugs are starting to leave, the crickets. Facing the west, the river turns from it's normal green to a silver gray with the reflections, the western clouds turn orange. It's a little early for the fire but I love the smell so I build a little one; mezmorising. Reflect on the day, never once thought about work cept when I told someone that I hadn't thought about work today, the first star, the smell of pines. Quiet time to appreciate what I am doing.
I realize that I don't know where I will end up in life and guess I should just enjoy the trip.
This sure helps.
hud
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