tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804787644130437952024-03-13T09:03:27.450-04:00This River is WildMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.comBlogger715125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-39336833841927871342023-09-30T15:19:00.005-04:002023-10-11T17:25:24.709-04:00I'll Go Out Howling at the Moon Tonight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS9lUIHFrP9M3ak_OCi-b1apm1ARTe_cRIxBsxTQ72y1xQvHVffq8HXihQvSbobQpS0bkHc8w12e9QT97-avL9fbuzuNw525pzeYYiaFEgD2D5fce1vGKZXoS_C5fiaurcUbzpdQa2Ihh1iAv_6bbRm4EKmg1dhmmkjAnC2gIap29RsvC6zlnx9dsyrQ/s1992/GPTempDownload.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="1992" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS9lUIHFrP9M3ak_OCi-b1apm1ARTe_cRIxBsxTQ72y1xQvHVffq8HXihQvSbobQpS0bkHc8w12e9QT97-avL9fbuzuNw525pzeYYiaFEgD2D5fce1vGKZXoS_C5fiaurcUbzpdQa2Ihh1iAv_6bbRm4EKmg1dhmmkjAnC2gIap29RsvC6zlnx9dsyrQ/w640-h480/GPTempDownload.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Time and timing are essential elements when fly fishing for musky with any degree of success. For an angler bound to weekend warrior status during peak musky season, timing can be an oxymoron. The best conditions almost always fall on working days leaving scarce opportunities to make it out on the water. When you finally do, shitty conditions create a general lack of confidence and a whole lot of hope dangling on a string. Even the best hunters can turn into hopers, which leads to missed opportunities when that big girl appears out of the gloom. This past year, my opportunities were scarce and I was getting a little antsy. I had not caught a musky on fly for almost an entire year. My worries slowly grew into a desperation and I decided that a mental health day was in order. I checked the week's weather window, flows, and the calendar. My analysis zeroed in on a key day with ripe conditions on a haunt I know well. I decided to call in sick. Sometimes, you just have to make the time when you the know the timing is right...<span></span></p><a name='more'></a>One typically associates calling out of work as a "recovery" day, but that just isn't the case for the average outdoorsy person, let alone someone that counts fly fishing as their main passion. My alarm clock was set for 3:00 a.m. and I had the SUP on top of the car and on the road a half hour later. I pulled into the boat ramp at 5:30 a.m. and fully launched a little after 6. My first strokes upriver were made in complete darkness and dense fog. The forecast called for heavy rain and a rising river which are perfect conditions for where I was. I eventually made it to my spot with some minutes to spare. <div><br /></div><div>For the non-musky anglers reading this, I was in a spot I knew held musky at a time that coincided with the best conditions and variables that I've learned for this unique body of water. I picked out a foot long musky DnD variant in black and hooked it on to my snap-lock. The rain had finally arrived and my eyes had adjusted to the lack of light. It took me a little while to gain my balance standing up on the SUP. The mid-December water temperature hovered around 38 degrees and I waited until I was nice and steady before I started casting. <div><br /></div><div>My first round of casts worked a deeper side channel that I knew usually held one of the larger specimens in this particular stretch of river. From my anchored position, I worked the angles and my figure eights in the low light and rain. After a round, I decided to cast to the opposite bank over the top of a sediment bar. One strip of the DnD and a massive swirl erupted around my fly, which definitely got my attention and focus. I accelerated the fly, gave one last hard strip, and let it jack knife in the current. A good musky ferociously t-boned the fly at the surface. I strip set hard and the ski cartwheeled across the surface and found the downriver current. I already had the Frabill deployed and resting on the front of the kayak. I reached down with one hand and guided her into the net with the other. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09vYDMIwa3axsg7OGFCmpTkVUR13Kcm-fOw_glwTvcjHHUmzJMdj8onf9CKUSr1EJgF9wG6j7XmHrJJ2ZC6LkjdLf9-wPSAYKk-UR9KUmw9aceH8Ljx4n5bun_V2Ekwm82PBXgavizzKXGdruyaFRM-j9ikHNRGh3JeGx04k3KlQvjQl654OInBhF1OE/s2090/GPTempDownload1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="2090" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09vYDMIwa3axsg7OGFCmpTkVUR13Kcm-fOw_glwTvcjHHUmzJMdj8onf9CKUSr1EJgF9wG6j7XmHrJJ2ZC6LkjdLf9-wPSAYKk-UR9KUmw9aceH8Ljx4n5bun_V2Ekwm82PBXgavizzKXGdruyaFRM-j9ikHNRGh3JeGx04k3KlQvjQl654OInBhF1OE/w640-h458/GPTempDownload1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Later, I went to check out the area where the musky was sitting in that low light period. There was a new shelf of sand and gravel made by an obstruction in the water. It produced a dip in the current that would be a perfect ambush spot for an apex predator. Even though, I know the river well, it is always cool to learn something new and capitalize when the moment arrives. I didn't see or move another fish for the next 9 hours. </div><div><br /></div><div>At the extreme end of the day, during another moment of variables, a larger fish came out of pile of wood. The musky followed my fly to the boat and into one turn of the eight before disappearing. I let my fly drift downriver and began some boat side bouncing with the hope that she was somewhere down below and out of sight. Popping the fly, I moved it a 90 degree angle to the bank and the big fish exploded off the bottom. I literally watched my fly glide out of the fish's jaws as she revealed her full body profile at the surface. It would have been a personal best. I worked that run until last light, switching flies, and changing angles. I never got another chance. Soaked, cold, and tired, I packed up the yak and hit the road for the drive home. </div><div><br /></div><div>I had work the next day...</div><div><br /><div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-70026659075441066512023-09-09T12:43:00.006-04:002023-09-09T23:28:07.779-04:00Walking the Line<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRhMWZrxKirJPEFRPDA_J6pdzHb6qGIP7kJ1IZFloMpAUzXE1EpqKonf2317oAdOUlsWtI8JhePTOE1Zg5BX3nJM0GUy0fTvu_fQD0U59W8qR5Sbqp3GLjdARh_J7UtLqnMPfg57xrZiKcKUiu70_Ty5Nr3umGlnsMjbN91LbSOMT_sTzO2yis1VPq6M/s2140/DSC09603.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="2140" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRhMWZrxKirJPEFRPDA_J6pdzHb6qGIP7kJ1IZFloMpAUzXE1EpqKonf2317oAdOUlsWtI8JhePTOE1Zg5BX3nJM0GUy0fTvu_fQD0U59W8qR5Sbqp3GLjdARh_J7UtLqnMPfg57xrZiKcKUiu70_Ty5Nr3umGlnsMjbN91LbSOMT_sTzO2yis1VPq6M/w640-h442/DSC09603.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My parents took a lot of time, research, and savings, to plan a family vacation in the Bahamas. Due to the pandemic, it was canceled twice. When it was finally rescheduled and the green light was given, I was in the midst of a cross country exploration in the van. I ended up flying out of Boise and convened with my family members in Atlanta for the last leg to the islands. Unlike my prior trip, I decided to pack fishing gear this time. It had been over ten years since I did some legit flats fishing, and with the target species being one of my favorites to pursue, I was stoked. I also couldn't wait to walk a flat with my brother again. This time, I even checked a bag that was filled with fishing gear, cameras, foam rollers, straps, and other equipment to put a kayak on top of the rental vehicle. That's right, the family rental car. In order to bonefish proper, I'd be walking the proverbial line between family time and fly fishing. Lucky for me, my family understands who I am, what I love to do, and willingly embraced some exploration. Despite that, I put some boundaries on myself to avoid crossing the line...<div><br /></div><div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>This particular island did not have a lot of available information online in regards to do it yourself bonefishing. A few forum posts mentioned shots at large bonefish, but also told of how difficult wading was in most locations. Leading up to the flight, I scoured Google Maps looking for an accessible flat near our vacation rental. I eventually narrowed it down to a few different options. The key here would be finding an access point that allowed me to walk onto, or launch a kayak from, the scouted flats. Having fished extensively in the Caribbean, I knew that this would be a tricky proposition. I also wanted to fish a flat that the typical fly fishermen on vacation wasn't going to go to. I eliminated the obvious and went for the more obscure. On my flight, I started chatting with a guy sitting next to me who had spent some time on the island and had even done some gear bonefishing of his own. I asked him if he had any locations that I could access and he recommended the number one spot on my list. Apparently the restaurant at the end of the road was no longer in business and I'd be able to drive right up to a wadeable area. Coincidence, or not, the conversation gave me an added boost of confidence.</div><div><br /></div><div>After settling in at the home my family was renting, I took the car out for a scouting mission. I arrived to awful conditions: super windy, low light, and a high tide. With the edge of the flat mostly waist deep, the wading was arduous. My "bonefish" eyes had diminished in the decade since and my goal was to hopefully re-familiarize my mind to what I needed to see. Off the flat and within casting distance, was a pod of bonefish churning up the bottom. I knew that they were in that mud cloud, but I couldn't lower myself to blind cast for one of them. I may have seen one, but it was most likely a mirage in my mind. I made it back in time for dinner, a sunset, and some pool time with the family. </div><div><br /></div><div>Walking a much finer line was Matt. With a wife and a 3 year old, his window of opportunity was much smaller than mine. He came out with me the following morning to do some wade fishing. We arrived in the early morning with the sun rising at our backs. I gave him first chance walking down the edge during a low tide and he missed an opportunity. It was slow and we were rusty. Another moving mud cloud came our way and Matt gladly blindcasted into it producing several small bonefish. I eventually saw the image I was looking for and landed a respectable bonefish. Another decent fish broke me off in a flooded mangrove flat. The walk back produced a few more chances from the beach but those bones were on edge.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the following day, I decided to take one of the rental house's kayaks out for a longer outing. I wanted to paddle across a channel to check out another mangrove shoreline that looked great from a satellite. Before the launch, I walked about hundreds yards of the shoreline and went 1/2 with some bones in inches of water. I then launched the kayak and paddled across the channel. It was an incoming tide and I stood up to drift with the wind. The higher vantage point was all I needed to spot incoming bonefish from a distance, drop anchor, and make a cast. Several were landed and released. Exiting the channel, I rounded a point and worked my way along a mangrove edge that was slowly flooding from the incoming water. Here, fishing became much more difficult do to the variations in bottom color and depth. If you hooked a bonefish, they'd run deep into the mangroves criss-crossing under and around dozens of mangrove roots. Most were lost and only a few ended up in my hands. I saw a few really big bonefish but they usually saw me first. </div><div><br /></div><div>On day four, I finally I had a feel for the tides, weather, wind, and my bonefish "sight" had finally returned from the depths of my long term memory. Simply put, I had a plan. I woke up earlier and decided to skip the coastline and channel fishing. My idea was to park the kayak on an exposed point during low tide that bisected the channel and mangrove shoreline. The earlier launch would allow me to fish the earliest portions of an incoming tide and the point would give me a few more feet of elevation to see bonefish in almost all directions. An added benefit of low tide, was that the bonefish could not use the mangroves as cover but also could not run into them after being hooked. The sun and wind would also be at my back giving added benefits to sighting fish and casting. I got into position and I didn't have to wait long...</div><div><br /></div><div>Bonefishing is all about moments and having the time to sight, think, stalk, and cast at a very large bone is at the top of the list. As I stood on that point, a single large bonefish emerged from a considerable distance. There was no guessing game here. I didn't have to wait to distinguish it from a small shark or barracuda. I knew exactly what my eyes were seeing and it was heading my way. I took a deep breath and slowed my breathing, as I stripped line into a pile at my feet. I even had time to double check the knot on my fly and prick my fingernail with the hook point. My casting motion began, and two double hauls later, my fly landed 80 ft. away in line of the approaching bone. I waited until it got a little closer and gave my fly two quick bursts. Immediately, the body language of the bonefish changed, as it charged forward coming to a stop on the fly. I stripped set tight to the fish and all hell broke loose...</div><div><br /></div><div>Big bonefish are different. The initial run is scorching, far, and usually headed to some major obstruction to break you off. This particular bone had my fly line, OPST running line, and the yellow 30lb. dacron backing off to the horizon. I was into my orange 20lb. backing and lifting my rod as high as I possibly could. Silently, I was saying a prayer that I wasn't going to get hung up on anything. The bone was heading directly to a dead coral field that I floated over the day prior. I risked breaking off by turning my drag the final two clicks to the right. Thankfully, the bone stalled and I began the desperate reeling process of getting all of the line back onto the reel. As my line started to make an appearance out in the distance, the bone went on another long run. This one wasn't as far, but I began to get worried about the arrival of the taxman. I finally regained the line into the reel and the short battle began. Like landing a steelhead, it is a mix of a death grip on the line, a loose drag, and desperate reaches for a highly holdable tail. The size of this particular fish was evident from the get go, but I was shocked at how much of a brick shit-house it actually was. My entire outstretched hand fit on the underbelly. This particular fish was subconsciously duckface inducing. After catching my breath, I texted Matt a few simple words, "the deed is done". I paddled back and made it to the house to catch some breakfast. </div><div><br /></div><div>I took Matt out the following day with the hope of recreating the experience for him. It was not to be. Thus on Wednesday, halfway through our vacation, we stopped bonefishing and focused on the family hang. I walked the line until I accomplished what I set out to do and then packed it up. A few days later, we said our goodbyes and I hopped onto my flight back to Idaho. I happened to glance out the window and immediately recognized the only flat I fished during the week. The point that I stood on was readily visible. The site of another bonefish memory to add to the books.</div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLZP5JEbQSJXvbTNOdK51bxtouQgnh_fWmq-v2VPSf6lDDm0slB_z4h5oB3iP9Nq4FXPT3W1egENsuOlsu_CQfrdo5hFBnKdVDt16_m5p-Ca_FCwgyzsNHOJ_gLoWY9A8vDxkbsFpUZAQlkNmbAoqL1dNZBDrnef7dxz9zSMhE6s1v8lRqSJAwqGs-sg/s1476/IMG_4114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1108" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaLZP5JEbQSJXvbTNOdK51bxtouQgnh_fWmq-v2VPSf6lDDm0slB_z4h5oB3iP9Nq4FXPT3W1egENsuOlsu_CQfrdo5hFBnKdVDt16_m5p-Ca_FCwgyzsNHOJ_gLoWY9A8vDxkbsFpUZAQlkNmbAoqL1dNZBDrnef7dxz9zSMhE6s1v8lRqSJAwqGs-sg/w480-h640/IMG_4114.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Skiff heaven...</div><div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CDEONA1XRtLxfE29fzv4DfPHU2q5N1F0a0Yoym0Nnco-EitpbqGHOjGk6aivJF5Gl-iSlrxzNi8wLliToZBIcgoqi2v8-wXTJydutBNLslPp5uIbsJMx0iyIKdrJSKbqw1Jqdwn2mzWuETKfS68DJ6rqoqjAupLj8eaJyG2JZZXmvMeyGba4Ho6RsIs/s1968/IMG_8609.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7CDEONA1XRtLxfE29fzv4DfPHU2q5N1F0a0Yoym0Nnco-EitpbqGHOjGk6aivJF5Gl-iSlrxzNi8wLliToZBIcgoqi2v8-wXTJydutBNLslPp5uIbsJMx0iyIKdrJSKbqw1Jqdwn2mzWuETKfS68DJ6rqoqjAupLj8eaJyG2JZZXmvMeyGba4Ho6RsIs/w640-h480/IMG_8609.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Honestly, not the best flat to wade fish on foot, but we made it work...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijV_kbaZ3IvHOhqmFuYwEbXc057hhx0SVMuajCNk2PcUaaHYtIrLOYW8ABPlGpi0WlyD-N3hYf9jUNex-LhRLNpeJr-SsUYVaFA4KcJrQHCsBPYPGNki8muuclZ_yJ99g-Bk_tU7b0wYyhqfMGDMhwT4RSGOmLQb326mwr7lDMfQIte0u47ir3LT0IXNM/s1968/IMG_4126.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijV_kbaZ3IvHOhqmFuYwEbXc057hhx0SVMuajCNk2PcUaaHYtIrLOYW8ABPlGpi0WlyD-N3hYf9jUNex-LhRLNpeJr-SsUYVaFA4KcJrQHCsBPYPGNki8muuclZ_yJ99g-Bk_tU7b0wYyhqfMGDMhwT4RSGOmLQb326mwr7lDMfQIte0u47ir3LT0IXNM/w640-h480/IMG_4126.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GDnxZXs-_sAUaSoT-rOO8rVmpadA5G9Eo442oi8ZhSAqw-wxHuIyJAtYArNnCMTvMOpnhKhXpXoaqvwovttc4oErYKgWqETXVUXA1JfsjgDimUwDekGVoLGaX6ClmKqtpg8QkL86ZIic-Ca5TOxOApC_2R5GcWBmpGvNzatXf_VcJ1R28uRUXX9_ILs/s1968/IMG_4127.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GDnxZXs-_sAUaSoT-rOO8rVmpadA5G9Eo442oi8ZhSAqw-wxHuIyJAtYArNnCMTvMOpnhKhXpXoaqvwovttc4oErYKgWqETXVUXA1JfsjgDimUwDekGVoLGaX6ClmKqtpg8QkL86ZIic-Ca5TOxOApC_2R5GcWBmpGvNzatXf_VcJ1R28uRUXX9_ILs/w640-h480/IMG_4127.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That familiar sucking sound...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Underneath are the Orvis Pro Approach shoes. They perform excellently as a wet wading shoe in fresh and saltwater. I'd recommend wearing neoprene socks with them in both conditions. If you are looking for a wet wading shoe for both environments, this is a good "one" solution. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72wanDdtoo5KRwm76MJXu-6pASSsBH0vaxOWmJK-9yUo9jFfxJRzBCI87gz-OQiuYSYeUbGda0rba6mE1dT2G84Xp1fUUTfaz9afMPvWnuSQqZFf1Lp5PUDCtCmFc7mcLJfLmcf-m6qAlXicwBCt-QnXwZXYD6eC_8kBf6b7Z6qX1pRxZjzqRaiq2A14/s1476/DSC09685.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72wanDdtoo5KRwm76MJXu-6pASSsBH0vaxOWmJK-9yUo9jFfxJRzBCI87gz-OQiuYSYeUbGda0rba6mE1dT2G84Xp1fUUTfaz9afMPvWnuSQqZFf1Lp5PUDCtCmFc7mcLJfLmcf-m6qAlXicwBCt-QnXwZXYD6eC_8kBf6b7Z6qX1pRxZjzqRaiq2A14/w426-h640/DSC09685.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early morning and looking for some tail...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3fFXZU9xnYxaPEBMYPr0JtH0PXoYnmsJ0r3AzXofCZcZ3m41lhuFfgFh0RbRaRnXy7Zq9bWaDHlbW1aua-jhJKBl8oRujrQUwAQW9NxV9N7JZ7qZvpyXZsxFZTeLtDidjtw_IA3pI39ZTEAByE71myr44TQmID7c8Nae9Pyv8sJwNR5vovU3DlnXfAc/s2214/DSC09688.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="2214" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3fFXZU9xnYxaPEBMYPr0JtH0PXoYnmsJ0r3AzXofCZcZ3m41lhuFfgFh0RbRaRnXy7Zq9bWaDHlbW1aua-jhJKBl8oRujrQUwAQW9NxV9N7JZ7qZvpyXZsxFZTeLtDidjtw_IA3pI39ZTEAByE71myr44TQmID7c8Nae9Pyv8sJwNR5vovU3DlnXfAc/w640-h426/DSC09688.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shuffling...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4Tu1w6xGKFowpYbMyhHZ-c83NJ4Jpv4ICTGIo2QKt9MArTVxEz0a9UK8MYFwbWk_W4jpNlWTaZ1rtpPFKTFHNPzYEL0gBVlUQE5V6HCC51Vy4SyPBUjoIkUyRJWSAogibU_pchXDMIhlF7v5xIWlyno9mgksUZzmVM7tmswx31wEsTLyp_cgk_FyU3Q/s2214/DSC09695.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="2214" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI4Tu1w6xGKFowpYbMyhHZ-c83NJ4Jpv4ICTGIo2QKt9MArTVxEz0a9UK8MYFwbWk_W4jpNlWTaZ1rtpPFKTFHNPzYEL0gBVlUQE5V6HCC51Vy4SyPBUjoIkUyRJWSAogibU_pchXDMIhlF7v5xIWlyno9mgksUZzmVM7tmswx31wEsTLyp_cgk_FyU3Q/w640-h426/DSC09695.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shark.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_ZlRfO3wXFMJy2urvUdcRbQzdGHOrThLxNWubfSuGsCqfMmeWR3Nk3P76NybQwZdrzxV2LtmIzZAi89bwpFtN4i0JZl0QjCPQgcefNLrkJcBI0VtW0lPrmE9L9wXGQ_6LriXSsIsO92WEklqW-Kd2ruUvGir0kNQN3U6Aar4-R-aC6YhDsmHWIndHkE/s1968/IMG_8611.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="1968" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_ZlRfO3wXFMJy2urvUdcRbQzdGHOrThLxNWubfSuGsCqfMmeWR3Nk3P76NybQwZdrzxV2LtmIzZAi89bwpFtN4i0JZl0QjCPQgcefNLrkJcBI0VtW0lPrmE9L9wXGQ_6LriXSsIsO92WEklqW-Kd2ruUvGir0kNQN3U6Aar4-R-aC6YhDsmHWIndHkE/w640-h480/IMG_8611.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Probably my number one fishing shirt for the last several years has been the Skinny Water Culture Hawksbill Hoodie. I wear olive for almost all of my trout fishing because it blends in so well with the leaves. It breathes super well, dries fast, and offers solid sun/bug protection. One of my favorite features is the extra button system that allows me to button up to almost my chin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVCmNDy7F7aWw6MvPW_oJE4gla75Q_t8-33ma5mT0GW9XZJWJixdNo0jI9VcUkaF97vYyLy-qREEZgGSJRBmMZ9yFc50Y7dL0naeEW-jw6UBj3fsU4Niwubq0vmtUtk5fW-8510syTZW8qoZdPiNfFAJAORN91TenaY7yV28nX56DNlsYxnVvxZFBK18/s1476/DSC09588.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1476" data-original-width="984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVCmNDy7F7aWw6MvPW_oJE4gla75Q_t8-33ma5mT0GW9XZJWJixdNo0jI9VcUkaF97vYyLy-qREEZgGSJRBmMZ9yFc50Y7dL0naeEW-jw6UBj3fsU4Niwubq0vmtUtk5fW-8510syTZW8qoZdPiNfFAJAORN91TenaY7yV28nX56DNlsYxnVvxZFBK18/w426-h640/DSC09588.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flat, point, and the site of an everlasting memory. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-18659380765996124482023-08-27T12:24:00.002-04:002023-10-10T22:36:23.592-04:00Hallowed Water<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQtO1kxN6FP8uQntOdT1OE2nPsu3xVpPEZcb7kpjZQMQzxt19BCIxil_MbDpC4sR_aae9pkwmhnm4kgKVRm0ETLN9ZTwrtypgCa1Q7SFsMyoTpviDiXqFOFm5PJYkkASF8o14ZVoQ61ePpT9mAERY1xDntfJwNQomyRYSI5IEVgrTZyb9-1n2yoqckBs/s5839/DSC09345.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3892" data-original-width="5839" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQtO1kxN6FP8uQntOdT1OE2nPsu3xVpPEZcb7kpjZQMQzxt19BCIxil_MbDpC4sR_aae9pkwmhnm4kgKVRm0ETLN9ZTwrtypgCa1Q7SFsMyoTpviDiXqFOFm5PJYkkASF8o14ZVoQ61ePpT9mAERY1xDntfJwNQomyRYSI5IEVgrTZyb9-1n2yoqckBs/w640-h426/DSC09345.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>After almost a quarter century of fly fishing, you inevitably develop a "bucket" list of rivers that you want to wade into and species that you want to shake hands with. Idaho's Silver Creek has always graced the pages of the catalogs, magazines, and the books I perused as a young teen. It is famous for its brown drake hatch in the early portion of the summer, but the images that captured my attention weren't of storming mayflies. They were of anglers in float tubes fishing a relatively small, meandering meadow stream, with high grassed banks. Held aloft in their hands, arms extended, were the most beautiful, and massive, hook jawed brown trout you'd ever lay eyes on. Before the days of the internet, these types of images etched themselves into my long term memory never to be forgotten. After a lovely day floating a blown out Snake River, I decided to head further west to fish Silver Creek. With a day and a half before catching a flight in Boise, I bypassed the famed Henry's Fork to head to the horseshoe bend...</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw69WHoYPFoKVS_krvLpijzznZgXaGXAySWnBnU_0QqlhcLTYJYR2AWlOVP4BQSEJLF0at6-Lfh0Zvd3qhsLxE1SFmtmdLfcyv9cGvM4ApvIIxfHCpYt1LZqE_rNBgs1EqhukI3D83GGbM4gmDrdlvhaotvyOnNb_EWzO4JtI0rXiSO3YZOJyZEgutALQ/s6024/DSC09563.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4024" data-original-width="6024" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw69WHoYPFoKVS_krvLpijzznZgXaGXAySWnBnU_0QqlhcLTYJYR2AWlOVP4BQSEJLF0at6-Lfh0Zvd3qhsLxE1SFmtmdLfcyv9cGvM4ApvIIxfHCpYt1LZqE_rNBgs1EqhukI3D83GGbM4gmDrdlvhaotvyOnNb_EWzO4JtI0rXiSO3YZOJyZEgutALQ/w640-h428/DSC09563.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhquiRbdkp5brn_wJwlHXEjxl0xy6d2DNtL1S0k6gI149gUxa6pwa3YpjFFeb9XzUwOs5uj16bvBqUAtSfM29G9b8sauMBiKugrU0Gj6h3ySmaJFea7lgLXLCdNxDEr2Ti5VYW8XEp5F1m7ts_EPfif-rFvJqx_ItWMzGGg02H4RMH7_-WxOcMwZEOhZY/s6000/DSC09354.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhquiRbdkp5brn_wJwlHXEjxl0xy6d2DNtL1S0k6gI149gUxa6pwa3YpjFFeb9XzUwOs5uj16bvBqUAtSfM29G9b8sauMBiKugrU0Gj6h3ySmaJFea7lgLXLCdNxDEr2Ti5VYW8XEp5F1m7ts_EPfif-rFvJqx_ItWMzGGg02H4RMH7_-WxOcMwZEOhZY/w640-h426/DSC09354.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I arrived in the late evening as the sun began to make its descent in the sky. It was magic hour. I parked the van in a designated fishing lot, that also allows overnight camping, where I geared up and made my way to the water's edge. In my haste, I forgot to think about the bug situation. I hiked about a quarter mile from the car in shorts and a t-shirt where it didn't take long before they began extracting their toll. At that point, I was pot committed and maintained a steely gaze on the waters surface looking for any activity. My resolve slowly began to crumble as the minutes passed without any risers. An endless swarm of bloodsuckers worked me on all areas of my exposed skin. It was brutal. I stayed until last light and never saw a rising fish.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQQy0tzo34XM08nB8Hn6A79GkDM1vjf2YnS8H9mIhtqsvGdw5ytB2gxfg99N_YjnIR4_FlKLcr-WuRP6StSt6MlUEhX9-VncrpTz2v_g3ak9mGoDNvigr6QcHe_QxMZ9GyB0pu_RyIrSeJA6MbawRk4Z6_LHOPwqYRv4gHdZjzbpg7lXjXGib54CT8gk/s6000/DSC09368%20copy.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoQQy0tzo34XM08nB8Hn6A79GkDM1vjf2YnS8H9mIhtqsvGdw5ytB2gxfg99N_YjnIR4_FlKLcr-WuRP6StSt6MlUEhX9-VncrpTz2v_g3ak9mGoDNvigr6QcHe_QxMZ9GyB0pu_RyIrSeJA6MbawRk4Z6_LHOPwqYRv4gHdZjzbpg7lXjXGib54CT8gk/w426-h640/DSC09368%20copy.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztTUis6N9nV8WxCqWaZEGFwpGwc8qd2gCZ1T6s6by-iDM5RbuJX1J7rRcWGR_-qB91m2ZDCyjNPXuFQ1J3PWHRpGj9xfYBNFY3gn6ZeX8ANmylmNC4XCGQ6XJKaPw4bLLi_nq1_4XW1UHXCRCjDcAAKEkcLNQdqXYgx2Yr1Su7XV99Vra_88RC8XPdlA/s6000/DSC09568.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhztTUis6N9nV8WxCqWaZEGFwpGwc8qd2gCZ1T6s6by-iDM5RbuJX1J7rRcWGR_-qB91m2ZDCyjNPXuFQ1J3PWHRpGj9xfYBNFY3gn6ZeX8ANmylmNC4XCGQ6XJKaPw4bLLi_nq1_4XW1UHXCRCjDcAAKEkcLNQdqXYgx2Yr1Su7XV99Vra_88RC8XPdlA/w426-h640/DSC09568.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In the morning, I geared up the water master to float through the lower section of Silver Creek. I decided to do a bike shuttle, and to layer up, despite the high temperatures for the day. On this section, the banks are mostly private and you aren't allowed out of the water. I ended up anchoring the raft on a glassy flat where I awaited the morning trico hatch. It took longer to begin than I expected. When the eggs started to drop, and the spinners followed, the noses finally started to appear. My target was a large brown that ate on the first drift into his lane. I set the hook from a seated position, got one stout thrashing, and he was off. It would have been too good to be true if I landed that fish. My next few casts targeted a riser in the middle of the river that was using a thick vegetation mat to conceal his lair. This one also readily ate the trico pattern from my homewater. This fish was around 18 inches and I was darn pleased to have landed him on 6x after he dug into those weeds. After that, the action slowed considerably. I was honestly perplexed by the sheer amount of tricos in the air and the lack of rising targets on the river's surface. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVQmPQU1s56hOuXYhcjYZTY9Eo63XIhqh3YQ364eAsRv5MSo_ou6-VAMU_t1J6Q-osiQxkt5_bP-psyQYK330fnteenDR6d9bYt7Efmip37BtWuonAQ4i-pYXCD5IJLKst_HDD9x1AesJiuGTdBPxFxc3eZo-Lxxx74qulYEMX6xEj-B4L28m8g9xTrI/s1450/IMG_4003.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOVQmPQU1s56hOuXYhcjYZTY9Eo63XIhqh3YQ364eAsRv5MSo_ou6-VAMU_t1J6Q-osiQxkt5_bP-psyQYK330fnteenDR6d9bYt7Efmip37BtWuonAQ4i-pYXCD5IJLKst_HDD9x1AesJiuGTdBPxFxc3eZo-Lxxx74qulYEMX6xEj-B4L28m8g9xTrI/w480-h640/IMG_4003.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oeA25jKSpem7TSgWP5merrzChdnTHC_z0Aq1e--6kZIe2G4BJODygJa-FULcVfch1MFas90AqCMl5_jUXp9MTzKDH7NYk_P1lSf0lKdORGg37LlGzLUdZXmGmVGip49ekLGccIcUFEQiWkGxB8Kx32odNZ1qTddVkdLS7TwDB7m3eRlj6s-YULL-h1o/s1984/GPTempDownload.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1984" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7oeA25jKSpem7TSgWP5merrzChdnTHC_z0Aq1e--6kZIe2G4BJODygJa-FULcVfch1MFas90AqCMl5_jUXp9MTzKDH7NYk_P1lSf0lKdORGg37LlGzLUdZXmGmVGip49ekLGccIcUFEQiWkGxB8Kx32odNZ1qTddVkdLS7TwDB7m3eRlj6s-YULL-h1o/w640-h468/GPTempDownload.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat6CMhHfbKn9lKuT0nBw246XXoUrr39by228GnStGnDhgu6QudjcxKXqruMgJZN2QcsuOHgY5Y90-xqTEPNSvHQ3NJR-wX4DqNnra1ZNeCS6a-ZhfTCCeec4jgXEr67-UTsbO_Jq8Z793_RidKc968t9mxb05e-dCQIFaxV8BNxR_Pw1ae6A4yAD-Cvw/s1934/IMG_3962.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1934" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgat6CMhHfbKn9lKuT0nBw246XXoUrr39by228GnStGnDhgu6QudjcxKXqruMgJZN2QcsuOHgY5Y90-xqTEPNSvHQ3NJR-wX4DqNnra1ZNeCS6a-ZhfTCCeec4jgXEr67-UTsbO_Jq8Z793_RidKc968t9mxb05e-dCQIFaxV8BNxR_Pw1ae6A4yAD-Cvw/w640-h480/IMG_3962.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Further downriver, I ran into a pod of risers and a situation that got my blood pumping. Near a farm, there is a certain low hanging bridge. Below that, there was a large brown trout rising along the bank. I stealthily got into position to make a down and across cast. The first drift was dead and the brown slowly rose to eat my trico. I pricked him and let out an audible moan. In the grassy knoll directly behind the brown trout, a young moose slowly rose and shook off the morning dew. It began calling for mom. I waited carefully, not wanting to get any closer, before the calf decided to cross the creek directly below me. Now on my side, I started to get a little worried. I decided to lift my anchor and began floating downstream. As I was doing that, mom emerged with another young calf right where I had been sitting. She was giving me the stink eye as I slowly floated in the opposite direction. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPra6HHcnDPFi7ucUeJ7BH1K1vZHsvGY5MVV60ImQ0UyugvXtb8TeLMWSxsLU8udwghuxz8Zj8gdEM4In_ke2JcSLLgMoTZ9ZhBmYgokMAnYQvvvWLLqsEnUDzo5tSjoTPPsQnUrWwTLLONfSUNg4b4U-grV5BVQZk69T4PSC-nnKJIZ_DPlo6w6-VRA/s6000/DSC09569.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFPra6HHcnDPFi7ucUeJ7BH1K1vZHsvGY5MVV60ImQ0UyugvXtb8TeLMWSxsLU8udwghuxz8Zj8gdEM4In_ke2JcSLLgMoTZ9ZhBmYgokMAnYQvvvWLLqsEnUDzo5tSjoTPPsQnUrWwTLLONfSUNg4b4U-grV5BVQZk69T4PSC-nnKJIZ_DPlo6w6-VRA/w426-h640/DSC09569.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxa6DJ80sidjuh7vLeoX3xwJwf_3swZlBqMipzFdfYji40q4_HTMwZDdNoXSVMImNBi4pTDhEOsB5UdJVzN1fDoWmNHHrNq09dFnJGwZSVWZ4md8jYg2gX_gwGUi105-4UwWh-H8MLhDbOjiz8OqA7BabfCB-lxQNtybU6TAnHbelHxUQVOBcjoOSgNA/s6000/DSC09574.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxa6DJ80sidjuh7vLeoX3xwJwf_3swZlBqMipzFdfYji40q4_HTMwZDdNoXSVMImNBi4pTDhEOsB5UdJVzN1fDoWmNHHrNq09dFnJGwZSVWZ4md8jYg2gX_gwGUi105-4UwWh-H8MLhDbOjiz8OqA7BabfCB-lxQNtybU6TAnHbelHxUQVOBcjoOSgNA/w426-h640/DSC09574.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQKO8Ad1IPLdmxX42JKdPdOqEHVYtM6lPN2fqV8X2Xw9YRhjd5zMwTlUac-UzrtIHoXVQzDVFvB-CpDgyTQ6oT482TtSJDA9ttXGqLfajn_6q4DsNOmgiEzh_l6thMPSOhTyBCbRIOnnsciCBiYasNpSD1SC0HHVbdeP8U3wb5TLNgKxut8bPGsp12n4/s5754/DSC09576.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3836" data-original-width="5754" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsQKO8Ad1IPLdmxX42JKdPdOqEHVYtM6lPN2fqV8X2Xw9YRhjd5zMwTlUac-UzrtIHoXVQzDVFvB-CpDgyTQ6oT482TtSJDA9ttXGqLfajn_6q4DsNOmgiEzh_l6thMPSOhTyBCbRIOnnsciCBiYasNpSD1SC0HHVbdeP8U3wb5TLNgKxut8bPGsp12n4/w640-h426/DSC09576.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The rest of the float was mostly uneventful (for me) and super hot. There simply wasn't any activity and I was in a "dry or die" mode unwilling to switch things up. I was able to get a few shots at one riser near and old irrigation bridge, but I spooked that fish. What angered me, was that there was an epic damsel hatch and I didn't have any damsel patterns. I could just picture the big browns eating damsel nymphs just below the surface between all those weed beds. By the end of the float, I was exhausted, parched, and tired. Multiple layers of clothing, waders, and almost triple digit heat had me on the edge. Then, I had to bike back to the put in. That evening was spent cleaning the van, breaking down the raft, and preparing some of my gear for a trip to the salt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfxq76KcdhMbwp6oypm8Ru36k9pAW8l_HABL4gVZn_0YvjcNplQUjKhSKDgrectZVdw0pptnziorBq0cau3Ai1-KB_2ubTZiyrQyk2bxK54Fqd24pWRSfPJeOHmRP7KZ4MSjZx4BC_E6rIjZ0Ov6DSbqTrl0r4JmmSYycO95vVSz3vQLblOTLMedjkls/s1934/IMG_4011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1934" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfxq76KcdhMbwp6oypm8Ru36k9pAW8l_HABL4gVZn_0YvjcNplQUjKhSKDgrectZVdw0pptnziorBq0cau3Ai1-KB_2ubTZiyrQyk2bxK54Fqd24pWRSfPJeOHmRP7KZ4MSjZx4BC_E6rIjZ0Ov6DSbqTrl0r4JmmSYycO95vVSz3vQLblOTLMedjkls/w640-h480/IMG_4011.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4kWo1IyY7y-9N2b5cEYP3iftNzLwALG8Q8LcRSInjs9TxQkop0c4bJfBhABk2LFo3X92CL00F_cyVZ-Wmsp2h6B4xa20LYIYmIddF7Jz6MiKEXLWCpdXoD_qYi6Oyi6bdr6YZh_bwJhAfp4DdOlbeBrupJS7UwfXBflhaV1aZ1iPkqHV_uKs6QLLkLM/s1450/IMG_4024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4kWo1IyY7y-9N2b5cEYP3iftNzLwALG8Q8LcRSInjs9TxQkop0c4bJfBhABk2LFo3X92CL00F_cyVZ-Wmsp2h6B4xa20LYIYmIddF7Jz6MiKEXLWCpdXoD_qYi6Oyi6bdr6YZh_bwJhAfp4DdOlbeBrupJS7UwfXBflhaV1aZ1iPkqHV_uKs6QLLkLM/w480-h640/IMG_4024.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvJyITuJBCmvhm7CTTbU93hcfxIk3pYrKpjdy17TukR3TiMvMHBC5zV6v9Yx9txXMv4limTJFjmvnpcTqLIRUIX08VYTkngQblnR4KNaOoMOAcnHQwwXZYXMN3GgPICC9HtqBvLZznmIydSsmA5Rw7H_pN6rDFp2m-AEIejW5nuz3es0bu8-qIVpz5LQ/s6000/DSC09581.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihvJyITuJBCmvhm7CTTbU93hcfxIk3pYrKpjdy17TukR3TiMvMHBC5zV6v9Yx9txXMv4limTJFjmvnpcTqLIRUIX08VYTkngQblnR4KNaOoMOAcnHQwwXZYXMN3GgPICC9HtqBvLZznmIydSsmA5Rw7H_pN6rDFp2m-AEIejW5nuz3es0bu8-qIVpz5LQ/w640-h426/DSC09581.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW5F9cNWnjPhnU9Y0dtATsapaXjc0opSpqocQeTg0Uo2TRxoRT4JMNNyb92Ib7u_wrPqnvNZLLIMt9FihEoVnxOkJh0ngnJ2qk1_k7mKXs4WFMjsGb_XNbje9siUtVOF3gV_xRhkzCbI_lwSyyu4zvwLX4ijYlc-yzsa8WnV2VSzioR-Mo6wJO3BZywM/s6000/DSC09582.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW5F9cNWnjPhnU9Y0dtATsapaXjc0opSpqocQeTg0Uo2TRxoRT4JMNNyb92Ib7u_wrPqnvNZLLIMt9FihEoVnxOkJh0ngnJ2qk1_k7mKXs4WFMjsGb_XNbje9siUtVOF3gV_xRhkzCbI_lwSyyu4zvwLX4ijYlc-yzsa8WnV2VSzioR-Mo6wJO3BZywM/w640-h426/DSC09582.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>In the early morning, I made my way to the "Preserve," a special section of Silver Creek, that features numbered entrance points and plenty of other fishermen. I had a few hours before booking it to Boise to catch my flight. On my arrival, the trico hatch was in full swing and I found an open area where I could cast down and across to active risers. You could pick and choose your targets and the action was fast and furious. These trout were not pushovers. However, the Al's Trico tied on an old Waterwisp hook, fooled plenty of them. The trico hatch eventually gave way to blue winged olives and some PMDs. I headed to a long slow stretch of water and waited for pods of risers to work their way into my casting lane. These were mostly rainbows and they were acrobatic. An older angler upstream of my location was also having some fun, while a younger angler across from us, was not. Frustrated, he eventually asked the older man, "what is your secret?!". He replied, "I've been fishing here for thirty years". I thought to myself, <i>I've been fishing here for one day</i>...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-FXTPCuTzmrGz43KzdZmrQCzT85XEey5mZDjuevuK7SAeQ85WCuRdimgFH6qUL0VKSqoB57JNRoPK8Xz62KZKA451FJ_UkBxp9wRg1bITKrtbqRL8P0nHioSV6VZnWNxoQyUhL-JI9mVw1VMLNeCDHQ9Q98yWYURNtFnAbgKZH-7FTORWfXm1FfXM2A/s1450/IMG_4036.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-FXTPCuTzmrGz43KzdZmrQCzT85XEey5mZDjuevuK7SAeQ85WCuRdimgFH6qUL0VKSqoB57JNRoPK8Xz62KZKA451FJ_UkBxp9wRg1bITKrtbqRL8P0nHioSV6VZnWNxoQyUhL-JI9mVw1VMLNeCDHQ9Q98yWYURNtFnAbgKZH-7FTORWfXm1FfXM2A/w480-h640/IMG_4036.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tJ8qCVEHo7ACYPjyqzs_iNpr5L8CQzs9iEKA8pcOC7s5HUU67uMQLx2DP056zsQqj1hIPhe9-SzedwadrIXV40k945xtLO-lvAdqui1Rob6B5JKYOKiDrcttHcLFEg1sANMXewH0EQDTDbcFt3vw17VhbIT9oyW575ETIo08iHZKOBQALMsFwuWcOoU/s1450/IMG_4040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5tJ8qCVEHo7ACYPjyqzs_iNpr5L8CQzs9iEKA8pcOC7s5HUU67uMQLx2DP056zsQqj1hIPhe9-SzedwadrIXV40k945xtLO-lvAdqui1Rob6B5JKYOKiDrcttHcLFEg1sANMXewH0EQDTDbcFt3vw17VhbIT9oyW575ETIo08iHZKOBQALMsFwuWcOoU/w480-h640/IMG_4040.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_2kcZwFmFz53RGQY81skwBRVqoeeErS4faLtOc_i9jx4X78eBZoLERNnq5CGj0wjjZkiylqrGNmXRxHRetBwgUnH53RpXBndkucyPbUpW5sbYyLO6loc3v3ceDVIsJXUUZlK4vsNTb2Kpu7zwGr1PDc-Gp5pycdYqfEJ-QCUf7n9VwY6D-rxgTha8UQ/s5877/DSC09556.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5877" data-original-width="3918" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO_2kcZwFmFz53RGQY81skwBRVqoeeErS4faLtOc_i9jx4X78eBZoLERNnq5CGj0wjjZkiylqrGNmXRxHRetBwgUnH53RpXBndkucyPbUpW5sbYyLO6loc3v3ceDVIsJXUUZlK4vsNTb2Kpu7zwGr1PDc-Gp5pycdYqfEJ-QCUf7n9VwY6D-rxgTha8UQ/w426-h640/DSC09556.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-9728507445654145922023-06-25T13:55:00.004-04:002023-09-13T22:21:38.050-04:00Yellowstone Teton Territory<div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5u0PJcTFidybHbbEcsALodVcpF8yOLrxLyeVhCl9XLEQE5m_207G2KZmmTZ_fvIHXi1K7bU9ioU8sRgsGIrzmBz-xiDiKkjeC1uulREsus7POgMUJ8gthU_SraeHUn2l8rdNDTV4wDKzXPnx2nOAD-B9Vzotbf9LCKwXg0IN09geAcBqGyrg30hmFgoE/s3569/DSC09275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="3569" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5u0PJcTFidybHbbEcsALodVcpF8yOLrxLyeVhCl9XLEQE5m_207G2KZmmTZ_fvIHXi1K7bU9ioU8sRgsGIrzmBz-xiDiKkjeC1uulREsus7POgMUJ8gthU_SraeHUn2l8rdNDTV4wDKzXPnx2nOAD-B9Vzotbf9LCKwXg0IN09geAcBqGyrg30hmFgoE/w640-h470/DSC09275.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;">A Beautiful Cutthroat From the Upper Teton River</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;">One of America's most majestic views resides just outside Jackson, Wyoming in Grand Teton National Park. Towering over the serene fields, woods, lakes, and rivers are the peaks of Grand Teton, Mount Owen, Middle Teton, Mount Moran, and others. They vault directly upwards off the valley floor producing jaw dropping scenery from the surrounding countryside. This particular area has been fly fishing "meme'd" to death thanks to a variety of accounts making fun of Mark Melnyk's repeated use of the phrase, "Yellowstone Teton Territory," on his show: <i>The New Fly Fisher</i>. All jokes aside, the area is expansive, featuring famed waters and access to almost all trout species in the lower 48. With good reason, some of the most famous names in the fishing business call this, or have called this area, home. The wide variety of waterways to fish is astounding, it is relatively accessible, mostly on the lower end of the difficulty spectrum, and a whole lot of fun. On my end, I was simply passing through...<span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;">Having already visited the area in the past, I decided to work my way through the tourist trap that is Jackson and up over the mountain pass to new territory. Compared to the limited parking, congested traffic, and hundreds of pedestrians crossing the road, the town of Victor, Idaho was way more my speed. I easily slid the van into a Main St. parking spot and found a beautiful city park, with dense grass, and some shade to relax on. The kicker was that I had the place to myself. After Jackson and the crowded mountain pass, I took the time to stretch out and relax a little bit. As with all of my trips, I didn't have anything planned. I took the time to peruse the internet to build a game plan and find a place to sleep. It helped to pick up some ice cream from the Victor Emporium and to find a fly shop, World Anglers, only a few blocks away. Apparently the Upper Teton River offered some potential and I was able to book a shuttle for the following morning. Since it was a Friday evening, I was about to break one of my cardinal rules of the summer: don't float on the weekend.</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><span></span></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;">I rolled out super early in the morning and made it to the launch as the sun rose over the Tetons. The morning chorus swelled as I geared up. The swallows zoomed in and out from under the bridge. They swooped and dived over the water, while the trout rose and ate the same spinners. With the sun rise, a solitary hot air balloon floated into view. It was a beautiful and serene morning. Then a group of about six kayakers pulled up and joined me at the launch. After all, it was a Saturday in the Yellowstone Teton Territory. </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;">Throughout the day, the trout never stopped rising. For the uninitiated, I wasted a lot of time targeting trout rising in the middle of the river. All of which proved to be on the smaller side. It took me a little while to adjust. Anchoring near undercuts and overhanging bushes/branches was the real ticket. Larger trout were rising on these micro edges using the cover to their advantages. It was a fun game until a different type of hatch emerged. Around mid-day there was a constant stream of rubber, music, screaming children, and guides coming downriver. I anticipated this, but was still shocked at the sheer volume floating down the meandering creek. I think the only living thing more annoyed than I was, was the resident moose population. We could be having a nice photographic moment together before it'd be rudely interrupted by a whole lot of noise and commotion. </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;">Despite this, the float was beautiful and the trout seemed to be accustomed to the rubber hatch. On one particular stretch, a flotilla of drinking tubers, with music blaring, floated directly over a pod of rising trout. I counted 12 seconds before the pod started rising again. It was about 20 seconds before one of the trout ate my fly. I think this particular moment perfectly encapsulated my view of the area. If this was the Upper Delaware, those trout would be down for quite some time and they'd be on edge for even longer. Despite the area's attractiveness to anglers from around the world, I think I'd rather fly fish for trout anywhere in Pennsylvania. I'm sure there are plenty of waterways, like the Henry's Fork, where this isn't the case, but there is something about a wild Pennsylvania brown trout, that has standards, that I find more appealing. </div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;">That isn't a dig, just a preference...</div><div class="separator" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknIMhTtejCjcFSL99QBau9xqFtgI_u-HgDOwg2LIRX6JEMv5Y4dFLVIHJXDUnhtVUjEPSjQj1W9PCYBcMa-fOT4p8WHxp76jsyNHE7PP98-qOPc8u6q3frBv4XtCkTbLid3xKJaaCRBrQvoXAcXGoNH-nKZQQOloMFmqHx23G-35zfi5W8AIw4YusoRU/s2058/DSC_0145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="2058" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknIMhTtejCjcFSL99QBau9xqFtgI_u-HgDOwg2LIRX6JEMv5Y4dFLVIHJXDUnhtVUjEPSjQj1W9PCYBcMa-fOT4p8WHxp76jsyNHE7PP98-qOPc8u6q3frBv4XtCkTbLid3xKJaaCRBrQvoXAcXGoNH-nKZQQOloMFmqHx23G-35zfi5W8AIw4YusoRU/w640-h428/DSC_0145.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grand Teton to Mount Moran</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG4hT8An0cI88o6AvqJdnhAwy7n2Sj_hCgSNIyboxlDoltHMNj-00O4DOHHtV7z9xP4Lv9qlUP_E_zJMGnFC7U5kqVD5A_0J4Lwloa0m53ikXsCKZpzbo1fEycmRc8TYszeo5YMLzHk97Sf4Et_Q2sGWljdl3rGxvv6f5nCJiYUjbNmUkf-hO5yyAQ2w/s1264/IMGP6722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicG4hT8An0cI88o6AvqJdnhAwy7n2Sj_hCgSNIyboxlDoltHMNj-00O4DOHHtV7z9xP4Lv9qlUP_E_zJMGnFC7U5kqVD5A_0J4Lwloa0m53ikXsCKZpzbo1fEycmRc8TYszeo5YMLzHk97Sf4Et_Q2sGWljdl3rGxvv6f5nCJiYUjbNmUkf-hO5yyAQ2w/w426-h640/IMGP6722.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1680" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4R6NZqRWlNL13_78s-t1o1xh252NYUHweJRiEDM4bNxXAkQYiLYA-KOJAWszKdKcYP7TJIVCTJMigMbpYjmLiqTmNS3sEnaetvT8gJZ-jlXY7i6aM9uD41xWBgUppNb3k3jZkOObwViTF8axvHWr5RIkVcTrLGLpRTOvZaSrIG0MlBDzZIxWrj5EOYtc/w640-h480/IMG_3723.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the prettiest trout I've ever caught...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhRyM_-dm-FEGHupOvAFu_aWq5s54_zgbFXf5GG4eT2bRZekNXbcRQgDWBw3tmXF5t0FZAWRuhISSuNG3m3opsPBsn8XFHyY_6IG0W0FT9Gy5NTh_cisSGpPq4Z6rQ6yPHOHeXWAN_W3cuMP_8-OwD_hY__0pzsUVkj0czsRDD1RLA_JIgw4TvwQe6aY/s1680/IMG_3727.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1680" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhRyM_-dm-FEGHupOvAFu_aWq5s54_zgbFXf5GG4eT2bRZekNXbcRQgDWBw3tmXF5t0FZAWRuhISSuNG3m3opsPBsn8XFHyY_6IG0W0FT9Gy5NTh_cisSGpPq4Z6rQ6yPHOHeXWAN_W3cuMP_8-OwD_hY__0pzsUVkj0czsRDD1RLA_JIgw4TvwQe6aY/w640-h480/IMG_3727.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I had just departed Oregon and was traveling through Salt Lake City, Utah to check out the famous Provo River. Disappointed in the Provo, I ended up texting my friend Austin for recommendations. When he said, "The Flaming Gorge," I remember chuckling at the name and of the local town: "Dutch John." After a quick internet search, I found that the river has insane numbers of trout that reach upwards of 15,000 per mile. In addition, it has a reputation for growing some very large trout. A few hours later, I was boondocking on some BLM land prepping for the following day of hiking and fishing. Arriving at the "Little Hole," I hiked a ways up into the lower end of the Flaming Gorge. In the early morning light, I swung up a few solid browns before the sun revealed sight fishing opportunities to brown trout up to 22". I caught them on top, on droppers, and on streamers. As I hiked further into the gorge, I was taken aback at the beauty of the canyon walls, the wildlife, and the sheer quality of the fishing experience. The only downside, especially for an angler on foot, was the amount of people floating the river. Starting around noon, an endless procession of guides, rafts, kayaks, and SUPS formed a continuous line down the middle of the river. I didn't have a whole lot of time to spend, but the river planted a seed in my mind to eventually return. In the summer of 22', I came back to Dutch John at a slightly different time and with an entirely different approach. </p><p>It was memorable...</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span></span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-c_odBcM-omCCGqLaUxAfKR4xtOgKpTx5KRi-eNsOoO24ZxJM1za5sDR62p5eXXj0BK8DODza3CS5li8ABp97BEwVVzREuW_jMkLKiJJM9U9SZr-I7h6Vlbjii2ezhAkwvhfBnMC4QYtP5xHjGSeXwUkaLeyeS0AwHr7V4_2IVtugS0rr4jkNMe8/s1914/IMG_0628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1914" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-c_odBcM-omCCGqLaUxAfKR4xtOgKpTx5KRi-eNsOoO24ZxJM1za5sDR62p5eXXj0BK8DODza3CS5li8ABp97BEwVVzREuW_jMkLKiJJM9U9SZr-I7h6Vlbjii2ezhAkwvhfBnMC4QYtP5xHjGSeXwUkaLeyeS0AwHr7V4_2IVtugS0rr4jkNMe8/w640-h480/IMG_0628.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fun on the Provo River</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uPQOZNhtJOPy5Ap-DF1H6R3laU2uf_E8EsVZ2PnmxpnV2_V68zJKkBBe6BfozPQeNXSIlzNh1QwyhYru1LGY3JLSG9bbiRCjylO-YMP_g34iLfEacSjH-qMSnWELU5MwuRE0M_mcTreud0_8W2budWsotlobT5YsUMODQqtPseSf2cP5XEmS-e37/s2066/IMG_3283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1550" data-original-width="2066" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uPQOZNhtJOPy5Ap-DF1H6R3laU2uf_E8EsVZ2PnmxpnV2_V68zJKkBBe6BfozPQeNXSIlzNh1QwyhYru1LGY3JLSG9bbiRCjylO-YMP_g34iLfEacSjH-qMSnWELU5MwuRE0M_mcTreud0_8W2budWsotlobT5YsUMODQqtPseSf2cP5XEmS-e37/w640-h480/IMG_3283.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the road, I try and make a habit of stopping at local stores and buying something. Whether it is a small gift shop, or a fly shop. I'll walk away with something to remember the area by. In this case, it was a delicious vanilla milk shake.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYFt7Jb-qWyaGZz1CjQMg_XBQr6qaSr9PRFdSwDJ_JT7VvosbbU0i5DAV9IIdRFoc7CQbprQW73l28UvKAYOpQ5fPT8f5MXFL-Zp8-Q1XwmzH0qoXEAE_pJljQwNDjzJgfdYyFoTVB1uyjwHFQgyEVTMpg0-y5Pm5ErzX11YrOKwXdkVZTxHgaFMl/s6000/DSC09056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYFt7Jb-qWyaGZz1CjQMg_XBQr6qaSr9PRFdSwDJ_JT7VvosbbU0i5DAV9IIdRFoc7CQbprQW73l28UvKAYOpQ5fPT8f5MXFL-Zp8-Q1XwmzH0qoXEAE_pJljQwNDjzJgfdYyFoTVB1uyjwHFQgyEVTMpg0-y5Pm5ErzX11YrOKwXdkVZTxHgaFMl/w426-h640/DSC09056.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Van life special...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzI129FXhV4Zvs7uTQguaZfFE9UCXhmMMwixvktZE5sVd-1Ha9Tr0Bb2yN2uhKTE5QCDs_Sdrrl4k6DuQD-Y3AzvnV3CSx9VQQihw4MFuWCCUnM8lL0m6JS6FjNSGuUQ3FJsXQ4lM3R780aSKT6bqiCtdu-RxsTAS0J6ccOv7aOsiVJr65gWSkgi6U/s6000/DSC09065.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzI129FXhV4Zvs7uTQguaZfFE9UCXhmMMwixvktZE5sVd-1Ha9Tr0Bb2yN2uhKTE5QCDs_Sdrrl4k6DuQD-Y3AzvnV3CSx9VQQihw4MFuWCCUnM8lL0m6JS6FjNSGuUQ3FJsXQ4lM3R780aSKT6bqiCtdu-RxsTAS0J6ccOv7aOsiVJr65gWSkgi6U/w426-h640/DSC09065.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I camped at the same BLM spot two summers in a row. Each summer, there was a solitary deer hanging around camp eating greens in the aspens. I wonder if it was the same one?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNH7OGhmyCIqWCTLmy6374Y-FMpi7h1PMUx8YbZcwy2Czikqcj_eTLI37qhnyRp-Ws3H8nohA2_XvkApBrETutP8suxMCw3XGU_-KVkeBLSehVmwSP45I7u-wnHKA6_YHYNRqUBYj7LpFBi2_9d9wWz3Y1Mq7j0ZZJo4U7OeXkj_V6OrZFVz1pa_f/s6000/DSC08995.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNH7OGhmyCIqWCTLmy6374Y-FMpi7h1PMUx8YbZcwy2Czikqcj_eTLI37qhnyRp-Ws3H8nohA2_XvkApBrETutP8suxMCw3XGU_-KVkeBLSehVmwSP45I7u-wnHKA6_YHYNRqUBYj7LpFBi2_9d9wWz3Y1Mq7j0ZZJo4U7OeXkj_V6OrZFVz1pa_f/w640-h426/DSC08995.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A summer evening in Ashley National Forest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqtX1gxY_evryHhd4F-ZHZQnbGK524rPNWyXmOjikQt5szKbD5TDqCHtBFHI9KluymJxdMpm84hJGnl0fc-KKMHT2GlOKwj7mpYe9Brm4H2VQSjKMY_cKFBTBcQl2RsgSSIoQQxfYkhIGWBUkkf5Lo2dXYWCnsFlJXcHexNAR2wz75bPgdknjSCOe/s6000/DSC09059.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqtX1gxY_evryHhd4F-ZHZQnbGK524rPNWyXmOjikQt5szKbD5TDqCHtBFHI9KluymJxdMpm84hJGnl0fc-KKMHT2GlOKwj7mpYe9Brm4H2VQSjKMY_cKFBTBcQl2RsgSSIoQQxfYkhIGWBUkkf5Lo2dXYWCnsFlJXcHexNAR2wz75bPgdknjSCOe/w426-h640/DSC09059.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had an opportunity to stalk an elk through the aspen trees one morning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6aLjrgYxPgMW7egrf3eiyzRZ169OY8ir-HGrt79vyiQcFv586jjKx5-0ZAn6x75wYmF5ISZ-sjyfAyTfd42Gqcf_olAVjSGcqdBtLo002e_K3H5vEy6aBKMji0SxzRwTa2CCH5OjID2Fb6VKVlbxsGfXQGK1GsExeKKNfvURgds8hn2sFLmp8HPB/s1830/IMG_3329.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1830" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6aLjrgYxPgMW7egrf3eiyzRZ169OY8ir-HGrt79vyiQcFv586jjKx5-0ZAn6x75wYmF5ISZ-sjyfAyTfd42Gqcf_olAVjSGcqdBtLo002e_K3H5vEy6aBKMji0SxzRwTa2CCH5OjID2Fb6VKVlbxsGfXQGK1GsExeKKNfvURgds8hn2sFLmp8HPB/w640-h480/IMG_3329.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Some sweet trails outside of Vernal, Utah. I was two weeks post-Covid and it was a little hard on my lungs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjSEu6ToKJpBuS50HWMsh3_8s3H06b-5AyRNBpgta0rz9Ydz6dpnoID1CBEePXItUG_APvKI6ux3jr1-5rTZAbBvFLeCpVqaISuy1JFx3xebBiddU8YBD0mIAu8MV0Ux8xzlbBF5keA038i7htkYoTmT-N5htkUU07CLKj-M4RQP00zzFNUMbnIdg/s1830/IMG_3335.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1830" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjSEu6ToKJpBuS50HWMsh3_8s3H06b-5AyRNBpgta0rz9Ydz6dpnoID1CBEePXItUG_APvKI6ux3jr1-5rTZAbBvFLeCpVqaISuy1JFx3xebBiddU8YBD0mIAu8MV0Ux8xzlbBF5keA038i7htkYoTmT-N5htkUU07CLKj-M4RQP00zzFNUMbnIdg/w640-h480/IMG_3335.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Single track flow...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8sM2pPpiGpWt61H73-V02iUWBe1JmM7jxP2WZUFNEYxU_vSuwyXsruCGw0pEzrm8o2Shb3D009Lhyw4TKsaOhrVVU35_TYwUaKkbewdw1Wmj16xnrHUVrCH1uaSPjeedYI2IgeYVLXvFpZUd-53ZlxE7mfc2BKcOB6-xemRqB8OPSitgCpfSY2bf/s1372/IMG_3379.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1008" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8sM2pPpiGpWt61H73-V02iUWBe1JmM7jxP2WZUFNEYxU_vSuwyXsruCGw0pEzrm8o2Shb3D009Lhyw4TKsaOhrVVU35_TYwUaKkbewdw1Wmj16xnrHUVrCH1uaSPjeedYI2IgeYVLXvFpZUd-53ZlxE7mfc2BKcOB6-xemRqB8OPSitgCpfSY2bf/w470-h640/IMG_3379.jpeg" width="470" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every trout is unique. The Green River produces some beautiful specimens. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86zRQIO1mT9dfzzVI6mjYGRKwe2Jd5jTTg3sD9N-U6olSnuBj17kuTtc6r5Ekp_caxhtlDK38AnESFZn2OxEv6frzZmeUiJJkoO5i4WjkxP70ChVxTetWoFmRUcJkZBHXBGfP9ywrymGXP9KHsDCJq1XTBpKUsx0XbkdQSqjZJe9N68Y6ZGvMRgPg/s1914/IMG_0659.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1914" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh86zRQIO1mT9dfzzVI6mjYGRKwe2Jd5jTTg3sD9N-U6olSnuBj17kuTtc6r5Ekp_caxhtlDK38AnESFZn2OxEv6frzZmeUiJJkoO5i4WjkxP70ChVxTetWoFmRUcJkZBHXBGfP9ywrymGXP9KHsDCJq1XTBpKUsx0XbkdQSqjZJe9N68Y6ZGvMRgPg/w640-h480/IMG_0659.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Early morning swing session above the Little Hole access point. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5taZQE0eKCqJ5nt2lQP-bznEplZq7eMd9QUx7YPiiIo4lygRl2NdDXsDmbEiZf8KQpE9gBg1DN-feLZOxpn8g40fBLicll8KwvEUyGnKjoZtBQm3_Ovnbgyt5Jax1LWX4XpuGVTGB-UHxncLveyq1gytKk_s0uD2IfUH9472dtxxtyqzwPWTUiGaq/s1436/IMG_0657.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5taZQE0eKCqJ5nt2lQP-bznEplZq7eMd9QUx7YPiiIo4lygRl2NdDXsDmbEiZf8KQpE9gBg1DN-feLZOxpn8g40fBLicll8KwvEUyGnKjoZtBQm3_Ovnbgyt5Jax1LWX4XpuGVTGB-UHxncLveyq1gytKk_s0uD2IfUH9472dtxxtyqzwPWTUiGaq/w480-h640/IMG_0657.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loop 7x 4110-4</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">OPST Commando Smooth 225 gr. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLoHVgrV5QkktvNOyUqamhK_OT8ehG4eRQWj0BEJ3PWyHcBqflXopvT816IY_ru04UrQAHW4Qm0_M0d54MdQ9mAMmgUN2QI7S56Ae2QF749kn6G4KAw0aIc0jo1E2iea2EL87UuGrxnxHI11B31JlReTkve7i3naSmGANFwIUgBA22qVh2muodxZL/s6000/DSC09074.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLoHVgrV5QkktvNOyUqamhK_OT8ehG4eRQWj0BEJ3PWyHcBqflXopvT816IY_ru04UrQAHW4Qm0_M0d54MdQ9mAMmgUN2QI7S56Ae2QF749kn6G4KAw0aIc0jo1E2iea2EL87UuGrxnxHI11B31JlReTkve7i3naSmGANFwIUgBA22qVh2muodxZL/w640-h426/DSC09074.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the sun up, sight fishing opportunities abound for an angler on foot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaIMcar6Qc3tV4MaYf20bVRIZsznl153-WhtmRg12MVtQVuYXCbX8qvcTdJWN6T7Wx_9bicQ0p-dHMSl3gNJTdFY7ROH9G1aOhgQ2GT16wkvx387jD7XuuyVrB14sZVKJfaopyhGCCELWiZCwtKkDeOxfXkxmGNLiNS0xjtwRKiVJ4EkRTZ_9yj-B/s6000/DSC09082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaIMcar6Qc3tV4MaYf20bVRIZsznl153-WhtmRg12MVtQVuYXCbX8qvcTdJWN6T7Wx_9bicQ0p-dHMSl3gNJTdFY7ROH9G1aOhgQ2GT16wkvx387jD7XuuyVrB14sZVKJfaopyhGCCELWiZCwtKkDeOxfXkxmGNLiNS0xjtwRKiVJ4EkRTZ_9yj-B/w640-h426/DSC09082.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can pick and choose targets in order to work individual fish. Switch up your flies and you'll eventually find something they want. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKNTZyCezndQ7WJWwWFDlArTxb6hrzfcLcku0RmB3_diZRRzS_15ob-tLWdoQrXvpYdNwk5tk4Ov7DDfd6qH1Ot9zVWPvuKvHh0aXPRWdNSaHrFB7hAjZ_mn60c28tYHCSZq4D5tT-oRzJc8fM1XZN-xNuKYieCmzDFrd08ToAptokWZv3NpUnTCP/s6000/DSC09069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKNTZyCezndQ7WJWwWFDlArTxb6hrzfcLcku0RmB3_diZRRzS_15ob-tLWdoQrXvpYdNwk5tk4Ov7DDfd6qH1Ot9zVWPvuKvHh0aXPRWdNSaHrFB7hAjZ_mn60c28tYHCSZq4D5tT-oRzJc8fM1XZN-xNuKYieCmzDFrd08ToAptokWZv3NpUnTCP/w640-h426/DSC09069.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out @greenriverflyfisher for some amazing trout photography and videos of feeding trout from the Flaming Gorge area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8xX9ed--Fcq0tOtKInnX82g94p6FYcHf1ptkfbcXkVv-YtAbLGyz3bS1zZQXN5Wb6ADZs9zM60RZw-yUqIk-xdS9h4WDXn2oElQwpp_J3-BXaWVwii6jDa7x7qJWoZjeD8cPtbKm-UuvRNEizRicXwRuI96R8sQ0v0zPIhtX9rxtLZbNDDMbqvLL/s6000/DSC09078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb8xX9ed--Fcq0tOtKInnX82g94p6FYcHf1ptkfbcXkVv-YtAbLGyz3bS1zZQXN5Wb6ADZs9zM60RZw-yUqIk-xdS9h4WDXn2oElQwpp_J3-BXaWVwii6jDa7x7qJWoZjeD8cPtbKm-UuvRNEizRicXwRuI96R8sQ0v0zPIhtX9rxtLZbNDDMbqvLL/w640-h426/DSC09078.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A hopper eater in a side pocket. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GUc1cpGcG-p3ykZFwMKYAGz3SWgxg6tWHWR-JB8xW79b8R9EWebkXu-mMYbQNJnIil5mI1gcuz0Cgx4jwlI2zxOA5d9nudrFudrkBK6uIbLYoEtwwIxNZ-U1kqwXYIHFCu4ZA3nR3KocwVtx9UZrZ0EVXRuWFJNU9l8M4YlZaGWswLEF6E5ih-dy/s1914/IMG_0702.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1914" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2GUc1cpGcG-p3ykZFwMKYAGz3SWgxg6tWHWR-JB8xW79b8R9EWebkXu-mMYbQNJnIil5mI1gcuz0Cgx4jwlI2zxOA5d9nudrFudrkBK6uIbLYoEtwwIxNZ-U1kqwXYIHFCu4ZA3nR3KocwVtx9UZrZ0EVXRuWFJNU9l8M4YlZaGWswLEF6E5ih-dy/w640-h480/IMG_0702.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pocket water playground filled with large trout.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JTBhJZXbiGcIDZ88U7hs_m_k0rlQ_LFxlGFZ5s2EEoYqwiJJvyR2oYlP8PymkBqxCfSTt_9oT_wBri9765xsueHAQYri4dxzz4RqujXSqYRy3QxZwqQbv2Fr4r1HYxbKrafO-4hVlMiL-IpyWY9vAH-Bqt7k9-tD8UJ5moik4GHxJ3f--6Zfj-8n/s1436/IMG_0681.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8JTBhJZXbiGcIDZ88U7hs_m_k0rlQ_LFxlGFZ5s2EEoYqwiJJvyR2oYlP8PymkBqxCfSTt_9oT_wBri9765xsueHAQYri4dxzz4RqujXSqYRy3QxZwqQbv2Fr4r1HYxbKrafO-4hVlMiL-IpyWY9vAH-Bqt7k9-tD8UJ5moik4GHxJ3f--6Zfj-8n/w480-h640/IMG_0681.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A big 22" brown trout casually sipping midges along the eddy line of this larger boulder. Unlike a lot of the fish in this system, this one was not a pushover. We danced for awhile...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR89HmGR_FACULZh9PEGsPNW7raJQeE10vwgH7NyZ__n6hxXItSXcfU_2lK3xQr5gmbJt0wieItatCMUfcfF8u_JvFf-2P-rRhq_QpAQuB37AByrK16fuVSDlpUdcUMtmukheAc7BlJs40sat6244OUH6M7Llwl912YQ6K4CFJYpIsGuyoQAkcEnVa/s1914/IMG_0670.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1914" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR89HmGR_FACULZh9PEGsPNW7raJQeE10vwgH7NyZ__n6hxXItSXcfU_2lK3xQr5gmbJt0wieItatCMUfcfF8u_JvFf-2P-rRhq_QpAQuB37AByrK16fuVSDlpUdcUMtmukheAc7BlJs40sat6244OUH6M7Llwl912YQ6K4CFJYpIsGuyoQAkcEnVa/w640-h480/IMG_0670.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-DWr0XpLZB7ts-iIeDhfpWFGgLy_pbWDX7I27reE13SwUWbSHW48hlAYNdRLq7OEB19h4sOcodtiYpIcqQU2YJdeJtiteJ0Flr7J9mLB80P2DLStmncGfUrc1KS_102i-JG8zQYt25yUrDWEE3jgfyEttVKtw9HN1UR8s9TN1lMX9hTUR_xw3gGa/s1768/IMG_0674.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1768" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-DWr0XpLZB7ts-iIeDhfpWFGgLy_pbWDX7I27reE13SwUWbSHW48hlAYNdRLq7OEB19h4sOcodtiYpIcqQU2YJdeJtiteJ0Flr7J9mLB80P2DLStmncGfUrc1KS_102i-JG8zQYt25yUrDWEE3jgfyEttVKtw9HN1UR8s9TN1lMX9hTUR_xw3gGa/w640-h520/IMG_0674.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After rising to a hopper in a corner pocket, this male brown trout succumbed to a size 12 scud that I put on as a dropper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIb-PqgGUqQLM23Tz12qxQFSWyhBt7fbVygd1I0r5Yp7-8Qx28sT-_WUH1bzQ4owy5KSZT8t6y166Zhm3HF6jsT7WIUh_jwXWveAKBJ4QwoxJDy0APSeE9viT8az60qDi1EJVMzM0iupKebs3R1XdKqlWII82F1MIFYeAuxRl97ZqMhoFcLi8Himo/s1436/IMG_0689.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixIb-PqgGUqQLM23Tz12qxQFSWyhBt7fbVygd1I0r5Yp7-8Qx28sT-_WUH1bzQ4owy5KSZT8t6y166Zhm3HF6jsT7WIUh_jwXWveAKBJ4QwoxJDy0APSeE9viT8az60qDi1EJVMzM0iupKebs3R1XdKqlWII82F1MIFYeAuxRl97ZqMhoFcLi8Himo/w480-h640/IMG_0689.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Little Hole National Recreation Trail follows the entirety of the Flaming Gorge from the Little Hole to the dam. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwwVxNW0XbaozlHVcSM__rtxS7NWJIq3q_ubhDJWthxTpghnC3fgv1prqvVqXG02tDGJMOBUXg5__8AuG5MMyYrNoNvpI3F5DAf0ZLOu7ALE0dVWTJrC2AOQXc9DwNfyan8wLD621Ff5YY2m47lL2_b8HnHyPM0963N-EEX5HtnvBBk5LvAe-hwEL/s1436/IMG_0679.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwwVxNW0XbaozlHVcSM__rtxS7NWJIq3q_ubhDJWthxTpghnC3fgv1prqvVqXG02tDGJMOBUXg5__8AuG5MMyYrNoNvpI3F5DAf0ZLOu7ALE0dVWTJrC2AOQXc9DwNfyan8wLD621Ff5YY2m47lL2_b8HnHyPM0963N-EEX5HtnvBBk5LvAe-hwEL/w480-h640/IMG_0679.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The names of the river, and canyon, encapsulated in one photograph.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNURSorbra_FSl_Shsdlwag2iUflcXOBQd2nbqlQwgf-gqVn9DSH4p3zoms2H73oCUG2LjPaT_Ymr7W9P_nMFbSAfJ18eWzwD6d3HqKg4ALtMFxZ7bqy27DZCBh4e3JhSW-qlsy-PlOTQrtWFglpmo0qPHoQO5PaamhyrRsbtSSsfvJgF0samuccj/s1436/IMG_0698.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglNURSorbra_FSl_Shsdlwag2iUflcXOBQd2nbqlQwgf-gqVn9DSH4p3zoms2H73oCUG2LjPaT_Ymr7W9P_nMFbSAfJ18eWzwD6d3HqKg4ALtMFxZ7bqy27DZCBh4e3JhSW-qlsy-PlOTQrtWFglpmo0qPHoQO5PaamhyrRsbtSSsfvJgF0samuccj/w480-h640/IMG_0698.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was sight fishing to a large rainbow feeding in an eddy when I heard some rocks tumbling down the cliffs behind me. I turned to find three bighorn sheep descending vertical cliffs. Two came down to the water about 20 yards from me and began drinking. The third skidded to a halt and looked at me as if I was a threat. I stopped fishing to properly take in the moment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6c44hJGK2CB60Bs8sKThJO9vBC69ufjqwy2StKdF_-ih6LOsBCMoYGcJovJ7PJFOh-Ht9Up7FjJat5LrGf6cE-NbQ4VhTU_m33W6Bblphg2xRs3W23NSF_K5q5A3RTj66jj3VeQ3_mtIgatFeGUtGVwk_AVuSp34S_FakjhkTsuvj85LzCNtWy0A/s1548/IMG_0665.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="1162" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6c44hJGK2CB60Bs8sKThJO9vBC69ufjqwy2StKdF_-ih6LOsBCMoYGcJovJ7PJFOh-Ht9Up7FjJat5LrGf6cE-NbQ4VhTU_m33W6Bblphg2xRs3W23NSF_K5q5A3RTj66jj3VeQ3_mtIgatFeGUtGVwk_AVuSp34S_FakjhkTsuvj85LzCNtWy0A/w480-h640/IMG_0665.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sight fished with a small hopper imitation along the edge of some whitewater. This brown took me for a jaunt down the bank until I coaxed her into some soft water. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cJifPT5K80q3jk3UuVXyKPZ_ASAN_0h5Y5kp14aViqHAqfLyvQhDa8FJiB0pFn7dv-vGfr0IS3peVcA9BFDVOfU1WZZP3WcV8NCjbRdEqODMz_Gdxqiu5wsIkq7GDfoWfRGA1A_xenAraoWHBsov7jBoO6jgtSvOQVeTtdhjZ8jDQ4R1KpZJsL96/s1436/IMG_0708.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2cJifPT5K80q3jk3UuVXyKPZ_ASAN_0h5Y5kp14aViqHAqfLyvQhDa8FJiB0pFn7dv-vGfr0IS3peVcA9BFDVOfU1WZZP3WcV8NCjbRdEqODMz_Gdxqiu5wsIkq7GDfoWfRGA1A_xenAraoWHBsov7jBoO6jgtSvOQVeTtdhjZ8jDQ4R1KpZJsL96/w480-h640/IMG_0708.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzwwTyuKpebHMDtV_CyScwmOfACB3U7ZIp2zoAbMIkDmHTjW2TKNggDDAGqeiLj3rdktUASREsx6ScxTahUxZw9InxKQaI0Z0LxKJv8TWoTk-ZsRluK-q5uZfqVZY5VVay-SikaGU1815LFUrkHAqHkQQU85BnPM3Ne6iHk92OYf101N48hupRqpn/s1914/IMG_0713.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1914" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzwwTyuKpebHMDtV_CyScwmOfACB3U7ZIp2zoAbMIkDmHTjW2TKNggDDAGqeiLj3rdktUASREsx6ScxTahUxZw9InxKQaI0Z0LxKJv8TWoTk-ZsRluK-q5uZfqVZY5VVay-SikaGU1815LFUrkHAqHkQQU85BnPM3Ne6iHk92OYf101N48hupRqpn/w640-h480/IMG_0713.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The wildfire smoke provided some eerie sunsets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji20Qjo5WvTLwDB2MGpxdfYT3FXe3ILqz0yH0QsjddTEfNSwTLo42CXII4m3bSv_XTxH8Bkef9xBRdQI2IGIQyMZeR30VHWfIo1VrOnNhfqKQhbLkwIsY_Amxv_3WNhVObQqIb5bef3f3wSHA8DA0qA49rCbtIaP7WGgOby_K_h-osVl35H7X7AfPW/s2154/DSC03568.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="2154" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji20Qjo5WvTLwDB2MGpxdfYT3FXe3ILqz0yH0QsjddTEfNSwTLo42CXII4m3bSv_XTxH8Bkef9xBRdQI2IGIQyMZeR30VHWfIo1VrOnNhfqKQhbLkwIsY_Amxv_3WNhVObQqIb5bef3f3wSHA8DA0qA49rCbtIaP7WGgOby_K_h-osVl35H7X7AfPW/w640-h426/DSC03568.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A wildfire smoke infused sunset over the Uinta Mountains</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhACPCFVPT0KI2hSzXAg4SUmVi6E12k3ZZ7C0V0f4EyMn-bO9XKL9CwMqYg2oK5F_R4y65TZHio9Xdtdol_TNpuLubIQPtmcrf7DzCA5-ToCwv8ggcvgMVlNaW1wgT8ayAA3sN5jBkBB26lPs0dEqdLeyXnvtFzDfdeBBnEaJeBmLsWR-bIBWW03KI/s6000/DSC09057.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhACPCFVPT0KI2hSzXAg4SUmVi6E12k3ZZ7C0V0f4EyMn-bO9XKL9CwMqYg2oK5F_R4y65TZHio9Xdtdol_TNpuLubIQPtmcrf7DzCA5-ToCwv8ggcvgMVlNaW1wgT8ayAA3sN5jBkBB26lPs0dEqdLeyXnvtFzDfdeBBnEaJeBmLsWR-bIBWW03KI/w640-h426/DSC09057.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I came back to the Green River with a Watermaster Kodiak raft, which fits perfectly inside, and on top, of the van. I planned to float from the dam to the Indian Crossing Campground. I purchased a $135 dollar shuttle from Trout Creek Flies, who seemed rather reluctant for my business, but decided to move my van anyway. Apparently, they did not have too much confidence in their new employee to remember my vehicle on such short notice. Thankfully, it worked out. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGCkmUIEEFehb-7-MTxxUAB6ZMf88UAHy_KRBFlMxJlynQfpgMSkZbn9kXqi4OwtqRCDJSkzh5JCWeWxHlGbAgSJl1i4HxP9UqDVUKSnZcjY2ygS-_UozxCvN09PrAAqZoEiInHurxSTDGPfKxju8sLYbJGmqjOA3azej-pUCXFtHXCyBltMnicsl/s1372/IMG_3423.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGCkmUIEEFehb-7-MTxxUAB6ZMf88UAHy_KRBFlMxJlynQfpgMSkZbn9kXqi4OwtqRCDJSkzh5JCWeWxHlGbAgSJl1i4HxP9UqDVUKSnZcjY2ygS-_UozxCvN09PrAAqZoEiInHurxSTDGPfKxju8sLYbJGmqjOA3azej-pUCXFtHXCyBltMnicsl/w480-h640/IMG_3423.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I was the first to arrive and launch below the dam. There is a steep trail from the launch to the parking area. After gearing up and moving the vehicle to the top, I hiked down back down ready to go, but realized that I left the anchor in the van. The hike back up and down was made worse from a calf strain from the day before. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNAT2yVDApR5PcJmdWF-7tvArFYD2e9G0jwvR_DHm8wxrsGSx5jH1jO0seE1NH3YoCEd8EAu81zeuddYeKhVZWHYEdX2bB2ez5PsDsYrlRoiaFqcCwKMJxkcbZEPGGq-yd5JFHZf317iJFvBT2ZZHbGj8Mtqd3eG9HZadVWoyuqFhAr95tWe0SE0p/s6000/DSC09056%202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNAT2yVDApR5PcJmdWF-7tvArFYD2e9G0jwvR_DHm8wxrsGSx5jH1jO0seE1NH3YoCEd8EAu81zeuddYeKhVZWHYEdX2bB2ez5PsDsYrlRoiaFqcCwKMJxkcbZEPGGq-yd5JFHZf317iJFvBT2ZZHbGj8Mtqd3eG9HZadVWoyuqFhAr95tWe0SE0p/w426-h640/DSC09056%202.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Early morning light. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Talk at Trout Creek Flies was centered on the epic Mormon cricket hatch that I apparently missed. Nonetheless, they convinced me to buy a few of the big bugs. On a little whiteboard behind the counter, I saw a word that made my heart skip a beat: cicadas. Apparently, I also missed the bulk of that hatch too. I was assured that a few would still be hanging around. I only had one question in that regard, "what color?".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgAnczM5ekXA0CHcKiAjPo_8rjvmPv23VeMgptopZ-la3rApU83qTBUdgDq9Vky8EjYToCiUERwDu0asOrpJurSA0BEHlsKdOQP3QGq8alUJeVWABVNUcOqb-Sc7dxJiTQT5Y4DTIBnNKcyc2FhATr43Wq9chga_sXYygGOZVqNmXv_dNwelT46ix/s2314/GPTempDownload2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="2314" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifgAnczM5ekXA0CHcKiAjPo_8rjvmPv23VeMgptopZ-la3rApU83qTBUdgDq9Vky8EjYToCiUERwDu0asOrpJurSA0BEHlsKdOQP3QGq8alUJeVWABVNUcOqb-Sc7dxJiTQT5Y4DTIBnNKcyc2FhATr43Wq9chga_sXYygGOZVqNmXv_dNwelT46ix/w640-h360/GPTempDownload2.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the first few river miles, I had the place to myself and decided to float with the current and toss streamers. I moved a lot of fish in the crystal clear water with only a few willing to commit. This brown was the first, but was also "below average". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tmFjSLyXkuCVKlRjDzt5849a0ypluiVuHsDub9mrgfjRLjibAf_dMxmtfSd4_3IXxSSw8b3LyrOJYh8IEcF2YPFX1JT3anWPbbUQJHB4ldidjJcAaeN65cqvyWUc3TMUVoOcpdzsAk4gIn0hl_tgsYufalssrUczw9r1xXg7SML9mMEHgdYAEzaV/s5854/DSC09081.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3902" data-original-width="5854" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7tmFjSLyXkuCVKlRjDzt5849a0ypluiVuHsDub9mrgfjRLjibAf_dMxmtfSd4_3IXxSSw8b3LyrOJYh8IEcF2YPFX1JT3anWPbbUQJHB4ldidjJcAaeN65cqvyWUc3TMUVoOcpdzsAk4gIn0hl_tgsYufalssrUczw9r1xXg7SML9mMEHgdYAEzaV/w640-h426/DSC09081.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flaming and Green. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9RlzfOfvGFdOpovZFjA2kPV0VuwBLlAlxURwN8k38g6LuiWZ0em9sPHOjYiTs2Dd094mNb-KvCr7_wxVGlc12fE2zUrrzxMtNhAuGUsYk5hp19mCMPt2luIPdTHXhMk1i229Wl4hpfMB4YQmeAzn9Tzb9OUzTzKFyTEZ7y9GJSUZZsJ8To_eVW6b/s2314/GPTempDownload.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="2314" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9RlzfOfvGFdOpovZFjA2kPV0VuwBLlAlxURwN8k38g6LuiWZ0em9sPHOjYiTs2Dd094mNb-KvCr7_wxVGlc12fE2zUrrzxMtNhAuGUsYk5hp19mCMPt2luIPdTHXhMk1i229Wl4hpfMB4YQmeAzn9Tzb9OUzTzKFyTEZ7y9GJSUZZsJ8To_eVW6b/w640-h360/GPTempDownload.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The "Mother In-Law" Rapid</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4mWQtstiZJa-qNcDpmtVaxQtgA39CEl8PluaM3dGZlMDDY_GYn9TzJLeV0gRP6T8uGGermRPocd7fMfk3ZWYTLvoLe_K9cgHPaenmOy8Vf33OjJb42g-T4Hph61bzTQDrpF2Fhd6NuqtWUGvxliUBM86YToB6vRYTUShczWITEG8Gn1zqaa-dF-b/s2314/GPTempDownload1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="2314" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4mWQtstiZJa-qNcDpmtVaxQtgA39CEl8PluaM3dGZlMDDY_GYn9TzJLeV0gRP6T8uGGermRPocd7fMfk3ZWYTLvoLe_K9cgHPaenmOy8Vf33OjJb42g-T4Hph61bzTQDrpF2Fhd6NuqtWUGvxliUBM86YToB6vRYTUShczWITEG8Gn1zqaa-dF-b/w640-h360/GPTempDownload1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of only a few rainbows on the float. I was able to sight fish a monster rainbow in the corner of the "Roller Coaster" rapid. After awhile, I convinced him to eat a dropper on 6x. It took one run into the current before that ended...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtYbefhPamBgLLA-UL_wlLc3EWtfwSXEd43IGO57pO-pPcLOGHclb7xTg5fWixozqqUOgD4OagGPeMx2Jpkzh-OqPLT_N7r6DwOCxv9XQjMenVA12e1xs6hOoeqi3OJnd_bnaSsZ5uF47C9WvfrlP6ZkKojGij4xj2PEIYoyikqqmHAOF-CcOqUpu/s6000/DSC09063.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtYbefhPamBgLLA-UL_wlLc3EWtfwSXEd43IGO57pO-pPcLOGHclb7xTg5fWixozqqUOgD4OagGPeMx2Jpkzh-OqPLT_N7r6DwOCxv9XQjMenVA12e1xs6hOoeqi3OJnd_bnaSsZ5uF47C9WvfrlP6ZkKojGij4xj2PEIYoyikqqmHAOF-CcOqUpu/w640-h426/DSC09063.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like most of my floats on the Watermaster raft, it isn't very productive to float and fish at the same time. I found myself pulling over and beaching the raft on the banks. On foot, I was able to find targets and began having a lot more success. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv9st1bI3wvneu6azE-WFhYtRWE834bzZAbAO-ua-HTwaMe0YMYUM3IaQsyrgcxuL1vKZ18s0mldDvR9I3XXFRGy892Ek4YaEcu4Xl_xIqYBhc7meOvR2yuFH3fEVf4RYxWXCPPKo8oZ2aMcz4fRmb-WhtyroxClu3N42m74OFiCKdoUY8T5PBNXb/s5961/DSC09084.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5961" data-original-width="3974" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikv9st1bI3wvneu6azE-WFhYtRWE834bzZAbAO-ua-HTwaMe0YMYUM3IaQsyrgcxuL1vKZ18s0mldDvR9I3XXFRGy892Ek4YaEcu4Xl_xIqYBhc7meOvR2yuFH3fEVf4RYxWXCPPKo8oZ2aMcz4fRmb-WhtyroxClu3N42m74OFiCKdoUY8T5PBNXb/w426-h640/DSC09084.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRPmx1CTMBoK7t_HtO0h_a_oM_oopbphoDt2B189_ZBbaNXnSMUQCqPZJAM_gm8kkO8aoO6DbxO4jS6GahDdXpUq_23GlcWCcKl6__8dy7Qb9lYCZ2JMD6VNPwpFh-qxlZbhx29ZrS31knmHKH9e-oNdRRloya6SmX0d3F1QlZagulbck4cx2v-5x/s6000/DSC09070.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRPmx1CTMBoK7t_HtO0h_a_oM_oopbphoDt2B189_ZBbaNXnSMUQCqPZJAM_gm8kkO8aoO6DbxO4jS6GahDdXpUq_23GlcWCcKl6__8dy7Qb9lYCZ2JMD6VNPwpFh-qxlZbhx29ZrS31knmHKH9e-oNdRRloya6SmX0d3F1QlZagulbck4cx2v-5x/w640-h426/DSC09070.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Eyk6TYWCSqfGzwX6NXIMi2nmGcm2GkQb-3hITbL1rVE79Sjv2INcOm0ugoVgKaTdm_AX0fV3Mou6NvI50ARCv1vxnFDd8kQZ6EfGH2pDCdh1N59QHogTepioTxvowszu0kW0uDLJ8A1mXNyAgf7tuMToEf7Cn3zKNu4f_RyxxtRorieTx24F2UAZ/s1372/IMG_3432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Eyk6TYWCSqfGzwX6NXIMi2nmGcm2GkQb-3hITbL1rVE79Sjv2INcOm0ugoVgKaTdm_AX0fV3Mou6NvI50ARCv1vxnFDd8kQZ6EfGH2pDCdh1N59QHogTepioTxvowszu0kW0uDLJ8A1mXNyAgf7tuMToEf7Cn3zKNu4f_RyxxtRorieTx24F2UAZ/w480-h640/IMG_3432.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd highly recommend a visit to the Flaming Gorge. It is beautiful and offers views around every corner of the river. Wildlife abounds in the form of birds, deer, and bighorn sheep. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaK6lQbEKdu67FKXojJCR-VdUQw9y-kUimu4tX_uY1zET8ZU57sF7qaUOkvH2p13-TK6iUfOiC2U29ohw0129eFZgd_8fGm0fNJSKJ_rMZra51As3FJ9Isrfy3QBdzBtNqiP9HIrabIS_L4SV__6pCgMnl-BXS82RIQb5bVOloohFMGmOKFmAT_fDY/s1372/IMG_3483.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaK6lQbEKdu67FKXojJCR-VdUQw9y-kUimu4tX_uY1zET8ZU57sF7qaUOkvH2p13-TK6iUfOiC2U29ohw0129eFZgd_8fGm0fNJSKJ_rMZra51As3FJ9Isrfy3QBdzBtNqiP9HIrabIS_L4SV__6pCgMnl-BXS82RIQb5bVOloohFMGmOKFmAT_fDY/w480-h640/IMG_3483.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Working up banks, you can easily spot brown trout feeding along shallow water seams. Just remember to drop your anchor. After landing this trout, I turned around to see my raft floating down the river. Unbeknownst to me, the water level rose slightly and my raft picked up off the bank. I never moved so quickly over rocky terrain. Thankfully, the wind pushed the raft into an eddy or else I would have gone swimming. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje34tf00AQsqGg-8Tm5PjJ1yUtI58yja7AKFEgoRA9Ol60OsbTLJpqocMn2-6k0q0M5iUh-LuJK0Cv1F58qBYE9-9TIWYOLWW7YclvNHwK_iiftF9rgIr5lxW9YuXPfmPykyOAX4SVLP3lpxO6qWaEHrkaVKbQ1-nr1F3PmFue7unCRpkMFvtntKtZ/s1372/IMG_3433.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje34tf00AQsqGg-8Tm5PjJ1yUtI58yja7AKFEgoRA9Ol60OsbTLJpqocMn2-6k0q0M5iUh-LuJK0Cv1F58qBYE9-9TIWYOLWW7YclvNHwK_iiftF9rgIr5lxW9YuXPfmPykyOAX4SVLP3lpxO6qWaEHrkaVKbQ1-nr1F3PmFue7unCRpkMFvtntKtZ/w480-h640/IMG_3433.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two weapons of choice:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Orvis Blackout H3 955</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I had to choose one rod to fly fish for trout on larger river systems like the Delaware, White, Green, or Lehigh Rivers, I'd choose this rod. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Orvis H3F 904</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is one of the best dry fly rods I've ever casted. It is perfect for small to mid-sized creeks and streams. It will also handle larger water and bigger fish if you need it to, but I'd recommend against that. I once landed a 27" brown on 6x and a size 16 dry fly with this rod. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGvFZwO2HBvhZAXIWBFHtCfkVpsM2GDLPB9m4iEH0o0rs9jL4lYzqiuWmGyN7PEZ-7BoS-Tsi3uyL8LYyc-6rYcZ2wgHa1rRjwBRb27RUPBHQhA5ixw4ATPxeb0UCBvrpx4YiKzHvNhl4ee0-JEibbtJt5v2nPFjLYLtJvXY5QDNE92fGuceo5FG6/s1372/IMG_3462.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqGvFZwO2HBvhZAXIWBFHtCfkVpsM2GDLPB9m4iEH0o0rs9jL4lYzqiuWmGyN7PEZ-7BoS-Tsi3uyL8LYyc-6rYcZ2wgHa1rRjwBRb27RUPBHQhA5ixw4ATPxeb0UCBvrpx4YiKzHvNhl4ee0-JEibbtJt5v2nPFjLYLtJvXY5QDNE92fGuceo5FG6/w480-h640/IMG_3462.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I got to the Little Hole, a series of thunderstorms and showers moved into the area. I was not prepared for rain at all. It rained for several hours. My core temperature dropped quite a bit, especially from wet wading all day in the cold water of the Green. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NQUVYHE5y8jwbdlQZfzPY2ZG6J9iA0bqNXElripAiCOiMahHpnUF86bIsiF3AeZIcwnFC2kao73nAVXcdeTLsVcrVR8HGfrfT6cKxEV8of3umqV5waYd-gZXXyA_R3SRxO8PSpg1uQvxmTh_lpJ_92DlIc-UDZd6icqE_4ugv_uklJfL6DG9V9cg/s1830/IMG_3454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1830" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NQUVYHE5y8jwbdlQZfzPY2ZG6J9iA0bqNXElripAiCOiMahHpnUF86bIsiF3AeZIcwnFC2kao73nAVXcdeTLsVcrVR8HGfrfT6cKxEV8of3umqV5waYd-gZXXyA_R3SRxO8PSpg1uQvxmTh_lpJ_92DlIc-UDZd6icqE_4ugv_uklJfL6DG9V9cg/w640-h480/IMG_3454.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If on foot, I'd highly recommend fishing any side channel. There are always eager trout that can be sight fished. This one fell for a small dropper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1rCQXNGjOihg1k75nweHBqB5TIUQoQeZexi5_m5X85aqeF39EQ5xBKP9RzeAl1TiJRpsz9BKAPmYGrVCXWG1NmcsjjTjzsj54zcpLnXHOIKjocoBNZ29FD4r0V8jgd7paHqgXDy8QiIy4gT3hScFkvVh3NRahxyJSnjUwP8EgQ91B1R2x13Kp7an/s6000/DSC09086.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1rCQXNGjOihg1k75nweHBqB5TIUQoQeZexi5_m5X85aqeF39EQ5xBKP9RzeAl1TiJRpsz9BKAPmYGrVCXWG1NmcsjjTjzsj54zcpLnXHOIKjocoBNZ29FD4r0V8jgd7paHqgXDy8QiIy4gT3hScFkvVh3NRahxyJSnjUwP8EgQ91B1R2x13Kp7an/w426-h640/DSC09086.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over the years, I've found myself on more than one occasion uttering the phrase, "I won't need a sleeping bag". This was one of those situations and it was a huge mistake. With my core temperature low, I opted to push towards my campsite for the rest of the evening. I set up camp and put on all the spare clothing I had in an attempt to get warm. With several hours of daylight left, I crawled into the tent and went to bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VuSqKfVj60nWcYeLzJJ-CJURs4fC-E_O_MSIVyafXS30DVEO81JX8WL1sVJe-0oaSliiZQrGYbxF9V8eYS-9Ol-ugvDB8oRKn7anSrtAP_XO1iwqC3MI5_QhqUN2YWfq2jlkLkS_TsEKpnVTVqbJyoWqFJWUsXfp4Fc0XU6OeOvHo_95XONAoJ81/s6000/DSC09087.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9VuSqKfVj60nWcYeLzJJ-CJURs4fC-E_O_MSIVyafXS30DVEO81JX8WL1sVJe-0oaSliiZQrGYbxF9V8eYS-9Ol-ugvDB8oRKn7anSrtAP_XO1iwqC3MI5_QhqUN2YWfq2jlkLkS_TsEKpnVTVqbJyoWqFJWUsXfp4Fc0XU6OeOvHo_95XONAoJ81/w640-h426/DSC09087.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Wfz8_56KaG4oj6ruu6TWGmsGG-GTyR2Kxr4E1eocZ1MA9KccPb2BDkFtJiaNzmtvS1AL-bDy1LZdXRmMw9Dvvmq7AWyI5-r4gbYhIXGAMQe8B5xwWHbzey9yGS3ZBHvONcYsOnyy6Wvcwpn3RgN-verTVfl_wXBt55tdVcEmsrz99fbq56SVwDiG/s1830/IMG_3471.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1830" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Wfz8_56KaG4oj6ruu6TWGmsGG-GTyR2Kxr4E1eocZ1MA9KccPb2BDkFtJiaNzmtvS1AL-bDy1LZdXRmMw9Dvvmq7AWyI5-r4gbYhIXGAMQe8B5xwWHbzey9yGS3ZBHvONcYsOnyy6Wvcwpn3RgN-verTVfl_wXBt55tdVcEmsrz99fbq56SVwDiG/w640-h480/IMG_3471.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Views before bed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWVY1d9Ej7ol__KlI6q3pogJVuiQ9DVIpoJYCs_uI2WiYyau7tbkksAfWcFHwWKF8feVoKhxtKJGC8WooN2USdBmy39j3cphSD8jNX6oWGze1xfb11FUPEUfVufGYQuXg8d77N6KzUQNRqJig19idl5ZJpLU1UEezw_-mxOrCGcyCBjAbQ59yzjDa/s1830/IMG_3481.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1830" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWVY1d9Ej7ol__KlI6q3pogJVuiQ9DVIpoJYCs_uI2WiYyau7tbkksAfWcFHwWKF8feVoKhxtKJGC8WooN2USdBmy39j3cphSD8jNX6oWGze1xfb11FUPEUfVufGYQuXg8d77N6KzUQNRqJig19idl5ZJpLU1UEezw_-mxOrCGcyCBjAbQ59yzjDa/w640-h480/IMG_3481.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sleeping area was set up beneath a towering evergreen. Before I crawled into my tent, I spotted a dead cicada that some ants had devoured. It was orange and black just like the magicicadas back east. Before pushing off, I made a cast with a cicada under the evergreen and it was immediately eaten by a trout. I missed the hook set. I put another cast into the zone and the same trout exploded on the fly again. It was at that moment, I knew the day was going to be epic. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBgiMJaL93TewAjng6Egk-s6qIvqK0ce_cmPQZBNeSbLUfroxPHOKOo_njurGy5YFXDxhXXK3cPDjCCG2cpTs04cvh53SkJDOH2LSxhhFzFIlnyP8kBwzozzEjIcW5U_p9hQ7_AG9t5EGLIa6kLeNX2uz7DAU_QZMm-2dxTXX7m06hHH8TZLwBhHs/s6000/DSC09110.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBgiMJaL93TewAjng6Egk-s6qIvqK0ce_cmPQZBNeSbLUfroxPHOKOo_njurGy5YFXDxhXXK3cPDjCCG2cpTs04cvh53SkJDOH2LSxhhFzFIlnyP8kBwzozzEjIcW5U_p9hQ7_AG9t5EGLIa6kLeNX2uz7DAU_QZMm-2dxTXX7m06hHH8TZLwBhHs/w640-h426/DSC09110.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The famous Red Creek rapid. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTiLIG--MWND9H33pNpPpDaLh2rSJCpfoaTXj_uASFYcfy85s3hfCUDc4CO5oA_tBfvlpWpgWyE2WUdzmKAe0u0xzXlTCI9KzU2dfileX559OXnsgl253tt4a0PWeEdjEuKlntTWbNV2mefFCnu4Xs5MHPvtrhxv0igavbTWdIl3oKxSRQZqFjS5V/s2314/GPTempDownload4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="2314" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTiLIG--MWND9H33pNpPpDaLh2rSJCpfoaTXj_uASFYcfy85s3hfCUDc4CO5oA_tBfvlpWpgWyE2WUdzmKAe0u0xzXlTCI9KzU2dfileX559OXnsgl253tt4a0PWeEdjEuKlntTWbNV2mefFCnu4Xs5MHPvtrhxv0igavbTWdIl3oKxSRQZqFjS5V/w640-h360/GPTempDownload4.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"You can't shoot the chutes Pauley"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBtqf3NV3m5RvX68xdhaonLS4uC4AA1xJK5uyUNj19gizU_uD0-BaF-mDB2_7SsqAVT0ACUNie3GLk-Iw9vuCJw0bL6Qhaw6-_4LgfQXWx0ksejGG-hNGZUO9oSYyUvxv5LtZnY7m6cVMfgyb8xq6_-XIrQLgLk_y4Tmb19zgBJJrGdKXug279iax/s6000/DSC09121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBtqf3NV3m5RvX68xdhaonLS4uC4AA1xJK5uyUNj19gizU_uD0-BaF-mDB2_7SsqAVT0ACUNie3GLk-Iw9vuCJw0bL6Qhaw6-_4LgfQXWx0ksejGG-hNGZUO9oSYyUvxv5LtZnY7m6cVMfgyb8xq6_-XIrQLgLk_y4Tmb19zgBJJrGdKXug279iax/w640-h426/DSC09121.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The scene of some epic cicada action. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bDyetVh6h7OJPmsO7kFZ5ZXpNWofYDEUxA2u-YuSuQp-C_XwyW2VLar2LjV5lfp8kVG67e-SQmTVIbn1OEbnn1IHE2QAr66uXHjhysQ-nbeXsUDg37EG0p5wMzHU2bpiBitnxgaFSBgrpOfA_RjNfKirNya3pelNJPhrFDmVEc-PnH36L0IYvUE7/s1372/IMG_3512.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bDyetVh6h7OJPmsO7kFZ5ZXpNWofYDEUxA2u-YuSuQp-C_XwyW2VLar2LjV5lfp8kVG67e-SQmTVIbn1OEbnn1IHE2QAr66uXHjhysQ-nbeXsUDg37EG0p5wMzHU2bpiBitnxgaFSBgrpOfA_RjNfKirNya3pelNJPhrFDmVEc-PnH36L0IYvUE7/w480-h640/IMG_3512.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have zero regrets purchasing this amazing personal fishing craft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxMYfB1M_ytEL5impBhK5hgGeNYJLaxmkdS71Dh-SsWuT8o44mVM6GIBLgbPlWEHX2vk59lpd_TyMXiDoEgSXxCCZsvJ_n4B3lNJkrvzmovQxZCwn6qPZDhLyPXT1hRR_mFdU4jSwtJVEK9E04XTNJYbNg7WSMjHsdydSqEE0CkJlnDVlSD_0pE_H/s1372/IMG_3522.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxMYfB1M_ytEL5impBhK5hgGeNYJLaxmkdS71Dh-SsWuT8o44mVM6GIBLgbPlWEHX2vk59lpd_TyMXiDoEgSXxCCZsvJ_n4B3lNJkrvzmovQxZCwn6qPZDhLyPXT1hRR_mFdU4jSwtJVEK9E04XTNJYbNg7WSMjHsdydSqEE0CkJlnDVlSD_0pE_H/w480-h640/IMG_3522.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My cicada fishing window was limited to a side channel where the trout probably had not been exposed to the last several weeks of cicada patterns. Like most cicada fishing, the action is intense, but you often miss a lot of fish. In this case, I went 1 for 5. I was fortunate to land this stud brown trout that took me about 50 yards downriver. One of the fish I lost was pushing 24". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oqgQkg8xDIqxhCrYJ_Kf8wivZJM3Xe6l9Uf2yGwmk5dop7QsELts2rxPTd7oViNuuU3mUJqrG-ePSpFBcrGM4TpCpa7z2nZ5BGjqQKfv_K76z00sJ-Q3hgGBQQNBq5rVUuHTv52QY7Q4l-ZEGkSudwEtYKfRY4pQ9e1E3PkBdxTIOvl7G8uYNdFt/s1372/IMG_3523.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oqgQkg8xDIqxhCrYJ_Kf8wivZJM3Xe6l9Uf2yGwmk5dop7QsELts2rxPTd7oViNuuU3mUJqrG-ePSpFBcrGM4TpCpa7z2nZ5BGjqQKfv_K76z00sJ-Q3hgGBQQNBq5rVUuHTv52QY7Q4l-ZEGkSudwEtYKfRY4pQ9e1E3PkBdxTIOvl7G8uYNdFt/w480-h640/IMG_3523.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnmyS_i98wApNm2qOVdOW905i6IvdMd8Oy_1Y42Z-gxwSoksWS5xluWW1CJKpnWmN2BDvKWL2Rrq_p9lQIY1qCF3j7obaePExPhfgzOmQ4fNgj0HB8nqRvAzh9stk2YhncL42EXEKtwg6xwKIi8shC28cHFZpyi0OX4491HRxRegEZffUYoQsfRdI/s6000/DSC09098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnmyS_i98wApNm2qOVdOW905i6IvdMd8Oy_1Y42Z-gxwSoksWS5xluWW1CJKpnWmN2BDvKWL2Rrq_p9lQIY1qCF3j7obaePExPhfgzOmQ4fNgj0HB8nqRvAzh9stk2YhncL42EXEKtwg6xwKIi8shC28cHFZpyi0OX4491HRxRegEZffUYoQsfRdI/w640-h426/DSC09098.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An elite bank. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAPuBuk4McTA9ZHJePkSdbaJ8Ci7f4n6aEYIOQoZWvxMRPEcfvx6mIGx2R5s2F6aVWSFex0rQvp6I3V6pDovzL_3viugF96pyyIYtPChcunmVGsRzCaY0xNupUyxBy0f1ClVZlq3z17Tq3bxX10OYS6e45TG4tl0o7Gh5qv4sGKZ9MV5b9MnSo5an/s5095/DSC09103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3701" data-original-width="5095" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAPuBuk4McTA9ZHJePkSdbaJ8Ci7f4n6aEYIOQoZWvxMRPEcfvx6mIGx2R5s2F6aVWSFex0rQvp6I3V6pDovzL_3viugF96pyyIYtPChcunmVGsRzCaY0xNupUyxBy0f1ClVZlq3z17Tq3bxX10OYS6e45TG4tl0o7Gh5qv4sGKZ9MV5b9MnSo5an/w640-h464/DSC09103.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifk0pE8zAiQOazE7Q2K0W5lWN5G0IXdptBPddWAB4R7BC5r5Q4DYBM0uxnWz3i7pdh4iPGTEfa44CkR2ltJ2fxqlmJCdYha-lyfPOx9jLNKkSxNAskGO2eA1usn2VX8FpT5oS4dmu5ae4jgUOLpAzLEJAEaCzZYWMIk4Gid-PwDeOuW6aaF0WFAM7-/s3938/DSC09097.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3938" data-original-width="2627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifk0pE8zAiQOazE7Q2K0W5lWN5G0IXdptBPddWAB4R7BC5r5Q4DYBM0uxnWz3i7pdh4iPGTEfa44CkR2ltJ2fxqlmJCdYha-lyfPOx9jLNKkSxNAskGO2eA1usn2VX8FpT5oS4dmu5ae4jgUOLpAzLEJAEaCzZYWMIk4Gid-PwDeOuW6aaF0WFAM7-/w426-h640/DSC09097.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I parked the raft on the side of a juicy section of the Green and began walking upriver. I landed a multitude of brown trout on a hopper before I spotted this trout feeding in about 10 inches of water. He was positioned directly upstream of a log and I could see him moving side to side eating emergers. I ditched my hopper and opted for a small comparadun and a size 18 frenchie as a dropper. My first cast was pure and I watched him move two feet to eat the dropper. We danced awhile before I scooped him in the Rising net directly in front of a drift boat and clients. 23"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XqRw6wxrySzyININkzRSVdQbq00cQxGZ-ksxB8NcEpOKop1n6u1iN7b6P6eDBg1FDwRZYfqFdKP4uj_otsccSU9W26c8J900QympL6dTFJxqy4qDo1_kVZ4XchcK2qcdYM_Z5q35jTK57lZd76wbWVqWp65giyXy7wD34eHakneX2UwNWsVCkR-V/s1966/IMG_3488.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1966" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XqRw6wxrySzyININkzRSVdQbq00cQxGZ-ksxB8NcEpOKop1n6u1iN7b6P6eDBg1FDwRZYfqFdKP4uj_otsccSU9W26c8J900QympL6dTFJxqy4qDo1_kVZ4XchcK2qcdYM_Z5q35jTK57lZd76wbWVqWp65giyXy7wD34eHakneX2UwNWsVCkR-V/w640-h446/IMG_3488.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UCJ8enGy4ITXBACaKkbIDVhB7PHkhRZ8vBmdbo-hC07LVZwljvzf6ZWwCveRF2dY9VZDwiruAFGFCdA3q2tvTbwbRVzXIrvOf3lpg8O4UwP0fVVASnVVtrIIWp9bkYoxE3d-Z-hiGW7PRdRkkG2I8umWFIPqiisrCc0gMoNWKRs78O7yqsfunNO_/s1372/IMG_3432.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UCJ8enGy4ITXBACaKkbIDVhB7PHkhRZ8vBmdbo-hC07LVZwljvzf6ZWwCveRF2dY9VZDwiruAFGFCdA3q2tvTbwbRVzXIrvOf3lpg8O4UwP0fVVASnVVtrIIWp9bkYoxE3d-Z-hiGW7PRdRkkG2I8umWFIPqiisrCc0gMoNWKRs78O7yqsfunNO_/w480-h640/IMG_3432.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx30tUQoID-JsaVk_fOan8PcCE0M3rRpi64AmKeZg_d2kTKpDhEq_mqaHrTP4YfjnQhOggypJh41FAU1A9tnnFMW4vtbEEMj-iU9VUKu7xr8_aMZOrYW7KAsq0opROHlBh7Fdt8WmUZQ-XPQwbQbDecwWCWAAWp7d-2VixRfjv2LG_n42sRq7gCdLZ/s1372/IMG_3444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx30tUQoID-JsaVk_fOan8PcCE0M3rRpi64AmKeZg_d2kTKpDhEq_mqaHrTP4YfjnQhOggypJh41FAU1A9tnnFMW4vtbEEMj-iU9VUKu7xr8_aMZOrYW7KAsq0opROHlBh7Fdt8WmUZQ-XPQwbQbDecwWCWAAWp7d-2VixRfjv2LG_n42sRq7gCdLZ/w480-h640/IMG_3444.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DawstCjUXWIexJOMkg9wRpd-5nni-w3z-8RvJ6qz8M-QT5VfbmRJcCMKCxXFpOMSz_61DMxJjTzOAUAbvuKKZmOxzluvHFlevuaxactJBCqXBzAT68HOGJyngZrmh8pc6h7RuhoxiQ7flQvr4vQd66VkncPjl-sV7eW5R38JY8yW2Sx5AIYZicqN/s1372/IMG_3503.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1372" data-original-width="932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DawstCjUXWIexJOMkg9wRpd-5nni-w3z-8RvJ6qz8M-QT5VfbmRJcCMKCxXFpOMSz_61DMxJjTzOAUAbvuKKZmOxzluvHFlevuaxactJBCqXBzAT68HOGJyngZrmh8pc6h7RuhoxiQ7flQvr4vQd66VkncPjl-sV7eW5R38JY8yW2Sx5AIYZicqN/w434-h640/IMG_3503.jpeg" width="434" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RnK0joA9TaJ-395QeIRYJAG4jCpltxjolwQQmtXhm7gwX8E47SHj9B0ycoBp-QkSplPjijAnTFNz8pIG-BQL8toh3PlNdaAIGt4QUJzLLLtwRnTsc5yVyVXQZSkxfVde5QJmLTysZnC6hqll1t4PwAWPSLFtz2fiCdQRdw4wg1vUr8SwHRODMg5l/s6000/DSC09130.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RnK0joA9TaJ-395QeIRYJAG4jCpltxjolwQQmtXhm7gwX8E47SHj9B0ycoBp-QkSplPjijAnTFNz8pIG-BQL8toh3PlNdaAIGt4QUJzLLLtwRnTsc5yVyVXQZSkxfVde5QJmLTysZnC6hqll1t4PwAWPSLFtz2fiCdQRdw4wg1vUr8SwHRODMg5l/w640-h426/DSC09130.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I was content after an amazing morning of trout fishing and decided to float out to the takeout. The lower end, or "B"section, of the Flaming Gorge is as beautiful as the "A" section. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahgtYgtPxhB-0duaHeMOHppw590OtU2AH_Gn65hbCLIsPPinplyAunkrqm0_dRgjRmsKr_Yr2Pug8vdZEDNhBQh1yrk0O2SpEBUVx_AKyiYXp3GD2i4B22bWc2j7YaMC64SAkCJhemEyZNTTCerGrZXcsGRVSB37tk7wfoeQuewtliAhZ1C1vXlIO/s6000/DSC09132.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhahgtYgtPxhB-0duaHeMOHppw590OtU2AH_Gn65hbCLIsPPinplyAunkrqm0_dRgjRmsKr_Yr2Pug8vdZEDNhBQh1yrk0O2SpEBUVx_AKyiYXp3GD2i4B22bWc2j7YaMC64SAkCJhemEyZNTTCerGrZXcsGRVSB37tk7wfoeQuewtliAhZ1C1vXlIO/w640-h426/DSC09132.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More expansive runs and pools. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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At the end of my drive out, I openly wondered why it ONLY cost $135. What a deal...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iWOJASxsmQGH38FjveYecAbhz2Uagd2DuDDBWhIVlybxVN5usSPVRAFvgZXcVEWbGmAThcbzZhXCLBzs_Yn7Ou9D4PMAtZwYdNKLhS6kuBTvYPBr37kWDx2PumlTiUU_pFEgZ_uNUGt2LryN82QfJ2dpx9sCBIM9O4QIVVDjXCqnae2RTolub5Eg/s6000/DSC09148.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_iWOJASxsmQGH38FjveYecAbhz2Uagd2DuDDBWhIVlybxVN5usSPVRAFvgZXcVEWbGmAThcbzZhXCLBzs_Yn7Ou9D4PMAtZwYdNKLhS6kuBTvYPBr37kWDx2PumlTiUU_pFEgZ_uNUGt2LryN82QfJ2dpx9sCBIM9O4QIVVDjXCqnae2RTolub5Eg/w640-h426/DSC09148.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhLcq2U9ebSGk_pF4M0NjX67TPw1xWlcKX5XrkFa_KlgZXiiNL3NYfGtIpo4po17SJ3lo736Spyw0NSJ95RK3kkt5chfmCv_smGRT6Ou2wg5KoogfvpjKg_eutzUTGfdWkne_8ARg9KWd348PuQY1C878Tj1ag23sCYA3rHlYah5yjmbPLyyrd7ZRC/s6000/DSC09156.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dilophosaurus footprints. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRL5r6U7dol_attyHjjNHzo0TvDXFnerPXp8IVYy9iA5pFwEEKWn-j2q02evNqGNSHbgd5HxLzzuzdE96ZC-Sb8KCzsUTHdWZFC09ioZ8u87TvYpwgOrseF8uEfEVB6ezD_bNSU5FxhwCw6Xxjuxe1qn342G6r30DBv7mRLIE2rzcXhEEy-eu4KfF/s1914/IMG_3295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1914" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRL5r6U7dol_attyHjjNHzo0TvDXFnerPXp8IVYy9iA5pFwEEKWn-j2q02evNqGNSHbgd5HxLzzuzdE96ZC-Sb8KCzsUTHdWZFC09ioZ8u87TvYpwgOrseF8uEfEVB6ezD_bNSU5FxhwCw6Xxjuxe1qn342G6r30DBv7mRLIE2rzcXhEEy-eu4KfF/w640-h480/IMG_3295.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A dinosaur femur. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfyM3GDOZ0M4ixCO1pxmzHMo0eW2_xale2fskEbFnjNxuGrnFT3pHx3VVhMnSmnk-G8CPvAlUfnp8faCcs8xiR96ckwALxPBAS-J8KPe9lnAR-YhbL5NIg62qzl7-rt_ubvTD9DyDEAkPM8NyI8V9ImUfzZGofx9SYfu09jfG7mgpgabnVjJD3YdD/s1436/IMG_3302.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivfyM3GDOZ0M4ixCO1pxmzHMo0eW2_xale2fskEbFnjNxuGrnFT3pHx3VVhMnSmnk-G8CPvAlUfnp8faCcs8xiR96ckwALxPBAS-J8KPe9lnAR-YhbL5NIg62qzl7-rt_ubvTD9DyDEAkPM8NyI8V9ImUfzZGofx9SYfu09jfG7mgpgabnVjJD3YdD/w480-h640/IMG_3302.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A different section of the Green.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXeqppdoLruHSAQU2zg4lbsPZLnsLJebHEkIbj03XavLcVzDXX8_qFfilLKEzVLtoIwL8Y7duK9xi0BWyWPgJsI-5_94L4Q8P1xYeJ8-M1ZQfXFQ9XBATcvgQWr-06hQOGMLaXHGBNDc-wF--9dR9YAUnoY8Ph3Qgi5q9WA4-kxWjdkgfR7L6he_b/s1436/IMG_3286.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1078" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXeqppdoLruHSAQU2zg4lbsPZLnsLJebHEkIbj03XavLcVzDXX8_qFfilLKEzVLtoIwL8Y7duK9xi0BWyWPgJsI-5_94L4Q8P1xYeJ8-M1ZQfXFQ9XBATcvgQWr-06hQOGMLaXHGBNDc-wF--9dR9YAUnoY8Ph3Qgi5q9WA4-kxWjdkgfR7L6he_b/w480-h640/IMG_3286.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Camp. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-7788255609310541512023-06-12T11:52:00.018-04:002023-07-02T19:15:04.476-04:00One and Done on the Deschutes<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIIaFRWoympeOzS90OJ0P5iKuQQQB0GzNX_rLs9wudIy-jW3yGJMKxN5yxYRp6yRdn2fABy1kTuvdru7xFeRdYpZVhq-9snGn7A_Xe673FN_jCjtDh0-Qgnxg8vjTm_RTQR4leH36gmS15eFRJjWeqykR1OGLn0nBCZ88IAdszmrmYNC9JlYxFTo7/s5899/DSC09792.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5899" data-original-width="3932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIIaFRWoympeOzS90OJ0P5iKuQQQB0GzNX_rLs9wudIy-jW3yGJMKxN5yxYRp6yRdn2fABy1kTuvdru7xFeRdYpZVhq-9snGn7A_Xe673FN_jCjtDh0-Qgnxg8vjTm_RTQR4leH36gmS15eFRJjWeqykR1OGLn0nBCZ88IAdszmrmYNC9JlYxFTo7/w426-h640/DSC09792.jpeg" width="426" /></a></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><i>A Story of Highs and Lows Shooting the Deschutes</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><i>August 22'</i></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f83be85e-7fff-da39-2f0a-033d269f7ab7"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Maupin is a quintessential western river town nestled along the Deschutes River canyon in central Oregon. It is an oasis amongst the surrounding high desert and sage brush, attracting tourists intent on enjoying the river’s bountiful recreational opportunities. The community consists almost entirely of rafting and fishing outfitters, guides, and the small businesses that support tourism. The main drag features bars, a coffee shop, a hardware store, a cafe, the rafting companies, and probably the best fly shop in the United States: Deschutes Angler. I was simply another tourist, of the fish bum variety, intent on catching a wild steelhead on a swung dry line. The ODFW decided on August 15 as the day to reopen steelhead fishing after the brutally low return numbers and high water temperatures of 2021. Stepping out of my van onto Main Street, I could sense that there was a buzz in the air, and that I wasn’t alone in my intended pursuit.<span></span></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-dcd15cfe-7fff-2380-3f6d-ddb8528524c1"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">“Do you have a shit bucket?” The question caught me off guard as I was unaware of that specific regulation for floating anglers. Jon and Amy Hazel both let out hearty laughs at my quizzical reaction before proceeding to give me a rundown of a lot of other requirements on what I could, and could not, do within the confines of the canyon. The two are quite the pair and one of fly fishing’s most famous couples. As two of the OG’s of spey fishing in the United States, they are deep sources of knowledge, and two of the friendliest angler’s you’ll ever meet. Simply put, they hooked me up by pointing me in the right direction on the whereabouts of proper “shit buckets,” a shuttle, and put-ins/take-outs. They even sold me a few bags to dispose of waste that met proper regulations so I wouldn’t get a ticket. Thankfully, the local hardware store had one “shit bucket” left, albeit in the large size only. Now properly equipped, I made a run to The Dalles to stock up on some supplies and spend the night at my reserved campsite at Deschutes River State Recreation Area. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiPT9K4MqSF_3cmmmuHmU2blfcxczv5ZD0rNJV3jRVKwvLnUGrjRATISfAf5OHmdexf1kqPjht1IVAaQIgJr9pN9WaXrxExjMiJRoLneAXFG__W8H5J0bOW9rlLunMHmeN-rtFpi8aUC937hkfKQJBr7cHqkw8Dnb3RF5J4pLYiO_nWujqrwPPfgB/s3936/DSC09909.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2624" data-original-width="3936" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiPT9K4MqSF_3cmmmuHmU2blfcxczv5ZD0rNJV3jRVKwvLnUGrjRATISfAf5OHmdexf1kqPjht1IVAaQIgJr9pN9WaXrxExjMiJRoLneAXFG__W8H5J0bOW9rlLunMHmeN-rtFpi8aUC937hkfKQJBr7cHqkw8Dnb3RF5J4pLYiO_nWujqrwPPfgB/w640-h426/DSC09909.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-617cc458-7fff-561f-a3bd-6fd153fe729c"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My plan was to take my Water Master Kodiak and float almost 50 miles from the Buckhollow BLM Boat Ramp all the way to the confluence with the Columbia River. The trip would last two days, which was a little ambitious, but I planned on using the heavy flow of the river to lazily float for good chunks of the sunny periods when most anglers are taking siestas. The goal was to land my first Deschutes River wild steelhead. Numbers over the Bonneville Dam looked promising, especially when compared to the prior year. With that being said, the task seemed quite daunting for a DIY angler that had no insight into the proper runs and set up locations to find the proverbial “needle in a haystack”. Having never been on the river before, it was a risk, especially for the uninitiated. The Deschutes is well known for its whitewater rafting opportunities and heavy flow. At this time of the year, the water was on the lower side but still burly compared to my east coast routines. The remoteness, and lack of cell-phone service, was also a variable that only calmed me by the fact that there’d be a lot of people on the river. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9ed571ce-7fff-92f7-0c8d-2d0e75b1b3e5"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">My alarm went off early, no doubt awaking other campers in the tight quarters of the state park. Having spent the entire evening packing, I hopped into the front seat and glided out of camp. Forty five minutes later, I was driving down a rocky turn off to a bankside put in. It was still dark when Jon Hazel and a client came down to launch their drift boat. I was actively loading the raft and we exchanged silent pleasantries in the dark. I parked the van up on the access road and triple checked that it was all locked up and that my shuttle service would find the key. It was still low light as the Kodiak Watermaster glided down the first run of the Deschutes. My low position in the raft made it difficult for me to scope out approaching holding water. Sometimes I anticipated a spot that turned out to be wadeable, but most of the time, my intuition proved incorrect. The Deschutes size and speed were different from almost all other rivers that I’ve fished previously.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywee1EGiyq4ktg-B_d_yKna1SMNqB0X5rfeXrP1_Xw2H6b_WBZGyfau7HW_AMciUNhVvZH1y0bAmuGRi23_hMfKP7lgGg4leX1arZohOlnZbceTib1Y0c9CdEWzDyM6kyUwUgTAQdf-Hr3vNuEOSLk7EGv20vnNZhmG9n7nGMhysELQamBBXkpCuz/s6000/DSC09760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhywee1EGiyq4ktg-B_d_yKna1SMNqB0X5rfeXrP1_Xw2H6b_WBZGyfau7HW_AMciUNhVvZH1y0bAmuGRi23_hMfKP7lgGg4leX1arZohOlnZbceTib1Y0c9CdEWzDyM6kyUwUgTAQdf-Hr3vNuEOSLk7EGv20vnNZhmG9n7nGMhysELQamBBXkpCuz/w640-h426/DSC09760.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1b8c85b4-7fff-bb0e-db09-433c77c76b63"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It was still early morning when I settled into a run near Jones Canyon. I parked the water master and walked upriver to fish the head of a long run at the beginning of a bend. By this point in the morning, my casting had settled into a groove. My Burkheimer 7127, 435 gr. Rio Scandi Short, 15 foot leader, and small wet fly on an Alec Jackson iron felt good as I slowly lengthened out on the step down. A boulder broke up the flow on the inside creating a seam that extended down into the run. It looked and felt similar to one of my favorite runs on the Salmon River in New York. At that moment, Jon and his client floated by on the outside. They let me know about a lost fish upriver and asked if I had any luck. I had not. Jon replied, “Don’t worry, it is coming”. The familiarity of the likely holding water, and Jon’s words, gave me a bolt of confidence. As their drift boat disappeared downriver, my mind slowly wandered off to the scenery of the canyon. The Deschutes River and canyon is simply breathtaking. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As often happens in fishing, the moment comes when you least expect it. My line came tight coming through the seam and I felt the deep head shakes of a steelhead trying to break free of a hook. For a few brief moments the fish hung out in the soft flow unwilling to move from its resting space. As if registering the reality of being hooked, the fish took off into the heavy flow of the river, peeling line off my Loop Classic and bending my Burkheimer to the cork. As for me, it took me half the fight to fully comprehend what had just happened. When I did, I got nervous and my knees began to shake. I tailed the hen, a thick wild specimen, just as the sun peered over the rim of Jones Canyon. She was my first wild steelhead on the Burkheimer and exhibited all of the features that make this species special. I quickly snapped a few photos on my phone and let her jolt back into the current. The moment was the highpoint of my summer vacation and of my next 36 hours. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gRB8QW40AfJRcyN_85urWOS61bGnttENZdjJgDopqwyXvwlSK7h8wSZZ_ALX0kStpnSM1lb-UaVos6zl4q5hK7sAmsmLWHelbwWAZ27gdnHGS1aXe3a1l52gq6qz0TOcm4jDUS6-7PuRoyLfCNO_6NywsTwl2Gb2ZwRWd1pyinE1r-HbYe09Buz4/s6000/DSC09762.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gRB8QW40AfJRcyN_85urWOS61bGnttENZdjJgDopqwyXvwlSK7h8wSZZ_ALX0kStpnSM1lb-UaVos6zl4q5hK7sAmsmLWHelbwWAZ27gdnHGS1aXe3a1l52gq6qz0TOcm4jDUS6-7PuRoyLfCNO_6NywsTwl2Gb2ZwRWd1pyinE1r-HbYe09Buz4/w640-h426/DSC09762.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-32d66933-7fff-f475-b908-59ef80c289f2"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As I hung out in Jones Canyon, I contemplated stopping fishing and going entirely “one and done”. For the next few hours, I simply floated down the river and watched the sun rise over the canyon walls. I passed some famous places: Beavertail, Cedar Island, Rattlesnake Canyon, and on down to Mack’s. The tone of the float changed at Mack’s Canyon. Above, I basically had the entire river to myself in almost complete solitude. Here, that was replaced with the sound of jet boats and a steady flotilla of commercial and recreational rafts. The river was crowded. On the Watermaster, I learned pretty quickly what the sound of a jet outboard sounded like coming around the corner because I had to get the hell out of the way as quickly as possible. With wind, a weighted raft, and heavy flows, it wasn’t easy. I also made the decision to start fishing again, but a lot of the prime areas (the obvious ones) were already taken. I settled for the smaller tail outs and holding lies with only a few trout to show for my efforts. I was not complaining.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b6a0092a-7fff-97d5-dd8f-4f23be3108eb"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">In the early afternoon, I started looking for a place to camp. Being unfamiliar with the river, I had my work cut out for me. All of the official camping areas were already filled with anglers and other floating recreationalists. Since I wanted to cut the float down to near 20 miles for my second day, I floated by a lot of opportunities thinking that I would find a spot downriver. As the sun began to set, I started to get desperate as I competed for scarce real estate with a host of other anglers. Most of the secondary campsites were also filled. I ended up finding a goat path, barely wide enough to fit my two person tent, tucked along a rock wall on the bank of the river across from an area known as Bull Run Canyon. It was barely wide enough to fit my two person tent and I set up over some rocks and cacti. I cooked a meal, dried myself out, and read a book. Rather than skate a fly through the boulder strewn run ten feet away, I was content to watch the canyon walls and daydream about the steelhead I landed. I even checked my phone a few times just to look at her again. I did not sleep well…</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwuql_nfve0lO-CFOYKIqbsxxNuiYukCKTbU70K1EV6T72qPfKIe_O1Q1y3i09O7AzpzoJ7Dh75HOh_rwjA68tH5ig1b2f9_74xy7pj-eC74wFmYO1Xi0vMccSvXoJknFbgEF5r0BaYL5Mx2gxXsw2XoEcD7GwFFF1Rzi2eFbK4VT_clbLgvVxemw/s6000/DSC09753.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwuql_nfve0lO-CFOYKIqbsxxNuiYukCKTbU70K1EV6T72qPfKIe_O1Q1y3i09O7AzpzoJ7Dh75HOh_rwjA68tH5ig1b2f9_74xy7pj-eC74wFmYO1Xi0vMccSvXoJknFbgEF5r0BaYL5Mx2gxXsw2XoEcD7GwFFF1Rzi2eFbK4VT_clbLgvVxemw/w426-h640/DSC09753.jpeg" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-16195324-7fff-e455-d597-4ae153bfd808"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It didn’t take long for the second day of the float to start going awry. It seemed that every prime run on the river was already occupied by guides, clients, and DIY anglers. This was to be expected and I only found a few areas to try and swing my line through so I floated on. As I approached Harris Canyon, the sun was coming up over the Deschutes in a manner that required a photograph. I reached for my IPhone and was recording a video with my left hand. The oar of the water master swung up in the current and hit my arm. In slow motion, my phone tumbled through the air as I simultaneously lunged to grab it. For a brief millisecond, the phone was in my hand before tumbling a second time into the green water of the river. I lunged again with my whole arm going into the water and my phone literally sliding between my fingers and down into the depths. I was incredulous. My maps and notes on the lower river were now gone. My ability to navigate and about a month of images and video were gone (I wasn’t on wifi to back it up). My ability to contact two friends that I was scheduled to meet up with the following day was now gone. It didn’t take me long to realize that I needed to float the rest of the river out. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-d53d6ce7-7fff-1604-e9e8-b9afdd8f9666"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Disaster struck several river miles later. I was approaching a loud rapid named “Washout,” when I overheard the sound of a jet boat ripping around the corner. At lower levels, this particular rapid has a defined channel and the jet boat has the right of way. I paddled out of the area, but found myself suddenly out of position. I paddled like a mad man to reposition the water master to head down the channel and avoid the holes on either side. I dropped into the first hydraulic sideways with the intent of having one last dig of the oars to straighten me out. When I did, my left oar clipped the rock on the lip, twisted under the raft, and immediately ripped out of the oar lock. It sounded like a gunshot. I hit the first wave sideways before using the right oar to straighten out. Of all the things on the raft, my first thought was “not the Burkheimer!!!” At this moment, I had my Burkheimer in my left hand above my head like I was a rodeo cowboy trying to survive seven seconds on Bodacious. I was using a combination of forward and back strokes with the remaining oar to keep the raft steady on the wave train. The current was pushing me towards another small rapid and I realized I had no way to maneuver. I unscrewed the remaining oar from the lock and had to paddle the water master, canoe style, to the bank. I spent an hour looking for my paddle up and down the sketchy river bank to no avail. The Sawyer Watermaster oars sink and the nature of the rapid would ensure that the paddle wouldn't go far. At the bank, the reality of the situation started to set in. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvvmrYqi5i9YGxYvR4VhJSgxNZiSqj3m7y2UbqI53AtgkuhMvEUiaXlrq8pUltTnSRC-A5Xoy-VFqtshfa1pB6rcAbEyWTXVXDpfpulZrd5rZZfG8FhTDgHW1ekILfPH7mUTlhKFBytBHseKEPbzVDd_VQTZKkuM1h6pvJDHxJ-bbSRozupWkYm57/s3936/DSC09918.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3936" data-original-width="2624" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSvvmrYqi5i9YGxYvR4VhJSgxNZiSqj3m7y2UbqI53AtgkuhMvEUiaXlrq8pUltTnSRC-A5Xoy-VFqtshfa1pB6rcAbEyWTXVXDpfpulZrd5rZZfG8FhTDgHW1ekILfPH7mUTlhKFBytBHseKEPbzVDd_VQTZKkuM1h6pvJDHxJ-bbSRozupWkYm57/w426-h640/DSC09918.jpeg" width="426" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e6c613ef-7fff-51bc-02f5-4d3a7b63533a"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">As I sat by my raft, I contemplated my options for floating the remaining 8 river miles and some of the river’s most notorious rapids. For one, I could float out and completely roll the dice with my ability to navigate unfamiliar rapids, holes, and those crazy side currents with a loaded raft and a shit canoe paddle. Two, I could pack up my raft and gear, hike up to the rail trail, and walk out to the mouth. With everything, I’d have over 100 lbs. on my back stuffed into an uncomfortable dry bag with the 100+ degree desert heat. Three, I could flag down a jet or drift boat, and ask for help. I had an internal debate in my head for a long time on whether or not to swallow my pride. I even had multiple opportunities to do so. Jeff Hickman flew by on his jet boat with a huge grin on his face waving to me. A maintenance truck passed down the rail trail and numerous drift boats were going down the river. In the end, I packed up all of my gear, strapped it down nice and tight, cinched my life jacket, and decided to go for it. After about 15 minutes, I became less worried about the rapids and blitzing jet boats than I was about the increasingly intense upriver wind. It was a slog. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-886ba565-7fff-7a94-112b-2a45eddd8978"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">If you know the Lower Deschutes River, some of those rapids are intense. With names like Gordon Ridge, Colorado, Knock Knock, Rattlesnake, and Moody, I definitely had my work cut out for me. The holes and swirling side pockets aren’t the best place for a pack raft to get swept into. The width of the Kodiak Watermaster, the shortness of the oar paddle, the weight of the rig, and the upstream wind didn’t do me any favors. I had a general idea of what to expect from watching a few Youtube videos, but when you are sitting in an inner tube at water level dropping into those hydraulics, you feel a degree of helplessness, especially when your maneuverability is non-existent. It was unnerving with the added degree of losing some really expensive gear. I think my favorite part was watching the eyes on me from the guides and fellow fisherman. There were a lot of laughs and jeers. Interestingly, no one offered their services or help except for two guys who gave me some directions of left, right, and left, through one of the sections. I think my favorite part was pulling up to Heritage Landing where I overheard a teenager sarcastically tell his parents, “that guy looks like he’s having fun”. I simply shot him a glare and a smile. As I limped up the bank to the parking lot, I was fully expecting my van to not be there. Thankfully, it was…</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYi2XueRHS0v8-i_-4NpWe5Q9lxWh8576GzL1kxekqDc-2UzGdpp1L8fPeUvwWuzgCOUhVfYey1tRwQdtvZO-X5ayDeBKsryqxUFVVucVtH3CCn_IZC-kplgT9AYxYTAbxfI9lToE6WbFem1tNw2G0yNTW6910KGEyrwWw6hCDfJTM0s5cZHM_dWWX/s6000/DSC09763.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYi2XueRHS0v8-i_-4NpWe5Q9lxWh8576GzL1kxekqDc-2UzGdpp1L8fPeUvwWuzgCOUhVfYey1tRwQdtvZO-X5ayDeBKsryqxUFVVucVtH3CCn_IZC-kplgT9AYxYTAbxfI9lToE6WbFem1tNw2G0yNTW6910KGEyrwWw6hCDfJTM0s5cZHM_dWWX/w640-h426/DSC09763.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-0c02904a-7fff-a56b-a881-c305e184cb86"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">After packing up my van, I found some shade and drank about a gallon of cold water. I needed to find a Verizon store, get a replacement phone, and contact my buddy Austin. I ended up at the Dalles McDonalds for some free wifi in order to connect with him and set a time and place to meet the following morning. Then, I went shopping. It felt odd, almost like traveling back in time, to ask someone where the alarm clocks were so that I could not be late the following morning. Priorities. As for my new phone, it ended up being overnighted to the only place I could think of: Deschutes Angler. Amy did not let me leave the shop without a retelling of my experience running down the Deschutes. She was as incredulous as I was in those moments.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-82b4dd99-7fff-c913-a1c1-1b98c655da5c"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The next two days on the Deschutes embodied everything I learned about the canyon since I started fly fishing almost 25 years ago. Camping alongside the river with friends, and taking turns stepping down those glorious runs, is something every practitioner of a two handed rod should experience at some point in their lifetime. Alone, the river's scenic beauty is more than enough to warrant traveling to Maupin, but the bounty hiding underneath is the icing on the cake. On my last session, I was working the boulder strewn run of Beavertail with the sun shining brightly in my face. A small size 8 Fiddle D steelhead iron was swinging its way through a seam when the line jolted forward, signaling life. I prematurely set the hook, got two stout head shakes, and the moment was gone. As gone as my phone nestled on the bottom of Jones Canyon. As lost as the evidence of the wild hen I landed three days prior. As sunk as my oar somewhere underneath the Washout rapid. What will never be gone are the memories of the experience. The image of that wild hen will always be seared into my consciousness and recalled on demand. The thrill, and fear, of floating the last eight miles of the river in an inner tube with one oar won't be forgotten. That's what counts. That is what will be remembered. As I said my goodbyes to Austin and Phil, I hopped in the van and put my destination into my new phone: Delaware. Maupin to Wilmington. It was a Thursday afternoon and I had a faculty meeting Monday morning at 7:35 a.m. for the first day of school. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9c7b31d3-7fff-e502-8e6e-c5c97a6a1308"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I wasn’t late. </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWypzNY4P0wYTJDMpvKww9ev-_PYiyq31xU-JBiE68ieU__0C7creaOzrzNhOthFUt76Dm-p4LtuiqG_smH_wOyz6X02GsLnj7fBBX9pxH1FCskhSTstJXENn-TxEwcybAml9JibCX43oQMBJKH69CfboutRBe3EYcw_l8L3Om6ycqUCkzKr2sl7i/s6000/DSC09958.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWypzNY4P0wYTJDMpvKww9ev-_PYiyq31xU-JBiE68ieU__0C7creaOzrzNhOthFUt76Dm-p4LtuiqG_smH_wOyz6X02GsLnj7fBBX9pxH1FCskhSTstJXENn-TxEwcybAml9JibCX43oQMBJKH69CfboutRBe3EYcw_l8L3Om6ycqUCkzKr2sl7i/w426-h640/DSC09958.jpeg" width="426" /></a></span></div><span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-32240883366607675752022-10-31T21:36:00.006-04:002022-12-19T21:39:57.602-05:00A Not So Fleeting Fall<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSGlcX_2ogDjypDRW2QdtmHC4gF7sLnPiBoWGw2XUNzykiFdwXjAzXatOZO8eZxeA_54km7jUFqTsL7I1FAU3w008dw-wVvDmvcQbHoeRm2ppVNJPiA5B5hjPXvbugGkMDfWCds1pONLbjtZvhc7ODjyUKLTDpJmj28nJSDObqN-I8oa99KeI8rXf/s6000/DSC09807.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSGlcX_2ogDjypDRW2QdtmHC4gF7sLnPiBoWGw2XUNzykiFdwXjAzXatOZO8eZxeA_54km7jUFqTsL7I1FAU3w008dw-wVvDmvcQbHoeRm2ppVNJPiA5B5hjPXvbugGkMDfWCds1pONLbjtZvhc7ODjyUKLTDpJmj28nJSDObqN-I8oa99KeI8rXf/w640-h426/DSC09807.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Early Morning Gloom...</i></p><p style="text-align: left;">Seasonal changes can often be abrupt, or they can linger into the next season. In most years, the fall transition occurs suddenly giving way to winter winds and cold temperatures. The leaves begin to change and a few days later are being blown, raked, and swept off yards across Pennsylvania. In others, the change is gradual, the leaves reach their peak, and a weather event never comes to signal their doom. It can be downright breathtaking to be on the river during this time. The only thing prettier is a colored up brown trout preparing themselves for their yearly procreation. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-40046601432167555672022-07-29T18:20:00.004-04:002022-12-31T20:28:05.339-05:00Four Years<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V0EPxbDbGhkjBYlYPASo5rjP8s_ZuvPrLLkSq3F29ae_JhZp_kmsWGGEJFBkqFU9nX_gtiwdPOHFb6rR-vwY22OZvdoPISodjEBstYjkuPfOlW0LlwC4Vy8A9IVmY04zvKmTwBzhDwdmp1wJJVjWN3NuJpjtpz8WktE19ATprwjSoqHuebZn7Hwf/s5597/DSC09164.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3730" data-original-width="5597" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V0EPxbDbGhkjBYlYPASo5rjP8s_ZuvPrLLkSq3F29ae_JhZp_kmsWGGEJFBkqFU9nX_gtiwdPOHFb6rR-vwY22OZvdoPISodjEBstYjkuPfOlW0LlwC4Vy8A9IVmY04zvKmTwBzhDwdmp1wJJVjWN3NuJpjtpz8WktE19ATprwjSoqHuebZn7Hwf/w640-h426/DSC09164.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>A typical summer sunset from the back of the van...</i></p><p>After three straight days of trout fishing in the Flaming Gorge, I found myself with a signal at a prominent overlook. I reconnected back to the world, caught up with family, cooked a meal, and checked my boondocking apps looking for a place to stay. Rather than drive far, I decided to head down a long dirt road that I'd been watching numerous off-road vehicles, kitted out trucks, and a few RV's turn onto. By the time I decided to follow them, I had no idea if there would be any spots left, or if they'd welcome me alongside them. With the lack of four wheel drive in the van, along with a scant amount of clearance, I always find myself rolling the dice in these types of situations. As the last light faded below the horizon, I turned off the main dirt road down a riveted finger being ultra careful to not bottom out and/or get stuck. It led me to the edge of a cliff overlooking the lake and a clearing where vehicles had previously parked. I set up shop, grabbed a cold one, and checked out the stars before hitting the hay. In the morning, I made some coffee and walked to the edge of the cliff. I immediately spotted a prowling carp in the shallows. The last time I casted at a carp was almost four years ago but the image in front of me was stirring something within my fly fishing soul...<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAQhPmMdH9zV-6JThIn1L7R2Z_mhIJOb6gO1DyJ0QH7QJQg4Tkv7Go43JMzzDlOYbwckHjN6NzcVu3aprJQwoDg7cx6qC3e-AlvZbHTFYTO5C7nLicXxKPaV4_ad9H7zQ9XDjfG5zV8k9-iBwVVSNEHzzBDLO6gkkqJCMt43QkpXTOGRi31Ew38vu/s6000/DSC09171.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIAQhPmMdH9zV-6JThIn1L7R2Z_mhIJOb6gO1DyJ0QH7QJQg4Tkv7Go43JMzzDlOYbwckHjN6NzcVu3aprJQwoDg7cx6qC3e-AlvZbHTFYTO5C7nLicXxKPaV4_ad9H7zQ9XDjfG5zV8k9-iBwVVSNEHzzBDLO6gkkqJCMt43QkpXTOGRi31Ew38vu/w640-h426/DSC09171.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Fly fishing for carp used to dominate my free time and it was something I pursued year round for almost a decade. It is one of the few species of fish readily available in Delaware, where I live and work, and I'd catch them in creeks, rivers, ponds, lakes, canals, and in tidal backwaters throughout the Delmarva Peninsula and other Mid-Atlantic States. I'm not sure if I would label it as a stage, but rather something that I feel like I've already accomplished. I don't want to use the word conquered, but when you catch a carp well over 30 pounds, and another that taped over 40 inches, you feel pretty accomplished at that particular skill. I don't think I lost my love for sight fishing for carp, I just moved on to other techniques and target species like musky, trout spey, and dry fly fishing. </div><div><br /></div><div>As I sipped my coffee and watched the carp prowl a few feet off the shore, I wondered for a few moments if I packed any carp flies. I also debated whether or not to actually look. The temptation proved to be too much and I went to the van. I found a damsel fly, a long leader, and strung up the Orvis Blackout H3 595. I stalked down to the edge of the water in a pair of flip flops. On my third cast, I watched the carp move for the fly, gills flare, and set the hook. The battle muddied up an otherwise picturesque scene. As I watched the carp swim off, I realized that my flip flops sank into the mud and I broke them getting free. A familiar smell of carp washed over me as I headed back up the embankment for my coffee and a fresh van shower. </div><div><br /></div><div>A few hours later, I got bored and headed back down to the lake. The reservoir was no longer calm, reflective, and placid. The wind churned up the water and passing boats with wake boarders caused a scene. I found a few carp that weren't as easy at the first. They are never that easy. Nonetheless, I persisted and found another player. </div><div><br /></div><div>A week later, I found myself with an opportunity to head to the Blackfoot Reservoir, a famous mecca of the fly carping world. </div><div><br /></div><div>I decided to go trout fishing instead...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bzmv6fu1jSmuMu5tCYwx7XciDY0JEZxC22b-CxpqXLx1flmp61w7rOidvIKWaulu1e9npeHIdaUoxqNF98_i6E0nqHe4QT2Z6ZuY4SGPddJP-aCPRBRjIwyctIbTR9kQtzAECrPgrKn2E-cygcbo-dfyHUtXEkQwwgp_2yKeaMgkuKGAw2GA6W2Z/s6000/DSC09172.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bzmv6fu1jSmuMu5tCYwx7XciDY0JEZxC22b-CxpqXLx1flmp61w7rOidvIKWaulu1e9npeHIdaUoxqNF98_i6E0nqHe4QT2Z6ZuY4SGPddJP-aCPRBRjIwyctIbTR9kQtzAECrPgrKn2E-cygcbo-dfyHUtXEkQwwgp_2yKeaMgkuKGAw2GA6W2Z/w640-h426/DSC09172.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That iconic line from <i>A River Runs Through It</i> made me chuckle as I realized my Uncle wanted to trade in his red Hills Brothers can of worms and take on a more worthy pursuit. After a stint in the Navy, and a career at Berwick Electric, he finally retired. His good friends had gotten him a substantial gift card to Angler's Covey and he wanted to get rigged up for a retirement of fly fishing and other bucket list items. Before we went shopping, I took him out to the van and picked out a few different styles of trout rods for him to cast. He liked the most expensive one and ended up buying the rod, a new reel, line, vest, net, pliers, tippet, and flies. In other words, he was fully kitted out. I convinced him that he didn't need waders yet. We tried to avoid the crowds and fish some beginner friendly water within the South Platte system and settled on Tomahawk. It was pretty cool to get him going in the right direction and let him go out on his own. It took a little bit, but he started catching some fish on his own. I hope he continues the pursuit and finds that a fly rod can take you to some awesome places filled with experiences that you won't soon forget. <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For fish pictures: use your imagination.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnywshiEvZL9WShGT36_dvNveCwpvruNhHy_CAM9ftMvEa8BTUh5xMxZZfawqAPfZap3nG3ay8VqCdlmvESRrtMAdgJ6MphS9u6HJWkYtC71Z2AGG8YRgjM5eWo7YYkDWjHLQrEmzlNoezaf22y1SMVEZbQdHyLFq_81i7ipXyfpv2grQFgRauQQ4f/s6000/DSC08608.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnywshiEvZL9WShGT36_dvNveCwpvruNhHy_CAM9ftMvEa8BTUh5xMxZZfawqAPfZap3nG3ay8VqCdlmvESRrtMAdgJ6MphS9u6HJWkYtC71Z2AGG8YRgjM5eWo7YYkDWjHLQrEmzlNoezaf22y1SMVEZbQdHyLFq_81i7ipXyfpv2grQFgRauQQ4f/w640-h426/DSC08608.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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At the various concourses, it seemed as if every fourth person had a fly rod attached to their carry on and all of those people sported various forms of fly fishing paraphernalia. On the plane, I counted at least six fly rods and sat across the aisle from a guy reading a popular fly fishing magazine. During the four hour flight, I occasionally took a peak at the articles that were mostly salt themed. I resisted the urge to talk to him because I wouldn't want someone to talk to me in the same situation. However, that didn't stop me from eavesdropping on various conversations on the plane. I heard about destinations, pangas, sailfish, grande roosterfish, ladyfish in the surf, and coastal dorado. All of this made sense as we were flying to the tip of the Baja Peninsula, an epicenter of inshore and offshore fly fishing. From the airport these anglers would disperse in various taxis to their destinations, outfitters, guides, and the fish of the lifetime that awaited them. I was simply part of the herd...<span></span></span></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This time was different though, I didn't even pack a rod. I made the decision a few months earlier to simply enjoy the time with my extended family and relax. That choice was tested almost immediately as I sat on the beach watching multiple roosters blowing up bait in the surf. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Heaven ain't too far away...</i></div><div><br /></div><div>When I was 12, a family friend named Stephen Konopka found out that I was interested in fly fishing and bequeathed to me a giant stack of fly fishing magazines and Orvis catalogs. In one of those magazines, was a picture of Rip Collins' world record brown trout that came out of the Little Red River in Arkansas in 1992. At over 40 pounds, it was hard for me to fathom that a brown trout could get that big and that it was possible to land on light tackle. The magazines, and the images inside of them, were a large part of why I ended up getting a fly rod outfit for my 13th birthday. The rod put me on the path that I've been on ever since. One day I knew that journey would eventually bring me to Arkansas, just like it did with anglers from around the world. Rip's giant brown literally put Arkansas on the world's radar as a fly fishing mecca for trout. Since then, the legend of the Ozarks only grew and my desire to to fish the Little Red and the White River intensified. This summer, I made my way down south, and found myself with a few days to play on a famous river. </div><div><br /></div><div>It lived up to the hype. <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CNpft4Wv782rMCMjAtjuaTYMLzIMuu263Y73iyoyig5hd130cAGUhtzD7opOBMcVajUHcBYk5__pt2nT16JU5hwfTcdhiXXqnvxpjH8vRbUvbNuZOy5gql2U-2O7wBXJhenqu8T1wKEF4c5iff-q9nh2l2mV8q_bwHqkdN9H5YP_Cbv0AYlbumOb/s4032/IMG_2802.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CNpft4Wv782rMCMjAtjuaTYMLzIMuu263Y73iyoyig5hd130cAGUhtzD7opOBMcVajUHcBYk5__pt2nT16JU5hwfTcdhiXXqnvxpjH8vRbUvbNuZOy5gql2U-2O7wBXJhenqu8T1wKEF4c5iff-q9nh2l2mV8q_bwHqkdN9H5YP_Cbv0AYlbumOb/w640-h480/IMG_2802.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Little Red River ended up being a bust, which was a major disappoint. The water was simply too high for me to fish off the bank because there wasn't one. At every public access point, the river flooded the riparian zone, and I couldn't even get to the edge of the flow, let alone fly fish. On top of that, I was unable to secure a shuttle service or get the necessary information I needed from the two fly shops I visited. I ended up spending my day driving to the White River, visiting a few shops, planning a shuttle, and then mountain biking. In Cotter, a giant white tower, painted with a trout, signaled my arrival to the "trout capital of the world". </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_Z4SwEAiGajtsJGYqal7yehtK36byaMqCxYpHsSvXhUfVeaSv1ryDt_kZPgKItjIkKjfjUoW0lijY-ZycztaP_CSw3rBVxhgUQ1d6_tChKW9I7bWKHhLf5Y_IBwqGegSfL5pQ-WGpy34voDzHy65x0ZE73p4ga3YaaAxZ2AnKK4AZ8LGBgh-3yLA/s4032/IMG_2798.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_Z4SwEAiGajtsJGYqal7yehtK36byaMqCxYpHsSvXhUfVeaSv1ryDt_kZPgKItjIkKjfjUoW0lijY-ZycztaP_CSw3rBVxhgUQ1d6_tChKW9I7bWKHhLf5Y_IBwqGegSfL5pQ-WGpy34voDzHy65x0ZE73p4ga3YaaAxZ2AnKK4AZ8LGBgh-3yLA/w480-h640/IMG_2798.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />The state of the Little Red. </div><div><br /></div><div>Like the Little Red, the White River was generating a ton of water for the summer irrigation season. At almost 20,000 cubic feet per second, the river was full and the current was ripping. I floated it with my Water Master Kodiak and found it to be very intimidating. I found out quickly that floating and fishing from the water master was not possible. I could streamer fish, and had plenty of follows, but the rate of flow was simply too much. That left me with fishing from a fixed position. Dropping anchor in that type of water was downright scary and I had to be incredibly careful to not get it caught. I could only fish current breaks, eddies, and flooded backwaters. </div><div><br /></div><div>On day one, I floated almost 20 miles and picked up some valuable information. I found out that the river has an epic sulphur hatch that lasts from the early afternoon until dark. Armed with four rods, I realized pretty quickly that I only needed one. Thankfully, I had some sulphur emergers and comparaduns leftover from the PA hatches in May. However, they were a few shades of yellow/orange off. Nonetheless, I hooked some huge trout that promptly kicked my ass. I landed a lot of average fish, including a beautiful 18 inch cutthroat, which was the final piece to a single day grand slam on top. I found a few good locations that were ideal for my fishing situation and took some mental notes. During the last few hours of the day, I was in power float mode, trying to make the takeout by dark. </div><div><br /></div><div>I planned to float the same section of river on the following day. Everything I decided to do was intentional. I cut my total float in half in order to fish specific locations. I even had a specific fish I wanted to catch. In the van, I whipped up a dozen new sulphur comparaduns that had the perfect shade of orange. I tied a fresh Harvey leader tapered down to 5.5x tippet because 6x was a super bad idea. I also switched out my H3 904 for a H3 Blackout 955. I slept in, did some yoga, and launched around noon. All told, I ended up landing 9 brown trout between 20-24" in about four hours of fishing. This does not count the multitude of fish I landed between 16-20"or the big ones that I failed to land. It was simply ridiculous fishing. </div><div><br /></div><div>I could have done even better, if I didn't spend about an hour dueling with the largest rising brown trout I ever fished for. At the peak of the hatch, the river was a blanket of sulphurs and a gnarly gator of a brown was positioned in a hole on a flooded island. The hole created a pocket for him to sit in and the flooded grass created a current that was almost impossible to get a dead drift through. I spotted the brown the previous day but was mostly out of proper positioning. He ended up being in the exact same spot. Twice, I was able to get my fly to drift into his feeding lane and fool him into eating it. On both occasions, my hook set never found his mouth. Eventually, I spooked him and ended up settling for another fish in the vicinity. That brown trout ended up being the 2nd largest brown I've ever taken on top. She took on my first drift. <br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That was my Ozark experience. Two days on the White. DIY. 20,000 cfs. Water master. </div><div><br /></div><div>Just imagine if you hired a guide...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHJUFdsRDR-S5Ite8amD0LQPovv7mmNc0-b_EYuBOccHMvQeTFjDTkQtFDClvKSutzHiXot86nIh2qw6yjJKysYip2CnCZ0ritVhjURosb8tn2OBWpBMY0f_xJZaxVHzPd1Q3oapcIfHV8TDRz8tl3C7bi7kt-v7loM7YTXE02HoCmQT8jMwwr9mn/s4032/IMG_2803.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHJUFdsRDR-S5Ite8amD0LQPovv7mmNc0-b_EYuBOccHMvQeTFjDTkQtFDClvKSutzHiXot86nIh2qw6yjJKysYip2CnCZ0ritVhjURosb8tn2OBWpBMY0f_xJZaxVHzPd1Q3oapcIfHV8TDRz8tl3C7bi7kt-v7loM7YTXE02HoCmQT8jMwwr9mn/w480-h640/IMG_2803.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacgxAOx_wn6xlkQFmMEM8ppcTmfhF1hewFr8opACbuFL0hC_YbUnPc21PC1EvmzbVctC2HlmKghUr3W6AAs6l6GuerIxZxxDf_i4sBKF9GH-zSyaAIZRAccw1iZ0F_loqIyHLyr1G0vyA9BioOZJUCDd08M7_7_b0UAGT8MiZiA4Gf30rcIfj0D0a/s1816/IMG_2805.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Nymphs, in various stages of their life cycle, become a more frequent part of the drift. The two handers get put away and the fishermen's routine changes to the tune of the hatch. It typically starts with gordons, then hendricksons, cahills, sulphurs, and finally slate drakes. The usual suspects like caddis, blue winged olives, and the occasional stoneflies round out the daily diet. Four and five weights come out armed with lengthy Harvey leaders tapered to whatever you can get away with. Boats and rafts are launched at unusual hours frequenting smaller sections of river with floats that last well past daylight hours. Anglers are on the hunt for subtle bank side rises and the occasional gator mouth breaching the surface. It is all so fleeting, forcing anglers to give up their daily routines and strain relationships to be on the water, and in the moment, for as long as possible. Battles are lost and some engagements are won. Victories involve smiles, laughter, shit eating grins, and lifelong memories with friends and family. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These are the dreams of spring. </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpmxrmQkbrDrKfeX1v1nxLSkcyBzVtEH2_yr3dW-w0KMvei3RgbhpXKmgPOxmfUs1LRXLiU48iTPIk5ZewcP2B17w0ZgP5RlW2Gqc8sj0rN2tXz4QsMCXPrlA3jc6NG7nNmZFntK4ncXKQ05ZDMptW7mP43VXWqvL3zHHmmRkubxAvypo7zIo-A5u/s1530/dad.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="1020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPpmxrmQkbrDrKfeX1v1nxLSkcyBzVtEH2_yr3dW-w0KMvei3RgbhpXKmgPOxmfUs1LRXLiU48iTPIk5ZewcP2B17w0ZgP5RlW2Gqc8sj0rN2tXz4QsMCXPrlA3jc6NG7nNmZFntK4ncXKQ05ZDMptW7mP43VXWqvL3zHHmmRkubxAvypo7zIo-A5u/w426-h640/dad.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Found eating the last Hendricksons of the fleeting season...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJei8YpU3qBSrpgjBADhqk_zogsaRXh3I094ZQLCUcbxIfLvn8NchNoOB1JC1Q3H7PyFJKMOJYakSez5kl1w522q4zycdrNWW7-Sys7UBo2DLUyImlLo-wGXQobUsBHRtZ1VtsdrFqYPDnuwMT8Lefb-LUxdR_nxJv-eJ-ofb8jC4hJo_7lGNvPVGK/s2124/be.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2124" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJei8YpU3qBSrpgjBADhqk_zogsaRXh3I094ZQLCUcbxIfLvn8NchNoOB1JC1Q3H7PyFJKMOJYakSez5kl1w522q4zycdrNWW7-Sys7UBo2DLUyImlLo-wGXQobUsBHRtZ1VtsdrFqYPDnuwMT8Lefb-LUxdR_nxJv-eJ-ofb8jC4hJo_7lGNvPVGK/w640-h426/be.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even Adam got in on the action...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JZ3vKHbsslpjB4KEW7vVE9SH0JcxOCwLqeYqVSzkp_DuPCp4T37mE8ZYNk913LP5Z78otZrP_fcAOBO6YVDn7B4ZR8fQ5xin-expJvzQMXqbHCkZqwjOHdG054NLKTwKWJj9r2hv4h4KHK2v19MC4lQ_WNVXKhXSyUtDygQ2CIiy3cg2XnzII1gP/s2160/DSC09897.ARW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2160" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JZ3vKHbsslpjB4KEW7vVE9SH0JcxOCwLqeYqVSzkp_DuPCp4T37mE8ZYNk913LP5Z78otZrP_fcAOBO6YVDn7B4ZR8fQ5xin-expJvzQMXqbHCkZqwjOHdG054NLKTwKWJj9r2hv4h4KHK2v19MC4lQ_WNVXKhXSyUtDygQ2CIiy3cg2XnzII1gP/w640-h426/DSC09897.ARW.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thick...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oWQ1J3Lf2KhfBWtjjRW96cNaRDChp1X0OlrymP7-W_RhOLLc-zbealLhxR7CopRkNW9Pr-6Apck3g6qUJJVBQ_ipaVjAiAh3L78aaAMLJVybbWeXrJoZ7EulS0R4Q61ds2QMMwMwYu2aGly0bwyLn8KOEL2K9y_Ax3YHJNeW1Y2gitOrSCcAu2jn/s1440/IMG_2430.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oWQ1J3Lf2KhfBWtjjRW96cNaRDChp1X0OlrymP7-W_RhOLLc-zbealLhxR7CopRkNW9Pr-6Apck3g6qUJJVBQ_ipaVjAiAh3L78aaAMLJVybbWeXrJoZ7EulS0R4Q61ds2QMMwMwYu2aGly0bwyLn8KOEL2K9y_Ax3YHJNeW1Y2gitOrSCcAu2jn/w480-h640/IMG_2430.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adam's first dry fly cast in ________ years?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2124" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxPCzfUw7CGw0aw2c9SpdTukGFq3oz8g5qDJJDYMgK-vgnxn8UT5OyvRf90ojboFydxiKVj7FdzyAnY8Ss8o9q4SlQBkCPbP5P_s45WPEX3DRRDX4Ztj7YjbA-p90aTfkRM60BcD7S6--rm9SgXW-HP_vA7HCEVVdX52CKaot7YZAA7X0j7Q2DaeZ/w640-h426/DSC00036.ARW.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Late night bike rides...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmIYVictfdbzK_0wgvP6JRAnmv6BFzIs_4rm1tGo7SN5udedfVETpjAkddCllasGi3y5FiwHpZBETKSS2jCfQldKjy0AWU5l1pw1V4usAj1ZP-rnONft4h4AbbDj0l35Rt8f-n24BYpgXy-dnfi8w6ACc2hRr7rLWJhf6QqGKlxSZdAprYgWTpQgN/s2120/DSC09949.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-63566535593984384092022-03-31T23:12:00.066-04:002022-12-19T17:23:34.846-05:00The Swings of Winter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii758GofXAjPH3xGH0EFUVI_ZR4Sdt2Xb_LQNjVCFVUC2nInP79JYC0dUPj8-VWNKiSn8_f86jrrF_AI4zcQUdajo4HFBuy4h6BTvFQxSlt674TANwFyKChcEJZBgV2FxG4I5THRClLnc6BUzvJS1oJAWesDQ51DLmRsfYCjLzsbqt397OfYxHsCTC/s1470/spots.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="827" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii758GofXAjPH3xGH0EFUVI_ZR4Sdt2Xb_LQNjVCFVUC2nInP79JYC0dUPj8-VWNKiSn8_f86jrrF_AI4zcQUdajo4HFBuy4h6BTvFQxSlt674TANwFyKChcEJZBgV2FxG4I5THRClLnc6BUzvJS1oJAWesDQ51DLmRsfYCjLzsbqt397OfYxHsCTC/w360-h640/spots.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Brown trout perfection </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>on the 5110 Loop Opti NXT </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I start fly fishing for trout again in early October when the water temperatures drop into the 50s and I'm sure the trout have recovered from the summer. A man has to have a code. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I stop fishing for trout at the end of October once I see the first signs of trout pairing up. Even then, it might be a little too late, but a man has to have a code. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I don't pick up my trout spey rod again until after the Christmas holiday and I'm pretty sure most of the spawning is done. Even then, it might be a little too early, but a man has to have a code. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A growing, albeit vulnerable, wild brown trout population is spawning and I want to let them do their thing. A man has to have a code. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The guides can continue to guide everyday, anchoring their drift boats on the gravel tailouts "fishing," but a man has to have a code. He goes musky fishing instead...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the winter, I could grab a box of nymphs and a bobber, but I don't. I know I can do that. A man has to have a code. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I opt for the two hander, the swing, and the oft chance that a fish will move in near freezing temperatures to eat my offering. A man has to have a code. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The handicap continues until the mayflies start to stir and the first trout begin rising. A worthy pursuit forcing me to put the trout spey rod away. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A man has to have a code...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtDJ4R8W7ZREUrsEOnFkgHEIFVDZ5CnUvEvp96HcN8dGKc0qie0zbu3MeY6Ode7CtMiAwabiy65ROGl-YB9q_ntINKQvb9Wi_V25cEkrtXT-zm4Nf4O0vEyLeiO4EY0TmBRQGtCCEbJDdHcYcKkJQ-4t7iJdL1mfFP5Q7OCGi9ryIlG4jdlGBbSts/s1416/shovel.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="1062" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQtDJ4R8W7ZREUrsEOnFkgHEIFVDZ5CnUvEvp96HcN8dGKc0qie0zbu3MeY6Ode7CtMiAwabiy65ROGl-YB9q_ntINKQvb9Wi_V25cEkrtXT-zm4Nf4O0vEyLeiO4EY0TmBRQGtCCEbJDdHcYcKkJQ-4t7iJdL1mfFP5Q7OCGi9ryIlG4jdlGBbSts/w480-h640/shovel.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shovel first...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFgKj7pwlTlLJDw32s0dmjKNSLKhrJ72RFyEqQxc1LcBWVALFH_-9gxrU62fFzHRklHuIBdaweqt95gPwywpGlmauIDRQA6lIeBLHxEIwZjDxmXImv_i2iTbzpxdyU8rgPrdHeuShng4NYLmiRFFRK9XzuzjWsEIEXWcAaMuhAxKZFqxIgUgfxAZQ/s1888/walk.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="1888" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFgKj7pwlTlLJDw32s0dmjKNSLKhrJ72RFyEqQxc1LcBWVALFH_-9gxrU62fFzHRklHuIBdaweqt95gPwywpGlmauIDRQA6lIeBLHxEIwZjDxmXImv_i2iTbzpxdyU8rgPrdHeuShng4NYLmiRFFRK9XzuzjWsEIEXWcAaMuhAxKZFqxIgUgfxAZQ/w640-h480/walk.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Drive carefully...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Go for a walk...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Gylf8eBZbM3sTOOmAkXtAVWF-c8lQSOFD68__FVVyxzjo-sWqzuxtZFlnrurOUMz2Uey4qhw5cR-Pp3f7GtfFxwDJtPnnsjVEfVSSXyWyocbX0MYOUxr-sBiwbHaYYW-4e2NGy_Vu_qVwEWZaAD9gEnRmFWbpy_7OQADDj603gvTu78vh87oWel9/s2206/bend.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="2206" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Gylf8eBZbM3sTOOmAkXtAVWF-c8lQSOFD68__FVVyxzjo-sWqzuxtZFlnrurOUMz2Uey4qhw5cR-Pp3f7GtfFxwDJtPnnsjVEfVSSXyWyocbX0MYOUxr-sBiwbHaYYW-4e2NGy_Vu_qVwEWZaAD9gEnRmFWbpy_7OQADDj603gvTu78vh87oWel9/w640-h426/bend.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ryan Bartynski with a fully loaded rod. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtM6J9fsrYb5VwWc4i3l1U82hO7d1ACDmDCOpmHXpB-9VxG6gYB0M68N3zbSkd4PV1e6g7i_k7T2JIx4XIGmvmB50r02lK8Fl-NLvW18e6DPRsPuVwqcrJ-OBGTjdPt9JZHKNRnbCSeEwn5io-uDBoKjzO8VPijMYNlYGtle1SxzlHsmYbvsBnYdx/s1470/fresh.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrtM6J9fsrYb5VwWc4i3l1U82hO7d1ACDmDCOpmHXpB-9VxG6gYB0M68N3zbSkd4PV1e6g7i_k7T2JIx4XIGmvmB50r02lK8Fl-NLvW18e6DPRsPuVwqcrJ-OBGTjdPt9JZHKNRnbCSeEwn5io-uDBoKjzO8VPijMYNlYGtle1SxzlHsmYbvsBnYdx/w426-h640/fresh.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Hang down...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDeo4f0dfbL6IprApyQVaUgUvU0yvgXPHRAoSq2Sl6jFG1aiC8Qbn8j04OISra6V2ZzxwcA1Ck6gMXszd0RnmtCgbQ4K_W1Vhekvq2HcSfPeXHiostzOln8JbBw0AZdVdeK636BfYEH4APKQ7Wn9_BvhLygxta1T17V__-0hQi8laIroabrFy3yXR/s1960/Ryan3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="1960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDDeo4f0dfbL6IprApyQVaUgUvU0yvgXPHRAoSq2Sl6jFG1aiC8Qbn8j04OISra6V2ZzxwcA1Ck6gMXszd0RnmtCgbQ4K_W1Vhekvq2HcSfPeXHiostzOln8JbBw0AZdVdeK636BfYEH4APKQ7Wn9_BvhLygxta1T17V__-0hQi8laIroabrFy3yXR/w640-h480/Ryan3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Commando Smooth 300gr. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="1102" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHhj_ogepWVB14w4dOR7yGUcmJyBPzJREhcUd4xPoa7EyZiOZ23zsWXvTzn1irWQgjWQAx5rm3tzgHbj3N7d71Qov6ngY-5t41rYXbxpeWzyHsCfBzR3sshMYrTZ5-bRsPBORX7xVRTQ5VyF8Boj-T_hUeIFYZXgGYuJqEm3ks6P9gNiLEKkVkqmW/w480-h640/tank.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />A not so rare cell phone picture of a nice brown on the swing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrNSHb38LAFswUnKiLkv-7gtTmmc65pLiW8JEbboHHurhmFnY_6PfCzCFxPg8Y4W8qJ0LB-1Jjn1z-tygrOa5fzxKoFKyrTzIkeoqI3mgBDb6Q38c00L_HkUefvwKCbUl1Hinnr6sLSImWpWJ53X2ZwCqJWQ94u9Qbv3jsEPwCIG7FYq8PBqbVi_-/s1920/ST.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqrNSHb38LAFswUnKiLkv-7gtTmmc65pLiW8JEbboHHurhmFnY_6PfCzCFxPg8Y4W8qJ0LB-1Jjn1z-tygrOa5fzxKoFKyrTzIkeoqI3mgBDb6Q38c00L_HkUefvwKCbUl1Hinnr6sLSImWpWJ53X2ZwCqJWQ94u9Qbv3jsEPwCIG7FYq8PBqbVi_-/w640-h360/ST.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBlDc3I1K_oMlRCfBCb6Hm_TvtdULXHVcOtUlcF3Vq51e81fvw8WI5sYZJ_xJxy9bVkN_0w8gYp3tKuj7Xy75L3EbCmW8sjW52QH2_d06N16LFh9Fpm5ygvVHAb1BX_8AaO7uQbMiiTQCYwnAmRcQHf8_bF27cTaJCgkVvwwmENmLRLVEXQ2KqyDd5=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBlDc3I1K_oMlRCfBCb6Hm_TvtdULXHVcOtUlcF3Vq51e81fvw8WI5sYZJ_xJxy9bVkN_0w8gYp3tKuj7Xy75L3EbCmW8sjW52QH2_d06N16LFh9Fpm5ygvVHAb1BX_8AaO7uQbMiiTQCYwnAmRcQHf8_bF27cTaJCgkVvwwmENmLRLVEXQ2KqyDd5=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Orvis Mission 5120 Trout Spey Rod</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>Grain Window: 300-420</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i>4-5-6</i></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CazYrENOual/">Instagram Review (click)</a></i></b></p><p>Over the last several years, I've predominantly fished trout spey rods on the major river systems and streams of eastern Pennsylvania. After my first two handed rod in 2009, it was only natural to take the techniques I practiced on the Great Lakes tributaries and move them to my local haunts. Since then, the industry has created a "trout spey" monster with specific rods and a myriad of lines to cater to this demographic of anglers. I've fallen so far down this rabbit hole that my buddy Ryan has begun to describe me as a "one trick pony". Out of this obsession, I began looking for a rod that bridged the gap between the short spey rods designed for steelhead and the trout spey specific offerings on the market. </p><p>The search requirements included the need for a rod with more length and power while still maintaining a certain degree of finesse when a 16" trout takes your fly. These ideas arose out of swinging larger rivers with a 11" 3 or 4wt. rods attempting to fish flies on the larger side (3" +). When you add in deeper water, heavy winds, and distant lies, most will struggle under those conditions. I decided that a longer rod between 12' and 12' 6" would allow greater control while the extra grains of a 5wt. would take the burden off the rod when tossing a 4" articulated sex dungeon. The length and power would also come in handy while swinging, or stripping, flies at long range. The tricky part with this situation is finding a rod that does not overpower trout. Almost every major manufacturer now makes a 5120 (Sage, Orvis, G. Loomis, Winston, Beulah, and others) or slightly longer, higher end models from the likes of C.F. Burkheimer, Meiser, or Anderson Custom Rods. After reaching out to an Orvis representative, I had an opportunity to try out their new (ish) Mission series and the 5120. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmYpK5Md5bee0Q6tpXfHTxGs4a_Y1k_MwqfF9ds3izDk5dTFTPSI-3oeRi8OVYRIsf_5DqB0hc7fqAnvZm_JORMamg79ZKPpRSXiAu5vah5mPL5p4GAUH4vPEMRsK-4OUBGdPnvEwEjJtd1EuT0IAeZTIYdGtBxHNVu--meZAPukgfBkSwkJEz6QkI=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmYpK5Md5bee0Q6tpXfHTxGs4a_Y1k_MwqfF9ds3izDk5dTFTPSI-3oeRi8OVYRIsf_5DqB0hc7fqAnvZm_JORMamg79ZKPpRSXiAu5vah5mPL5p4GAUH4vPEMRsK-4OUBGdPnvEwEjJtd1EuT0IAeZTIYdGtBxHNVu--meZAPukgfBkSwkJEz6QkI=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Solid cork, a downlocking reel seat, and composite tips...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p></p></div><p>Orvis markets the Mission 5120 as part of their trout spey series, which also features an 11' 4" 3wt. and 4wt. Other than the difference in length, the 5120 has longer rear and fore grips compared to the smaller rods in the lineup. The length and grain weight make it a tweener rod between the trout and steelhead realms. Orvis describes the 5120 as a, "heavy trout spey rod," to be used "with streamers and larger flies in big water". With those types of characteristics and descriptions, the rod seemed to be exactly what I was looking for. After unpacking and examining it, I immediately sensed the power inherent in the rod. It felt more like my Loop Cross S1 7120 (which is a 6.5 wt.) than my current trout spey arsenal. I found it balanced perfectly with the Orvis Battenkill Spey IV which weighs 8.9 ounces. It also matched up well with my Loop Multi 6-9 at 9.17 ounces. Orvis is pretty notorious at not sharing the weights of their fly rods. In this case, I wouldn't call the rod light, but it isn't heavy either. After a full day of casting and fishing, I was not fatigued. When properly balanced, it feels light in hand. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhADE6ce5IrAQbswEKu7ol4CZuO9-D-CsUfHU2NaskrMq3EiAyWLNarPPDWb3bvFLbnDTUi-Uvj9znvvD8YiQnN3Ila-_f7sN-bUjDU_XYz5Bar__QSr3yhR9TLCiMn-CfAXgmorh9m410QJnptgRf4W8hZTkxgisL0tw-9AFY5AqWsNKDvSEQmTg3s=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhADE6ce5IrAQbswEKu7ol4CZuO9-D-CsUfHU2NaskrMq3EiAyWLNarPPDWb3bvFLbnDTUi-Uvj9znvvD8YiQnN3Ila-_f7sN-bUjDU_XYz5Bar__QSr3yhR9TLCiMn-CfAXgmorh9m410QJnptgRf4W8hZTkxgisL0tw-9AFY5AqWsNKDvSEQmTg3s=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The rod balances perfectly with the Orvis Battenkill Spey IV that weights 8.9 ounces. </i></div><p>Cosmetically, the Mission series fits into the current style employed across each series of Orvis rods. There is a distinct graphic label above the cork that identifies the make, model, and line size. Some have begun to describe Orvis as the "Taylormade of fly rods". Most people either love or hate this. If you're in my shoes, you really don't care what the rod looks like. On the Mission series, the label is less "in your face," compared to the all white label on the original H3 models. It has a distinct "Mission" logo in gray, white, and orange accents. The blank is an olive color with a sparkle to it. In appearance, the rod closely resembles the Recon series and has the same pewter reel seat. The cork is definitely higher end and hasn't shown any signs of early wear and tear. Orvis gets some bonus points here for adding composite cork to each of the handle's ends. This is a feature I'd like to see on the Recon and H3 series to add durability and a better appearance. Another nice touch is a down-locking reel seat, which makes it easier to balance the rod. Chrome snake guides with SiC inserts complete the package. These features sit firmly between the Recon and H3 lineups and I'm curious to know whether the material package within the blank more closely resembles the H3 or the Recon. In my opinion, it feels more like the Recon than the H3. The price point also reflects that. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX3A0pD-gKYxAxr-SMP_DwgEcVKVuakuFt8b6g3ok4iuPfCJDmDVvdHyBK6CYOnDSfeDz_awzYOvbN0iwRuFX7-eutlHyTIZ7Mk8ZXUfAzpV4DqyuTLTv1R1QX0NrRuH9BNYk-p2uDCcZnZ7mwsQtF8fEFPcnf5gTgA8EROcYOaAwfD_0Bvof90dt2=s5555" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3309" data-original-width="5555" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjX3A0pD-gKYxAxr-SMP_DwgEcVKVuakuFt8b6g3ok4iuPfCJDmDVvdHyBK6CYOnDSfeDz_awzYOvbN0iwRuFX7-eutlHyTIZ7Mk8ZXUfAzpV4DqyuTLTv1R1QX0NrRuH9BNYk-p2uDCcZnZ7mwsQtF8fEFPcnf5gTgA8EROcYOaAwfD_0Bvof90dt2=w640-h382" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Airflo Skagit Switch in 420 gr.</i></div><p>After casting and fishing the 5120, I'm not sure I would classify it as a trout spey rod but more as a short spey rod that can be used to fish for larger trout. This is one powerful fast action rod that plays more like a 5.5 wt. Like most modern rods, it features a large grain window (300-420 gr.) to suit a variety of different casting styles and load preferences. It will cast all styles of lines but in my opinion, it is best suited for the Scandinavian style. The rod features a soft tip and stiff bottom section that enables a fast recovery in the top third of the rod. This is ideal for a quick underhand stroke that will produce high line speeds and tight loops that cut through wind. For scandi lines, anglers should focus on the lower end of the grain window between 300-330 grains. For hybrid lines that bridge the gap between scandi and skagit styles, I'd operate in the middle range of the grain window. For short (OPST styled) skagit heads, 360 grains seems to be the sweet spot. For more traditional skagit lines, focus on the upper end of the spectrum between 360-420 grains. One can also adjust the length and the grain weights of your tip systems to dial in the system more. Simply put, you can find a line that will work for you. </p><p><b>Line Recommendations</b></p><p></p><ul><li>Scandi: Rio Elite Scandi Launch (320gr.) or Rio Scandi Short (330gr.)</li><li>Hybrid: Airflo Rage Compact (330gr.) or Rio Trout Spey #5 (350gr.)</li><li>Skagit: Rio Elite Skagit Max Power (375gr.)</li><li>Traditional Skagit: Rio Elite Skagit Max Launch (400gr.)</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0TvvOsoJtmdvwd5o2Y8EQiRz4Z_ANbPK2AOHoHmuA3o71B903Jm56kFex9WUWj2yOuPB40Txkc__teCi-iE7hOFonMjFiIMS6MqnrdFGdw4FcRW-XtDUF4hVayn9HJ2T5jVRiXo3vkydzB11922pd40M3UrIoDJhXTRlYriM5HVI21gEwWHIiRkn4=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0TvvOsoJtmdvwd5o2Y8EQiRz4Z_ANbPK2AOHoHmuA3o71B903Jm56kFex9WUWj2yOuPB40Txkc__teCi-iE7hOFonMjFiIMS6MqnrdFGdw4FcRW-XtDUF4hVayn9HJ2T5jVRiXo3vkydzB11922pd40M3UrIoDJhXTRlYriM5HVI21gEwWHIiRkn4=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Ryan Bartynski taking her for a spin...</i></div><p>My favorite part of the rod is the power reserve deep in the lower end of the blank. I don't have to be worried about being limited if I want to stretch out to a distant lie or throw a larger fly when the bite is slow. Every time I tried pushing this rod further with a heavier line, or a more aggressive d-loop, it handled it. On the reverse end of the spectrum, anglers can slow things down and the rod will be a smooth operator, especially on the scandi side. With this rod, my predominate focus was skagit, but after seeing how well it casted underhand, I'm looking forward to the dry line opportunities it will provide. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA7tVDcZv5MUzRK9IV6X7F-U5WbTrjp9lM4-NX0hROD-r6vA3xy6iLzewG6-YE4zGo60gaBdgcHQFEq5Ky4ci7HNgt7Tx9t7976E0w7L7c12_YS2r1qlnIdIuxUxl2HjQGVcX_xCbuntW88pNVibiQkTcE3cBylwXeFM_yPENK1I-IkDNOBJYGaOdF=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiA7tVDcZv5MUzRK9IV6X7F-U5WbTrjp9lM4-NX0hROD-r6vA3xy6iLzewG6-YE4zGo60gaBdgcHQFEq5Ky4ci7HNgt7Tx9t7976E0w7L7c12_YS2r1qlnIdIuxUxl2HjQGVcX_xCbuntW88pNVibiQkTcE3cBylwXeFM_yPENK1I-IkDNOBJYGaOdF=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>A fun 18" brown that took in heavy current...</i></div><p>The rod's achilles heel is the general lack of feel in the lower third of the rod. This means that the rod lacks definitive feedback through the cork that anglers can feel in their hands. This is a problem that most rods with similar tapers share. When it comes to feel in the cork, fast action rods can sometimes be an emotionless casting experience. The special fast action rods are those that can create feeling into the cork. With this in mind, anglers that are just getting started with casting a two hander may struggle with a Mission rod. To make a comparison to golf, this is not a game improvement iron. It is a tour iron that requires precise timing and technique. Beginning anglers that are looking for the rod to tell them when it is loaded, especially during the formation of a d-loop, aren't going to have the same type of sensation compared to a more progressive or slower rod taper. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6sdhnP0OQyn_CflrQFSKM4lEW4jl-5haGl_RvvjSXztZbnGYvpdU1VvInrmalZ3k711j9ogepP7LpTNQSX6ZziNBtYBfk_wZfQRkKmeqQp9JV9-ZJQwOX2H40yRIpUcNZ7lpiIpLwKkiJPrVJ25eu-U3uwAhGl6vtHtID3kaK8ab80R1aCphVrXiJ=s3260" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="3260" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6sdhnP0OQyn_CflrQFSKM4lEW4jl-5haGl_RvvjSXztZbnGYvpdU1VvInrmalZ3k711j9ogepP7LpTNQSX6ZziNBtYBfk_wZfQRkKmeqQp9JV9-ZJQwOX2H40yRIpUcNZ7lpiIpLwKkiJPrVJ25eu-U3uwAhGl6vtHtID3kaK8ab80R1aCphVrXiJ=w640-h384" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Winter testing...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">With the recent winter thaw, I had the opportunity to catch a few trout on my local river using the Mission 5120 to get an idea of what this rod can and cannot handle. I landed several fish between 16-18" and the rod handled all of them with ease. In current, I did not feel like the rod overpowered them too much and the trout produced a nice bend in the rod. With that being said, I would not use this rod on waters whose trout are less than 16". This is a big trout rod to be used on larger systems. In Pennsylvania, this means the Delaware, Lehigh, and Susquehanna rivers. It also means American and Hickory shad, smallmouth bass, and river stripers. I would not hesitate to use this rod on the streams and smaller rivers along the famed steelhead alley. It will handle all but the largest Great Lakes "steelhead". I will utilize this rod for summer steelhead out west on rivers like the Rogue or the Klamath. In general, it is a stick for fish up to 10 lbs. and I'm looking forward to fishing it on the aforementioned species. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlOHIMQaHLproBPPN0imokwAHm_5-RyDAanc8XUE2Vp4G5lFG-Jir3FvY0Nco5ZGpNmThN8E_v0bNu_BEUFvjBguIokwb8DbC1zYLUx5UTkzw2isVoI5BuiqfHLjZ6H5bm7-s_xs-gmSWDKKRzngrn39m5PJYd4t-XFpfwO8DJCZVT9rJV5zF9kD8Q=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlOHIMQaHLproBPPN0imokwAHm_5-RyDAanc8XUE2Vp4G5lFG-Jir3FvY0Nco5ZGpNmThN8E_v0bNu_BEUFvjBguIokwb8DbC1zYLUx5UTkzw2isVoI5BuiqfHLjZ6H5bm7-s_xs-gmSWDKKRzngrn39m5PJYd4t-XFpfwO8DJCZVT9rJV5zF9kD8Q=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>Overall, this is the best two handed Orvis rod that I've casted. The rod feels light in hand, has an immense power reserve, and is highly accurate when you need to place a sculpin along a specific holding lie. It is a better scandi rod than a skagit rod due to the rod's taper. However, proficient two handed casters will not be limited in any shape or form while using this on the water. It has power in spades that will be able to tackle a wide variety of species. If you're someone that is looking for one rod to fish smaller Great Lakes tributaries and also swing for trout, this might be a solution for your intended quarry. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv4euH3Q1pkrpnVbGcncusxTNAbLniYYsGUIdDYrf872CYNES47lxzzgd6lXncSBsOGyuKypfCKgrgn1KpxYn9jBRywwwxvhv_CAWkuSyQMbCfqhi9oC4ZYGFbxfOPHXRFpNlRhRCS9bFz81TFd-pqqD2RwREsRx6JIwHkL7u7pc2CInSNwRIXlVZR=s2920" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="2920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgv4euH3Q1pkrpnVbGcncusxTNAbLniYYsGUIdDYrf872CYNES47lxzzgd6lXncSBsOGyuKypfCKgrgn1KpxYn9jBRywwwxvhv_CAWkuSyQMbCfqhi9oC4ZYGFbxfOPHXRFpNlRhRCS9bFz81TFd-pqqD2RwREsRx6JIwHkL7u7pc2CInSNwRIXlVZR=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A tight loop with the SA Integrated 420 gr. Skagit. </i></div><p>For casting videos, check out my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CazYrENOual/"><b>mini-review on Instagram (click)</b></a>. For a detailed breakdown of the lines that I tested, continue reading below. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCC4qPtyzHJf0lR18zDLlmR1_jUgVvMQUikan7b5Tm_kHauDLv_2gbbj8v1oadrQBzY3Q4_Nvf0fLRyDfo8GxMakVH3bVUQMEWriMF_vGld67ArRM2NylwS4Xyrdx3jBHViNPBLBY6lfuur1aOKBImeJZOIvcEEpn6N80MWy1jmMcCHt-CDgSwGyle=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCC4qPtyzHJf0lR18zDLlmR1_jUgVvMQUikan7b5Tm_kHauDLv_2gbbj8v1oadrQBzY3Q4_Nvf0fLRyDfo8GxMakVH3bVUQMEWriMF_vGld67ArRM2NylwS4Xyrdx3jBHViNPBLBY6lfuur1aOKBImeJZOIvcEEpn6N80MWy1jmMcCHt-CDgSwGyle=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><b>Line Recommendations</b></p><p></p><ul><li>Scandi: Rio Elite Scandi Launch (320gr.) or Rio Scandi Short (330gr.)</li><li>Hybrid: Airflo Rage Compact (330gr.) or Rio Trout Spey #5 (350gr.)</li><li>Skagit: Rio Elite Skagit Max Power (375gr.)</li><li>Traditional Skagit: Rio Elite Skagit Max Launch (400gr.)</li></ul><p>The line list that I've casted and fished with the Orvis Mission 5120. </p><p>Scandi:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Rio Steelhead Scandi at 310 grains and 31 ft. </li><ul><li>This is an older generation of line. With a mono, or light polyleader, I found this line matched up well with the faster action and tip flex of the 5120. An angler can produce high line speeds and sharp loops that can cut through wind. With that being said, I felt that this line was a little light. If I were to buy a new line for the rod, I would get the newer Rio Scandi Short at 330 grains and 31 ft.</li></ul><li><b><span style="color: red;">Rio Scandi Short 330 gr.</span></b> or Rio Elite Scandi Launch at 320 gr. </li><ul><li>Having finally purchased/fished this line, this is definitely the 5120's perfect scandi line. </li><li>Rio recently updated this line to the Rio Elite Scandi Launch. Based on that lines profile, I'd recommend the 320gr. </li></ul></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhobET8hnRYH8ieDSTBACN6buVubFpPgTTpXUHdReksmLFmDttj2ZrbQG4ZW-aq99kI_Sq2LE5eToS13J8e7p1e4lMOFytRcsdHkNN_ySC2CSAh26ILCNXC9wlFMVfUX5JnQ4Jir2pcgDW-exdRn-sAwhAYmTw97vnRzS9y43FhYzLai9zJhP_HwYL0=s882" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="664" data-original-width="882" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhobET8hnRYH8ieDSTBACN6buVubFpPgTTpXUHdReksmLFmDttj2ZrbQG4ZW-aq99kI_Sq2LE5eToS13J8e7p1e4lMOFytRcsdHkNN_ySC2CSAh26ILCNXC9wlFMVfUX5JnQ4Jir2pcgDW-exdRn-sAwhAYmTw97vnRzS9y43FhYzLai9zJhP_HwYL0=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Loaded with the 310 gr. Rio Steelhead Scandi</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXfmTv4f3ty3JG3TQliHraM2dFf6AFXpHhCEVA8b4GOc2EyzYj7rlvnFvTifRbto01YRb43hNk2UPyFrqKHTlMpcystNhjAXxbBTOBow6bfFe89SrRbzHcMxiOLUt0knnMkvtiiyZf25mk7KFMEyx6MIyHjc3TrliVudBXgqSzAFkOsU3bcTV7LKQ6=s3270" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="3270" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXfmTv4f3ty3JG3TQliHraM2dFf6AFXpHhCEVA8b4GOc2EyzYj7rlvnFvTifRbto01YRb43hNk2UPyFrqKHTlMpcystNhjAXxbBTOBow6bfFe89SrRbzHcMxiOLUt0knnMkvtiiyZf25mk7KFMEyx6MIyHjc3TrliVudBXgqSzAFkOsU3bcTV7LKQ6=w640-h340" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Tight aerodynamic loops...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hybrid:</div><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Orvis Mission Scandi at 300 gr. (24 ft.) and 360 gr. (25 ft.)</li><ul><li>I would not classify these two as scandi lines, but as hybrids that bridge the gap between the two systems. I enjoy the ease at which both of these lines cast mono and light polyleaders. They also offer a lot of versatility to fish heavier tips up to T-8. Orvis recommends the 300 gr. for the rod but I found it to be too light. I preferred the load of the 360 gr. version more and the added ability to fish heavier tips. </li></ul><li>Airflo Rage Compact @ 330 gr. and 27.5 ft. </li><ul><li>As a hybrid that leans to the scandi spectrum, the 330gr. may be a one line fits all shooting head solution to the 5120. It will work perfectly as a scandi substitute on windy days and double as a light skagit to throw light/medium sized streamers. </li></ul><li><span style="color: red;"><b>Rio Integrated Trout Spey #5 350 gr. </b></span></li><ul><li>If you wanted one line to trout spey, swing/strip streamers, and fish soft hackles, this is your best bet. For what its worth, this is the same exact line as the Scandi Body below and the same profile/length as the old Rio Scandi Versitip from a decade ago. Minimal changes. </li></ul><li>Rio Scandi Body at 400 gr. and 23 ft. </li><ul><li>This is definitely exploring the upper reaches of the rod's grain window, especially when paired with a piece of T-8. This line is highly recommended by the Ashland Fly shop on the Sage X 5120 so I was interested in trying it out for this rod. This was one of the only lines I tried where felt the rod into the cork, albeit with some negative pushback from the blank. When slowing the casting stroke down, anglers can really launch this line. If I were to buy another, I would definitely opt for the 350 gr. version. See the trout spey above. </li></ul></ul><p></p><p>Short Skagit:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Orvis Mission Skagit in 360 gr. and 15.5 ft. </li><ul><li>In this short length, the Mission skagit packs a considerable amount of punch in a tiny package. This line creates a lot of surface tension to create solid anchors capable of loading the road and launching large flies on T-8-T-11 tips. I found this to be an ideal short skagit line pairing for the rod. However, this line leaves a lot to be desired with the color choice. For a rod that generally lacks sensory feedback in the hands, anglers can get feedback from their loop formations. With the dark olive color, this line is virtually invisible in the air and on the water. For trout spey situations that call for movement on the fly and adapting to complex currents, it can be difficult to tell what is going on and how to respond to it. </li></ul><li>OPST Commando Smooth at 300 gr. </li><ul><li>This once was the heaviest offering in OPST's Smooth lineup and it is also their recommendation for most of the 5120's on the market. I found it to be too light, which makes sense considering how much I liked the 360 gr. Mission Skagit. If I were to employ this line, I would even the gap by adding OPST's 132 gr. sink tips. With OPST launching new Commando Smooth models recently, I'd opt for the 350gr. model. </li></ul><li>OPST Commando Groove at 350 gr. </li><ul><li>I found this to be an easy casting line capable of handling most of the larger flies I wished to throw. This would be a line that I would employ to fish medium sized flies in very cold water conditions in order to slow things down and give lethargic fish time to find a meal. </li></ul></ul><p></p><p>Skagit: </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="color: red;"><b>Rio Elite Skagit Max Power Integrated in 375gr. </b></span></li><ul><li>This is the line I settled with after trying all of the other skagit lines on this list and is my highest recommendation for trout spey streamer fishing. It loads the Mission well without any pushback from the blank and can still launch my largest trout spey streamers with ease. The only downside to this line is that it has a triple step down off the rear. To maximize its casting efficiency, be sure to have a little extra hang down off the tip. Go beyond the dark blue transition to get that loaded D-Loop and energy transfer into the forward cast. </li></ul><li>Airflo Skagit Switch in 360 gr. and 420 gr. </li><ul><li>This is an older line that I always liked for fishing the "switch" rods on the market prior to the trout spey transition that has taken place. The 360 gr. version was the first line I thought of trying because I've employed it on two other 5-6 weight switch rods that I own. In general, I found it to be a little light at accessing the power reserve of the rod. I also already owned a 420 version and found that to be a much better line for the 5120. </li></ul><li>SA Spey Lite Integrated Skagit in 420 gr. </li><ul><li>SA offers this integrated skagit in 360, 390, and 420 gr. offerings. At the time, I opted for the 420 gr. over the 390 grain because it is 21 ft. long. That extra length comes in handy on larger bodies of water and will eliminate several extra strips (line management issues) while also granting greater control over the fly at distance. This is a big water skagit line. One key to making this line work is to have a little extra overhang out of the rod tip. You can see that the entire section of black line is out of my rod here. A downside to this line is that it doesn't work well with the rod in short casting situations. </li></ul></ul><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqq3HnXlbuATWFHJDHt5R3QAS40CVdrWF-Nc2RZ_z3Jz38l0PeNfBy90gaiZ9me-PPjnarvyQfoUROb0HZQl310myt_k-71Qfyd-8yD9ZqOwHgHLMAlmQNMp3ylfd2Dko1458pCe-Ct-f_KBoYx_LjOo938iGsTqKGNKS4KVhlDw6ftWLwWSmPmNwj=s1440" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1083" data-original-width="1440" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqq3HnXlbuATWFHJDHt5R3QAS40CVdrWF-Nc2RZ_z3Jz38l0PeNfBy90gaiZ9me-PPjnarvyQfoUROb0HZQl310myt_k-71Qfyd-8yD9ZqOwHgHLMAlmQNMp3ylfd2Dko1458pCe-Ct-f_KBoYx_LjOo938iGsTqKGNKS4KVhlDw6ftWLwWSmPmNwj=w640-h482" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"> <i> D Loop formation with a SA Integrated Skagit at 420 gr.</i></span></div><p></p><p><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-16118297446755556662022-01-26T07:00:00.002-05:002022-01-27T11:39:41.725-05:00A Bittersweet Symphony<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLH_Vwk3Yo8g1oTnnRk-VDQx6J0_IuDLL4WMy2CFZ9JFq1wb7_FADNNPun39RC6gvYpyRy8SEbqT-hl9ZNVe-CHRYXtztEbIouamVCLlCe6DTjgnZabAc0SdeydB6SncGbkAyJOIGYjOkf0JqOkCXleilNEzY1W9pjght-PHBe8wSNFdPHNf70Afhb=s6000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLH_Vwk3Yo8g1oTnnRk-VDQx6J0_IuDLL4WMy2CFZ9JFq1wb7_FADNNPun39RC6gvYpyRy8SEbqT-hl9ZNVe-CHRYXtztEbIouamVCLlCe6DTjgnZabAc0SdeydB6SncGbkAyJOIGYjOkf0JqOkCXleilNEzY1W9pjght-PHBe8wSNFdPHNf70Afhb=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>July, 2021</i></div><p></p><p>I cried when I saw my first redwood. Rounding a bend on Highway 199 in Northern California, I was making my way to Jebediah Smith State Park and the size of the tree caught me off guard. I knew they were huge and majestic but I still couldn't fathom what they resembled in person. Nestled on the side of the highway, the width of the redwood tree dwarfed the roadway. I uttered a few choice words and my eyes watered up. Further down the road, I crossed the famous Smith River and pulled over into a small lot flanked by the towering trees. I stepped into a spiritual experience. Alone on the walking the trails, I was amidst the giants of the natural world. Adding a backdrop to an otherworldly scene, the setting sun's rays pierced through the forest's canopy. The only sounds came from my footprints on the soft floor of the forest, the occasional hoot of an owl, and the random calls of a pileated woodpecker. I didn't want the moment to end. As the sun began to set, I drove my van down to the banks of the Smith and thought about staying the night. Looking back on it, I should have. </p><p><span></span></p><p>Sitting there, my mind drifted to what the Smith River once was, a steelhead mecca of the "Lost Coast". This was a time before development, and humans, contributed to the overall demise of salmon and steelhead in the region. My thoughts wondered to the current conditions of the Smith, contemplating how any wild salmonid could possibly survive the low flows and high water temperatures. Looking to the future, and a potential winter steelheading date on the Smith, my imagination was in hyperdrive. The idea of walking through the redwood groves with my spey rod in hand is an idyllic image that speaks to my soul. I daydreamed of a receding river filled to the brim with that perfect steelhead green hue. A broad run, and an open bank, welcomes me to prospect for some chrome. With my sink tip digging deep, and my intruder working broadside through a boulder field, I anticipate the grab right in the sweet spot. The anticipation briefly recedes enough for my mind to wander for a millisecond. In that fleeting moment, a deep pull, and head thrashes, signal life on the end of my line as it disappears downriver into the next run. Catching up, I struggle to tail the slab of chrome in the high flows but eventually succeed. Cradled in the water, I admire the unique characteristics of a steelhead with a story to tell. Between the redwoods, the Smith, and a wild winter steelhead, I don't know if it would ever get better than that. I'd probably cry. Pondering whether that moment would ever come to fruition, I finally made up my mind on whether or not I was going to fish for a wild summer steelhead on the North Umpqua. </p><p><i><span></span></i></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlRhiOsJjrcL54U0fLUDWNJ7XszAPodxVN2eDdvXo7kS6z4svXY8Lar_StVNL4hwiEwawfTULocSCDqm3KHzEa7H8Cdvz-VsRIZmv7hlaSD0bYHhAwSv2IONZJcDqwLG8GUHg-pIVNJykDzCd92iNQJb7QQacL5pZulKeoMCNVvZZQ6uvi-2Hpj58E=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlRhiOsJjrcL54U0fLUDWNJ7XszAPodxVN2eDdvXo7kS6z4svXY8Lar_StVNL4hwiEwawfTULocSCDqm3KHzEa7H8Cdvz-VsRIZmv7hlaSD0bYHhAwSv2IONZJcDqwLG8GUHg-pIVNJykDzCd92iNQJb7QQacL5pZulKeoMCNVvZZQ6uvi-2Hpj58E=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The North's emerald green waters, basalt rock formations, and towering pines have captured my imagination ever since I first saw them in fly fishing catalogs 23 years ago. Adding to the lure of this most hallowed water, is arguably the greatest summer and winter steelhead run in the lower 48. Like the thought of the Smith in winter, I simply couldn't pass up the opportunity that lied a few hours away. Late the next evening, I pulled into the Walmart parking lot in Roseburg, Oregon only to realize that overnight camping was not allowed. I gathered some supplies and hopped on the Wifi to see if any campsites were open along the Umpqua. Due to the Archie Creek Fire in fall of 2020 and the recent Jack Fire, that began on July 5, 2021, only one campground remained open, which coincidentally, had one open site. I booked it and hit the road. The drive along the Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway was dark and lonely. As I drew closer, the desolation of the Archie Creek Fire became evident. Even in the darkness I could see the silhouettes of burned out trees. Arriving around midnight, half of the campground appeared to be burnt. I backed into my site and began tying a fly for the following morning. As an ode to North Umpqua legend and caretaker, Lee Spencer, I chose to recreate his Burnt Toast pattern. Never one to mimic a pattern exactly, I added my own sauce, and dubbed thee "french toast". Smitten, I crawled into bed. </p><p>Laying there, the internal debate I'd been having as I drove across the country replayed in my head on a constant loop. Should I be fishing for these steelhead? The Umpqua had been going through a lot the past year. The Archie Creek Fire, June's heat dome, a drought, Hoot Owl restrictions, and a second fire in the upper half of the river's basin really called into question my morality as an angler. A distant rumble, followed by a loud crack of lightning, stirred me from my introspection. The ping of rain began emanating from the roof above my head and steadily grew louder. Loud cracks of lightning rattled my bones. What if another fire started? The smell of smoke and wet burn scars crept into the van. I went from questioning whether or not to fish, to contemplating cutting my hook point off in an ode to Lee, to this rain is going to turn the bite on tomorrow in a span of minutes. At some point between those thoughts, I finally fell asleep...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW9bGfwaEyNWD679ziPq6O915jJ2Vft4rO4aVg3_-Pw01ICRJPf0uo5V2PjTRyRMxWvTmIirFNnazI9af2U3K9cvGxxPry1VVxmWq52kRLDP6PhjIuwZTNb4QBjJ6oGmyA5AvPNGSOtb_3adVKgMPcpc7hExv6tGUE9m6wSw5p62YAt6uFxjqTjANi=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW9bGfwaEyNWD679ziPq6O915jJ2Vft4rO4aVg3_-Pw01ICRJPf0uo5V2PjTRyRMxWvTmIirFNnazI9af2U3K9cvGxxPry1VVxmWq52kRLDP6PhjIuwZTNb4QBjJ6oGmyA5AvPNGSOtb_3adVKgMPcpc7hExv6tGUE9m6wSw5p62YAt6uFxjqTjANi=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Leaving the campground under the cover of darkness, I made my way further up the steelhead highway. I passed a few famous landmarks and randomly picked a pull off. I geared up as the first light illuminated the North Umpqua's water adjacent to the roadway. When I could finally see, I realized that a large tree was in the gut of a deep pool with overhanging branches. A difficult swinging environment. I ended up driving a little further up the road to the next pull off. This section was short with heavy whitewater on either end, a very steep embankment, and a beautiful little tailout. I rigged up my Loop Cross S1 7120 with a 420 Rio Scandi and Lee's toast pattern. I carefully stepped down to the river's edge and took the water's temperature. It read 57 degrees. <p></p><p>With the last mental hurdle in my mind cleared, I stood precariously on a rock perched over the main flow. A steelheading internal monologue ran through me. Be stealthy, be smooth, start short, cast down and across, and wake the fly. After a few cack handed underhand casts, I was already approaching the tailout and the sweet spot. Nothing. Another cast with a little more speed and some action. In the gut, I came tight to what felt like a solid fish. No ****** way?! Deep head shakes and some peeling line made it a reality. The fish was subdued rather quickly as I cradled it behind a rock. It was slightly over 20 inches and I didn't know it wasn't a steelhead, or a rainbow, until I got a look at the pattern on its side. A jack chinook. A total fake out...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR47Ky3JV5GE7SY3TLFbVoMZiAvljpap0RG5L6G2oLCcggm-PWneSIfY2TxCxjRTR7VvytK5LF_zExfPeZUktLRX2qwlDiZuzvjg2BKMD4NXgY0r853VrpoL-iUCB71jXhIcBx_TBHE2KYwF7kvvMOL3byzeS2Fe3G3haWF5xLl1xFmdVoVEVjhREw=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR47Ky3JV5GE7SY3TLFbVoMZiAvljpap0RG5L6G2oLCcggm-PWneSIfY2TxCxjRTR7VvytK5LF_zExfPeZUktLRX2qwlDiZuzvjg2BKMD4NXgY0r853VrpoL-iUCB71jXhIcBx_TBHE2KYwF7kvvMOL3byzeS2Fe3G3haWF5xLl1xFmdVoVEVjhREw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>As I made my way downriver, I could finally make out the famous scenery of the North Umpqua, which is as beautiful as everyone makes it out to be. Even amidst its scars, I could see what has drawn anglers from around the world to its banks. She's a head turner and I struggled to stay on my side of the road with my neck constantly cranked towards the water. Everything looked amazing. I spotted other anglers and even a few guides pointing out instructions. The burns of the fire seemed to impact some spots heavily while sparing others entirely. Some groups of trees would be unaffected, but amidst them, one would be burnt to a crisp. I found another pull off and a section of river that looked appetizing. I worked my way downriver swinging through the river's infamously challenging currents, rock ledges, deep slots, and glassy tailouts. At the end of deep pool, with an inside eddy, I found another choice tailout that looked prime. <p></p><p>To get proper positioning, I took my time wading out to a shallower gravel bar in the center of the river. The cold water pressed my waders against my legs and I found myself belly button deep. The target was a ledge running parallel to a tailout that was funneling the flow into a riffle. My muddler landed on the edge and began its swinging arc. A large boil caught me completely off guard but honed my senses to the moment. A second cast into the same lie produced an eat, a hook set, and head shakes before throwing the fly. Most likely a trout, I thought. I regrouped and waited. A third cast produced another grab that didn't find its mark. With my confidence sky high, I switched my angle up by moving towards the bank. I put some extra speed on my fourth swing, bracing for impact. The muddler worked broadside through the gut of the channelized tailout before getting demolished. Definitely not a trout, I thought as an airborne and tail-walking display ensued down into the last reaches of the tailout. I bent my rod to the side, almost into the water, to pull the fish's head downwards. The tactic worked and the hen moved back upstream before violently leaving the water a third and fourth time. I backed up to the bank and towards the soft water. Three last ditch bursts of energy and screaming reel ensued before I loosened my drag and tailed my first wild steelhead. She was as beautiful as the river from which she came. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggnQ9MxMVOlfMQMPMe5BhQmQrNUMJ_V7weAar2zNIdlvdxzT98fkAE4kedjSyg5zqMKORzGGXkkmUzUhDGY1rnWazEQfepIaOzyjSsYNsTK6AMxJGyYe8xOfLU2y1NBRUTR822tXgDErRJX7wktMuE8nHzMDenMXVv6MxMvple2U-14H6TkdVxPSmm=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggnQ9MxMVOlfMQMPMe5BhQmQrNUMJ_V7weAar2zNIdlvdxzT98fkAE4kedjSyg5zqMKORzGGXkkmUzUhDGY1rnWazEQfepIaOzyjSsYNsTK6AMxJGyYe8xOfLU2y1NBRUTR822tXgDErRJX7wktMuE8nHzMDenMXVv6MxMvple2U-14H6TkdVxPSmm=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Back at camp, I found myself staying next to two old timers named Ernie and "Nevada Bill". Both had been fishing the North each summer for as long as I lived. They were incredulous to hear that I'd caught a steelhead during my first morning on the Umpqua. Nevada Bill simply proclaimed, "your done!" and gave me a hearty laugh. I chalked it up to the prime conditions of clouds, rain, and being in the right spot at the right time. I was lucky but at the same time, experienced in reading water, albeit for lake run "rainbows". I got to know both anglers over the next few days and they were very generous with their knowledge and stories. At that time of the summer, roughly half way through July, both were expressing anticipation of the upcoming run that would be happening "any day now". That push of fish never materialized as the true state of steelhead became more apparent with each passing day (<a href="https://www.fpc.org/webapps/adultsalmon/R_dailyadultcountsgraph_resultsV6.php">link</a>). On the North, and throughout the Columbia River basin, numbers were at historically low averages. When I left the North Umpqua, I started to hear whispers about the river getting shut down. A few weeks later, on August 10, the ODFW did shut down angling until November 30 (<a href="https://www.dfw.state.or.us/news/2021/08_Aug/080921b.asp">link</a>).<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNiXbZZe8RJToiWeGn-e33zjyekGalgyXvl0AuUsNsM8KxyCh6MfEHKpuyirQr4cbmEcIQxAuxmRATxZLAx5wmXMM3_kyhax-HtQ5BH_LKBgZRwAy-XkY3nUPT39nrmkIN5MJUmEFVWBMqj8RI8RqKjb7tZp5DkOFckAW6y4NjYcmFSEGs2mo1GLxD=s3840" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNiXbZZe8RJToiWeGn-e33zjyekGalgyXvl0AuUsNsM8KxyCh6MfEHKpuyirQr4cbmEcIQxAuxmRATxZLAx5wmXMM3_kyhax-HtQ5BH_LKBgZRwAy-XkY3nUPT39nrmkIN5MJUmEFVWBMqj8RI8RqKjb7tZp5DkOFckAW6y4NjYcmFSEGs2mo1GLxD=w640-h360" width="640" /></a><br /><p></p><p>In hindsight, it is easy for me to reflect on the excitement of that moment. However, it's still difficult to wrap my head around the morality of fishing during a steelhead apocalypse. The trip, the river, and the wild steelhead I landed were all on my bucket list. I've always wanted to fish the North Umpqua and 2021 happened to be the year my life coincided with the opportunity. I'm well aware of the selfishness of the decision I made to fish the river in such dire times, but I didn't know the full extent of what would be happening to the summer run in August and September. All told, only 347 wild summer steelhead returned to the North Umpqua in 2021 (<a href="https://steamboaters.org/newsletter/">link</a>). I'm thankful to have crossed paths with one of those magnificent fish, but very aware of the impact catching and releasing one may have in being a contributing factor to their overall decline. Through this experience and mental deliberation, I've become more cognizant of the plight of wild steelhead and the role all anglers need to play in order to recover their stocks. </p><p>I don't think a day has gone by in the last half year where I didn't think about the waters of the North Umpqua and that brief interaction with a wild steelhead. Looking back on it, maybe I should have just stayed in my van on the exposed bank of the Smith River. Or, like Nevada Bill said, "your done," as in this is the last, and only, wild steelhead for me to shake hands with. Or, out of respect for these treasured fish, we can all take a page out of Lee Spencer's playbook, and only fish a burnt toast fly with the hook point clipped off. Maybe, everyone should just stop catching and releasing an endangered species and urge the fish and wildlife commissions to declare a moratorium until stocks recover. The ideas and answers to wild steelhead recovery are incredibly complicated, heavily debated, and simultaneously illuminate the hypocrisy of anglers, myself included. </p><p>As I bide my time awaiting the next chance I find myself on wild steelhead waters, I've grown a greater appreciation of my role as an angler. How can I minimize my impact on the fish I love to catch, but at the same time, maximize my return on the places they reside? With a new year and outlook, I hope to start this transition and make only progress on that path moving forward. This extends beyond the wild steelhead of the North Umpqua and to all of the wild places, and fish, I interact with. I hope you will do the same.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A few organizations I've joined, and donated to, since my encounter with that North Umpqua wild steelhead. I urge you to all do the same. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Links:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://steamboaters.org/">Steamboaters</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildsteelheaders.org/">Wild Steelheaders United</a></li><li><a href="https://nativefishsociety.org/">Native Fish Society</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildsteelheadcoalition.org/">Wild Steelhead Coalition</a></li><li><a href="https://northumpqua.org/">The North Umpqua Foundation</a></li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvps37zxBC5xZghL1LZsm7hMYTWl0tkjj9rPchOylZK1Xl8cLH6M1auH9uv81i_WhNoWRKADBgUPsVTXqXKyGkpE6BphYkgJNniCRxpaGn8JzglKGuDpTWmeqyKaObKp25Xp7jnumT2NNfAmoBQxII49g-iwX5W6PpZIr0GYRXIW6FINB-6dbav7hp=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvps37zxBC5xZghL1LZsm7hMYTWl0tkjj9rPchOylZK1Xl8cLH6M1auH9uv81i_WhNoWRKADBgUPsVTXqXKyGkpE6BphYkgJNniCRxpaGn8JzglKGuDpTWmeqyKaObKp25Xp7jnumT2NNfAmoBQxII49g-iwX5W6PpZIr0GYRXIW6FINB-6dbav7hp=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-88319980188566414802021-07-19T01:57:00.007-04:002021-10-16T09:51:02.107-04:00"God Save the Queen"<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbPxxxAwk08/YPUNKkFVYFI/AAAAAAAAW0M/kt74u14U-IEMyKdfP0EaNxKmvadzcrNqACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_8022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IbPxxxAwk08/YPUNKkFVYFI/AAAAAAAAW0M/kt74u14U-IEMyKdfP0EaNxKmvadzcrNqACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_8022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Two and a half days into a cross country road trip and I had yet to string up a rod. About halfway, I texted an old mentor of mine to see if he was close by. After a cup of coffee and some catching up, he dropped me a pin on my intended route. He simply said, "you'll figure it out". Five hours later, I pulled down a long gravel road to a parking lot that read, "no overnight camping," and promptly parked the van next to it. It was nearing 11 p.m. and I passed out. In the morning, I landed a personal best brown trout on a dry fly. If anyone had ever told me that it would happen where it did, I never would have believed them. Not in a million years...<p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>An angler pulling into the parking lot woke me up at 5:30 in the morning. If I was 16, 18, 20, or even 24 years old, I probably would have gotten up out of competitiveness and tried to beat him onto the water. Over the years, experience has taught me that it doesn't matter. A few hours later, I walked up to a spot the man was fishing and caught three trout between 16-20 inches. All beautiful browns that I sight fished with a small midge, Little Lehigh style. It was a small preview of what was to come. </p><p>I moved upriver and came upon a large piece of soft water that was gin clear. I could make out every brown trout suspended over the weed beds. I texted my friend, "New Zealand shit," before catching another fine brown. I literally couldn't believe it and went to a nearby parking lot to confirm that I was allowed to be fishing at this location. There weren't any signs. I caught another trout and texted again, "are you sure I'm allowed to fish here"? Apparently, it is 100% public but that didn't stop me from shaking my head. </p><p>The moment came after I called it quits and was walking back to the van. I saw a tail wagging out of the corner of my eye. A large brown was feeding like a carp with his head in a weed bed. I stayed on the trail, which was about 20 ft. off the water and slightly elevated The first thing I checked was my rig. The knot on my dry fly snapped on the first tug. No doubt from the abuse of the other trout. I re-tied and made two casts. Both were slightly off the shoulder of the brown as my intention was for him to eat the dropper. The large trout sensed the vibrations of my rig and did what the smart ones do, began meandering off into the distance. My third cast was a hail mary and I put my flies right on top of the brown. </p><p>Immediately, the brown trout went vertical in the water column and engaged my dry fly. I was in disbelief. I literally had several seconds to think as his snake like body slithered to the surface in slow motion. The body language said everything. I knew he was going to eat. My mind went back to my college days when I'd watch the AEG Media boys do their thing in New Zealand. They would utter, "god save the queen," in order to delay their hook sets long enough for a big brown to clamp down on the fly. Thankfully, my hook set was pure and my small dry fly did not bend out. Twenty seven inches on a dry fly. Sight fished. I won't be topping that one for a long time...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CTQkIV8VXog/YPUOTIeKpaI/AAAAAAAAW0c/xEO4zzRB3iE9BLaKVNFc19TB2bZWSYRagCLcBGAsYHQ/s1045/bHykxn%2525JTOeWBO5JNeizhQ_thumb_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1045" height="460" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CTQkIV8VXog/YPUOTIeKpaI/AAAAAAAAW0c/xEO4zzRB3iE9BLaKVNFc19TB2bZWSYRagCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h460/bHykxn%2525JTOeWBO5JNeizhQ_thumb_4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks Dan</div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-1227754600375104782021-06-08T19:43:00.003-04:002021-07-19T00:50:28.890-04:00Small and Cold<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jrd8NHePECI/X81pFHfKhHI/AAAAAAAAV_g/Xli3Smm5cvMIFhfVRam8j2fxSS675cuXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="2048" height="448" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jrd8NHePECI/X81pFHfKhHI/AAAAAAAAV_g/Xli3Smm5cvMIFhfVRam8j2fxSS675cuXgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h448/IMG_5805.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Homemade</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Water temperatures on most eastern Pennsylvania freestone streams and rivers reached lethal levels for trout near the end of May this year. All it took was a few days of a heat wave for the thermometer to read 68 degrees and to throw in the white towel. Yes, a brief cooling and some rain helped, but once thermally stressed, the trout are still vulnerable. Morally and ethically, the right move is to give them a break until the Fall. Thankfully, the same area of the state is blessed with several limestone streams, and a few tailwaters, that fish well into the summer. Even then, you should carry a thermometer to be sure. Typically, I'll get a small dose of summer cabin fever and have to hit one of these pieces of water for a trico spinner fall or an afternoon sulphur emergence. The trout are usually eager, unique, and a kaleidoscope of colors. 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-az821V-J4CU/YDG1S7hufYI/AAAAAAAAWeU/8cxY_yL0ibglreXOAlQeP9Ww2mckSMzRgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSC00538.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><i style="text-align: center;"> Sunrise, Snook, Sunset, Repeat...</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I never targeted or caught a snook before. During my time in the Caribbean, I occasionally spotted a snook laid up off a beach but my eyes were usually looking for the figure of a bonefish. I didn't pay their randomness with the attention of my time. When I found myself working remotely in Florida, I knew that snook would be a target. If it was warm enough to find them near the house that my Uncle John was renting, maybe I could catch one. With cold temperatures in question, I spent a lot of time hunting for redfish on my SUPyak. This occurred after a full day of work during the worst light of the day. I did have some opportunities, but usually spotted them too late or spooked them putting the paddle down and picking up the rod. Snook were a willing substitute, once I realized that they were an available opportunity. <span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The experiences ended up being a real treat. Snook are an incredible fly rod target that exhibit the major characteristics of my preferred species. They exist as if a tarpon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, and musky had a hybrid offspring. Threading a cast into the mangroves takes a lot of skill and patience. It reminded me of floating down a river hitting every rock, log, and drop off with a drunk and disorderly. Except this time, the margin of error was considerably higher. The suddenness of the eat reminded me of how a musky appears out of nowhere with your fly already in its mouth. The fight was a mix of the explosiveness of a tarpon and the bulldogging of a smallmouth bass. Lipping one on the side of the yak and admiring its characteristics, makes one realize the uniqueness of this ambush predator. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is a perfect fly rod target...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-khdLhzz2XL0/YDG1qeL4Y0I/AAAAAAAAWfU/pwUQUNR1l1cH0LaMEXPru3EITh-CmmzrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-khdLhzz2XL0/YDG1qeL4Y0I/AAAAAAAAWfU/pwUQUNR1l1cH0LaMEXPru3EITh-CmmzrgCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h640/IMG_7134.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3LYjqKAWEi0/YEGxHyNLGhI/AAAAAAAAWjg/RfnleUgXELsdfISMALQ21l4nQi-tcjowQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1437/IMG_7161.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Sunset in the Everglades...</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The location came as a recommendation from a friend. After a look on Google Earth, I found a tidal river snaking its way into the Everglades through lengthy mangrove tunnels. I was told to expect gators, the occasional baby tarpon, and willing snook. Nary a word was spoken of spiders. After a 2.5 hour drive south, I arrived at sunrise to a morning chorus. I couldn't help but notice how dark the water in the pond was and what might lie beneath its calmness. My imagination ran wild with thoughts of a gnarly gator sneaking up on me as I made trips back and forth to the Outback. How would anyone know if I got dragged into the depths? What if a giant python wrapped me up deep in a mangrove? What if a ran into one of those nile crocodiles that are now down in the Everglades? Thankfully, the mosquitos interrupted the horror story in my head by finding every inch of open skin. When I finally shoved off into the water I immediately saw a gator in the distance investigating the fool entering his turf. A foggy mist swirled over the water that was dotted by fish breaking the surface. My first cast along a mangrove edge resulted in an aggressive take that startled some long term memories from my neocortex. It had been awhile but I knew exactly what I just felt...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tarpon.<span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PqNiKEbygpA/YDGuZu_qTAI/AAAAAAAAWdo/Ucv10FRsdJYx-pNSe8CWS5f0kxT0IfgNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PqNiKEbygpA/YDGuZu_qTAI/AAAAAAAAWdo/Ucv10FRsdJYx-pNSe8CWS5f0kxT0IfgNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_7089.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Megalops Atlanticus</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The first mangrove tunnel was the most wide open. Even so, I had to sit down on the yak and break my paddle in half to make it through without colliding into every root and overhanging branch. I had two rigged fly rods hanging out front with a telescopic GoPro pole that had to be disassembled before entering every pathway. Without a skeg on the yak, she has a habit of moving side to side. I played a verifiable game of "how to break a fly rod," with one hundred different ways for game over. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Then, I looked up. </span></div><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GYD0dpaA2fg/YDGuVK5aD9I/AAAAAAAAWdQ/s7muAs1BoyUp1I77pblpcI6pNuWDPDZqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC00467.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GYD0dpaA2fg/YDGuVK5aD9I/AAAAAAAAWdQ/s7muAs1BoyUp1I77pblpcI6pNuWDPDZqwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSC00467.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>I had to lay flat on my back and use a wide angle lens to get this shot. These guys are about head level...</i></p><p>Once I saw the webs hanging over the water like tarps filled with orb weaver spiders, I freaked out a little bit. Occasionally I'd eat a mouthful of spider webs, hit a branch, or my paddle would slice through some webbing making it rain. The distractions resulted in some precarious rod snapping situations and careful maneuvering of a SUPyak barely small enough to make it through some sections. I also made a few wrong turns and tried making my way through some tunnels that led to nowhere. Those were the buggiest and most infested with spiders. After awhile, I just started to laugh off every situation as I made my way deeper into the mangroves looking for a particular pond.</p><p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BNul6S7Xyig/YDGuS2WAemI/AAAAAAAAWdI/7VnxjfzMRAIFr-2CgHE4PL3679Qa5BgAACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC00459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BNul6S7Xyig/YDGuS2WAemI/AAAAAAAAWdI/7VnxjfzMRAIFr-2CgHE4PL3679Qa5BgAACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSC00459.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-txuWkQke1c0/YD_Kx0dpH_I/AAAAAAAAWjQ/7JW4M0RJe78siSMEI-9hT3ELzt9JC0VrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/1%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-txuWkQke1c0/YD_Kx0dpH_I/AAAAAAAAWjQ/7JW4M0RJe78siSMEI-9hT3ELzt9JC0VrgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/1%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OLcQFTwkV38/YDGuZ3YBRaI/AAAAAAAAWdw/6AkM1pJoHno5K829bN3j9Wrl4kATuITkACLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/IMG_7140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OLcQFTwkV38/YDGuZ3YBRaI/AAAAAAAAWdw/6AkM1pJoHno5K829bN3j9Wrl4kATuITkACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/IMG_7140.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A lot of fun on a 7wt. </i></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LNlvfXKsDZw/YDGuYGjBdUI/AAAAAAAAWdg/q-LtSNo6KaEiKaKvWtRi2YJo4Z6EHnnhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LNlvfXKsDZw/YDGuYGjBdUI/AAAAAAAAWdg/q-LtSNo6KaEiKaKvWtRi2YJo4Z6EHnnhgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_7079.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rG6Uhs12tg4/YDGuXRLAznI/AAAAAAAAWdY/3DNydrPjIXIqjJKkr_PTwZfa3hexxSLPACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rG6Uhs12tg4/YDGuXRLAznI/AAAAAAAAWdY/3DNydrPjIXIqjJKkr_PTwZfa3hexxSLPACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_7076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>A solid gator in the distance...</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--H7tWiEGEr0/YD_K516IQoI/AAAAAAAAWjU/HirN3rO_ahgT11E8Dvuz_BE7ilVFZiAMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/1%2B%25281%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--H7tWiEGEr0/YD_K516IQoI/AAAAAAAAWjU/HirN3rO_ahgT11E8Dvuz_BE7ilVFZiAMwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/1%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wvQTQEdAjY8/YDGuSylSVpI/AAAAAAAAWdE/__E64X2h-4ADPFB6V3vNA0SSXl5lu5CBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC00451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wvQTQEdAjY8/YDGuSylSVpI/AAAAAAAAWdE/__E64X2h-4ADPFB6V3vNA0SSXl5lu5CBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSC00451.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YtpMf8XFNYc/YDGuVOnZMtI/AAAAAAAAWdM/DpHU6yuLiL4Sl5-MipnbgwTJCPrZOemYwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC00463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YtpMf8XFNYc/YDGuVOnZMtI/AAAAAAAAWdM/DpHU6yuLiL4Sl5-MipnbgwTJCPrZOemYwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSC00463.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I've never caught a snook before. I remember seeing a handful off beaches while bonefishing in the Caribbean but never really paid any attention to them. For some reason, I thought I'd be sight fishing to laid up fish along the mangroves. It took me half a day to realize that this was a blind casting game. When I figured it out, I started to have consistent action but only if I made a perfect presentation. </div><div><br /></div><div>Complicating matters were the spider webs constructed across every ideal open casting spot. The deepest pockets almost always produced a snook if you didn't get hung up on the webs. The webbing was strong enough to catch an everglades special and 30lb. leader after a long cast. This would then entangle the fly and cause the webbing to goop up on your tippet. Snook didn't like that. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QptgAE2pAk0/YDGuaCbldAI/AAAAAAAAWd0/IVdPwApnooYg2XqXnbQrZ53B1Dd7vJlggCLcBGAsYHQ/s1920/IMG_7141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QptgAE2pAk0/YDGuaCbldAI/AAAAAAAAWd0/IVdPwApnooYg2XqXnbQrZ53B1Dd7vJlggCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h360/IMG_7141.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>My first snook.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>DIY as always...</i></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zMzLHJPD76s/YDGuS-sikTI/AAAAAAAAWdA/qJ9gZsNZ_WQuvHhp1EZpVpqLo-6qj3zgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC00462.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zMzLHJPD76s/YDGuS-sikTI/AAAAAAAAWdA/qJ9gZsNZ_WQuvHhp1EZpVpqLo-6qj3zgQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSC00462.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My paddle out through three ponds and tunnels ended up being timed perfectly. I stood atop the kayak and took in the sunset as tarpon rolled across the water in front of me. After one day, the allure of the Everglades was evident. This was just a small taste of a lifetime of water that some people dedicate their lives to. My mind wandered to the Seminole Native Americans that lived here and to Ponce De Leon exploring this area back in 1512 as he searched for the fountain of youth. A different time and a different era. </div><div><br /></div><div>I bet the spiders were hell though...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--yB2gle2xZ8/YD_E3qEQJYI/AAAAAAAAWjI/Ud8qqlydCd0daiNj1YczWiyojIbvTso1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC00483.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--yB2gle2xZ8/YD_E3qEQJYI/AAAAAAAAWjI/Ud8qqlydCd0daiNj1YczWiyojIbvTso1ACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSC00483.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-10803970480330519512021-02-19T19:18:00.004-05:002021-05-13T06:57:06.834-04:00The Power of Encounters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EjGwhHDPstM/YDBSH9gAGDI/AAAAAAAAWbQ/AGLwpk73_R8mFXhGTLKl1uV6isD8vPeewCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/DSC05485.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1912" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EjGwhHDPstM/YDBSH9gAGDI/AAAAAAAAWbQ/AGLwpk73_R8mFXhGTLKl1uV6isD8vPeewCLcBGAsYHQ/w598-h640/DSC05485.jpg" width="598" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;">It was 2016 and my fly fishing for musky journey was only a few years in existence. At that point, I'd caught a few muskies while helping Austin Greene film "Pursuing Esox," and I found myself only tying flies that were more like pets than lures. I'd made my way to the Somerset Fly Fishing Show to pick up some feathers and promptly leave. At the show I caught a glimpse of the man, the myth, the legend, Blane Chocklett. I mustered up the courage to go talk to him about a large female musky that was haunting my dreams. As a quiet guy by nature, who hardly ever talks to anyone, I walked right up to Blane and asked him a few questions. After some brief answers, he curtly stated that at a certain point it would be best to simply put in my time. Slightly miffed, it took me a little to realize that he was right. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I've been a DIY angler since I started fly fishing 22 years ago. In the realm of fly fishing, casting, and tying, I've never had a mentor or a lesson. I've never even paid for a guide. Ever. Putting in my time is all I've ever done. Over the past few years, I haven't exactly been doing that. I'm simply a weekend warrior that goes musky fishing a few times a year on a river that has a 0% catch rate by the Fish and Boat Commission. That isn't exactly a recipe for success or improvement. Outside of that river, I have a batting average better than Ted Williams. A big part of the musky on fly equation is fishing in areas with legitimate musky populations and learning from every positive, or negative, encounter. Putting in time is definitely important. However, your progression, and understanding, of how to feed, fight, and land a ski, requires interactions. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">As an angler, you need to learn from every single encounter you have from a musky. This involves keeping a spreadsheet of each session on the water. Include everything from flows, barometric pressure, and moon phase, to moon rises, sets, majors, and minors. Be sure to keep track of every encounter and cross reference it with those conditions. Learning involves having the ability to replay every sighting, follow, refusal, and thrown hook in your mind to analyze what went right and what went wrong. Remembering every experience enables one to learn the triggering mechanisms that send a shiver down a musky's lateral line and elicits that chase response. Presentation angles, fly speed, fly movement, and approaching the figure 8 are all incredibly important. All of the aforementioned information is a giant puzzle piece. Of course, there is no silver bullet but there are a lot of silver linings to every situation and how to approach it. One can solve the puzzle in many ways. You will fail a lot, especially if you're fly fishing off a stand up paddleboard like an idiot. Every now and then, you'll find success and revel in those moments. Regardless of where you're at, find some muskies, play the game, learn, and constantly apply. </p><p>Or, simply hire a guide...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G52vXTM1dRw/YDBTarEOgjI/AAAAAAAAWbo/P423B1qDU9AHODvIe-KOlUCxDcR8i4sPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G52vXTM1dRw/YDBTarEOgjI/AAAAAAAAWbo/P423B1qDU9AHODvIe-KOlUCxDcR8i4sPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6903.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A weight lifting type of day...</div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jt2y4Xs8dPA/YDBSWgQ1UQI/AAAAAAAAWbU/IuEHmcu4pEQYURWMNf5DY7LVnq_zvhETACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-25252745049602282802021-01-29T12:43:00.007-05:002021-01-31T20:39:20.113-05:00Hunters and Hopers<p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b5KedtDFf3k/X81xkwUAbhI/AAAAAAAAWBk/dZgBhn0wVTkfO8zyV3vX9hehVxgw4wmWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6788.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b5KedtDFf3k/X81xkwUAbhI/AAAAAAAAWBk/dZgBhn0wVTkfO8zyV3vX9hehVxgw4wmWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6788.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>Always so crowded...</i></div><div><br /></div>I was fortunate enough to spend a few days this November swinging flies for Great Lakes steelhead on the Salmon River in New York. I've grown quite fond of the river over the years and the opportunities it affords two handed casters along with the sheer quality of the migratory rainbows the river can produce. Each year, I learn the river and the behavior of its fish a little more. That can be attributed to time and experience but it also comes from watching, listening, and learning from some of the river's resident Spey Jedi. Guys like Patrick Ross, Chad Gaston, and Isak Kulalic have often left me slack jawed over the past decade with their casts, presentations, or ability to pick my pocket, with a dry line. I'll never forget a day on the river where I witnessed Patrick and Travis Johnson absolutely murder a run with a group of clients while I left the river skunked. Despite some success, there are definitely levels to the game. The aforementioned individuals have helped me raise the bar when it comes to my expectations stepping down a run, even when the river, and its fish, are seemingly not in the mood. To borrow Travis's phrase, I've transitioned from a "hoper," to a "hunter". Below are a few tips to help you have some more success when swinging flies on my favorite Great Lakes steelhead river. <div><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>Take a Walk<div><br /></div><div>Ninety percent of the anglers that fish the Salmon River stay in the same spots. Many fly fishermen will literally stand next to other anglers in a 10ft. space for an entire day in the lower and upper fly zones. I'd rather watch paint dry than do that even if it involves ten steelhead landed. On top of that, most anglers will fish within a hundred yards of a parking lot. Instead, go for a walk in the woods and you may just find some un-pressured fish in holes, runs, and pools you didn't know were there. Contrary to popular belief, you can find solitude on the Salmon River. The three largest steelhead I've ever landed were by myself with no one in sight. </div><div><br /></div><div>Cover Water</div><div><br /></div><div>As swingers, you need to find the players that are willing to move up in the column and chase down your fly. This involves covering a lot of water and moving up or down river via vehicle. It is not uncommon for me to fish three separate areas of the river (morning, lunch, afternoon) and swing multiple runs within each section. I will even hike out of a section and make runs to specific locations to fish some holding water the size of a bathtub, only to hike out to drive to another part of the river. </div><div><br /></div><div>Learn From Drift Boats</div><div><br /></div><div>Rather than scoff at that drift boat gliding through the run you are fishing, take mental notes of where they are fishing. The guides know the water better than anyone and know exactly where the fish are. When you see a drift boat literally float through an entire run without casting out their bobbers, there is a good chance they did that on purpose. If you see all the rods suddenly cast into a seam, that is where the steelhead will be holding in that particular run. Drift boats that are back trolling plugs can be an annoyance to a swing angler but you can learn small holding areas by taking mental notes when you see those boats hook up. It can be pretty cool to come back to the river a year later and swing up a steelhead in the same spot you witnessed one hit a plug in prior years. </div><div><br /></div><div>Don't Dredge</div><div><br /></div><div>The Salmon River is relatively shallow. Most runs are between two and four feet deep. Typically, steelhead suspend off the bottom and have their eyes gazing upward and forward. Most of the successful spey anglers are fishing mono leaders (dry line) or light polyleaders (Int. to Type VI) depending on the flow rate and depth of water. Mostly, your flies should be unweighted. If you need to get deeper, you should change the sink rate of your tip to keep the fly in the zone and off the bottom. In rare instances, I will use heavier tips or a weighted fly to fish water that is deeper, features heavy turbulence, or if I'm in a tight spot that needs to get the fly to get down immediately. Overall, you'll most likely find me using polyleaders between type II-IV with an unweighted fly because I know exactly what is happening and can change variables to fish any situation. For the resident Spey Jedi, they would describe that approach as "dredging". </div><div> </div><div>Make Every Cast Count</div><div><br /></div><div>Swinging flies for Salmon River steelhead is difficult. One landed fish will make your day. Anything more than that and you're killing it. The more consistent you are with casting and your presentations, the more likely you will have success, even on the slowest of days. Each cast should unfurl completely with no slack in the line. By raising the rod hand/rod you should immediately engage the fly after your cast and work it through the duration of the swing by slowly lowering the rod back down to your side. FEEL THE PULL. By maintaining contact with your fly you won't miss those subtle takes that occur while you're waiting for the fly to start fishing (swinging). If you make a shitty cast, check your line for wind knots. If you make a shitty presentation, cast again. Make them count! </div><div><br /></div><div>Mix It Up</div><div><br /></div><div>I almost never make the same presentation multiple times in a row. On one cast, I may mend or hold my rod upstream to slow my presentation down. This keeps the fly in the zone for an extended period of time and can give lethargic fish more time to eat your fly. On my next, I may mend or move my rod hand downstream to present the fly broadside. This will elicit a chase response and is good for those grabby players. Sometimes, I will mend in order to create slack (sink time) before re-engaging my fly in a specific spot (boulders, seams, pockets). Location, conditions, flow, and water temperature will play a large role in dictating what specific presentation the steelhead are looking for. By mixing it up, you will find out what they like on that particular day. In my experiences, the steelhead on the Salmon River like to eat flies that are presented broadside with the right amount of speed. </div><div><br /></div><div>Talk, Listen, and Adjust to Other Anglers</div><div><br /></div><div>If you have to follow other swingers through a run, it pays to watch how they're fishing. If multiple spey anglers have not pulled a fish out of a run, it is unlikely that you will have action by repeating their presentations. This fall, I walked into a popular run and talked to multiple anglers that were heading out. They didn't catch anything and said that the run was full of anglers. When I arrived, I talked to a few other people and watched the people in the run. It was obvious that the older gentleman I was about to follow down the run was an accomplished caster but I wasn't paying attention to his loops. I was watching his presentation of the fly in a spot that I knew would hold a fish. When I worked my way to that area, I did the exact opposite and hooked into a chromer on my first few casts. The old man was flabbergasted. </div><div><br /></div><div>Fish the Transition Water</div><div><br /></div><div>To tie this back to my first tip, covering water, it behooves you to swing the transitional water between the popular runs and pools of the SR. These are often the most overlooked pieces of water and will likely have some steelhead in them that haven't been hounded all day long. In these sections, channel your inner trout hunter and look for areas that would hold a trout. These are slightly deeper depressions, seams, and pockets where a steelhead has some cover and can catch a break. On very slow days, focusing on these sections will often result in a hook up. </div><div><br /></div><div>Watch This Video Before Every Session (haha, seriously)</div><div><br /></div><div>
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KoSmC51Qgfc/X9vQrgLocAI/AAAAAAAAWKI/sxutBLQDG8IKJ7IMiZtWlDpB7uUP-jAmgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6767.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Shoulder to shoulder...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NoNQ1qzU_9k/X9vQlLKEMdI/AAAAAAAAWJc/RwDPyullx_ccv5LyLtgy34-HHRRzZerSACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NoNQ1qzU_9k/X9vQlLKEMdI/AAAAAAAAWJc/RwDPyullx_ccv5LyLtgy34-HHRRzZerSACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_6723.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TPun19i3dHo/X9vQmUaLehI/AAAAAAAAWJg/7j_uwTE9Qf8CcSb6mw4Za3mmwYBlXBYXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6724.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TPun19i3dHo/X9vQmUaLehI/AAAAAAAAWJg/7j_uwTE9Qf8CcSb6mw4Za3mmwYBlXBYXgCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_6724.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you know a bucket well and get out the switch rod, skagit, sink tip, and fly to fish it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OcZ2qQHru8Q/X9vQmi_LNYI/AAAAAAAAWJk/uIvpnOR44-sMNSHMRDK-Yk2_HGAv2YqxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OcZ2qQHru8Q/X9vQmi_LNYI/AAAAAAAAWJk/uIvpnOR44-sMNSHMRDK-Yk2_HGAv2YqxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/IMG_6731.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't mind if I do...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">Cranked on one a little too hard...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qcyOgO8ivJ4/X9vQs9BiJOI/AAAAAAAAWKY/gFjFrydIjMQrEJDPBoO20O6fpa2GXT0OwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_6868.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qcyOgO8ivJ4/X9vQs9BiJOI/AAAAAAAAWKY/gFjFrydIjMQrEJDPBoO20O6fpa2GXT0OwCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h640/IMG_6868.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Do you have any steelhead on your steelhead tour?</div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-63922947982278389512021-01-24T14:39:00.000-05:002021-01-31T11:05:43.802-05:00GHOSTech Indicators Review<p style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qdIj08ZSiNs/X9rpDAc_MkI/AAAAAAAAWIo/PWVQoDTFFDIL-3jy1P4MPcPrJIYBv2DUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5497.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qdIj08ZSiNs/X9rpDAc_MkI/AAAAAAAAWIo/PWVQoDTFFDIL-3jy1P4MPcPrJIYBv2DUQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5497.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;">Full disclosure: I was contacted by the creator and owner of GHOSTech, Stephen Cunic, last May and was sent a package of indicators with a note to write a review for the blog. Stephen and I are from the same area of Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley. This product was born on the waters I grew up fishing and still do. I have not met Stephen and we have not fished together. I have not read other reviews of the product and the thoughts and feelings are my own. Please read the entirety of the review in order to understand its best uses. </i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><div>Every fly fisherman has used, or uses indicators, while nymphing for trout. For a lot of us, it is how we learned the subtle nuances of a dead drift or how we caught some of our first trout on fly. Indicators are a staple in any angler's kit and the industry has seen a lot of different styles come and go over the years. Personally, I started nymphing as a 12 year old using yarn style indicators. I used different yarn indicators, almost exclusively, until the arrival of the Thingamabobber. The "thing," has since been replaced in popularity by the Airlock indicator and that is what you'll find me using when I feel the need to suspend nymphs. The most recent iteration of the Airlock style is the most popular indicator on the market and probably the most used. With the arrival of GHOSTech's unique platform and marketing, does it beat out the Airlock? In short, no it does not. However, the GHOSTech presents a new take on indicators and has a few unique characteristics to pay attention to. Owning the GHOSTech indicators will round out your nymphing toolkit and make you a more successful angler in specific fishing situations. </div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NK6wKtOK5oA/X9rpNEWuvfI/AAAAAAAAWIw/vGJKcCUsEC86XKPCsGFGOH3Qb6Rkoz58ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NK6wKtOK5oA/X9rpNEWuvfI/AAAAAAAAWIw/vGJKcCUsEC86XKPCsGFGOH3Qb6Rkoz58ACLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5325.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The indicator created by Stephen Cunic was designed to be more stealthy than the Airlock style, while still maintaining the adjustability that anglers love. It uses three "air pucks," linked together around a central pillar system that the leader slides into. An adjustable nut tightens the leader against the air pucks. This enables anglers to slide the pucks up or down their leader to adjust to different fishing situations and depths. As an added dimension of adjustability, anglers can add more pucks to the central pillar system, which Stephen calls "stacking". This is beneficial when using heavier nymphs and nymphing in water that is more turbulent. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The GHOSTech indicator is very lightweight, casts well, and does land softly on the water. This alone makes it more advantageous for wary trout that have grown accustomed to the "plop," of the Airlock style. Stephen also designed his air pucks to be clear and from a trout's point of view, they do appear to resemble the bubble and foam lines that we so often fish. In addition to the adjustability, the GHOSTech indicators also avoid the problems associated with yarn style indicators in that no floatant is required to keep them aloft and functioning at their best. Overall, this product finds a niche in the market between yarn style indicators and the Airlock "bobber" style by combining their best attributes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ANlf13cEsAc/X9rpM264U_I/AAAAAAAAWIs/G0v6V0eFJrg7NmcInyhVJpWyvC3F2QeYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_5498.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ANlf13cEsAc/X9rpM264U_I/AAAAAAAAWIs/G0v6V0eFJrg7NmcInyhVJpWyvC3F2QeYQCLcBGAsYHQ/w480-h640/IMG_5498.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In my experiences, GHOSTech indicators are best utilized in small to medium sized streams for heavily pressured trout. In the Lehigh Valley, this means water like the Little Lehigh, Saucon, Monocacy, and Bushkill Creeks. These are gin clear, mostly shallow, Class A trout waters whose trout see everything on a daily basis. Stephen most likely developed this product as a solution to targeting these trout and immediately found success. If most anglers are using bobber style suspension devices, utilizing something that lands softer and more closely resembles the surface of the water, will be readily received by the trout in these waters. GHOSTech indicators are game changers on the tributaries of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario along the fabled "Steelhead Alley". These small spate style creeks have large numbers of Great Lakes steelhead that pile into bathtub sized slots and small pools that receive an insane amount of pressure. Again, bobber style indicators, or the chuck and duck method of bottom bouncing, are the preferred nymphing styles on these waters. A GHOSTech indicator presents a more subtle presentation that may prove the difference on these heavily pressured creeks. </div><div><br /></div><div>I would not utilize a GHOSTech indicator in larger water situations where there is a more turbulence and a higher rate of flow. A major downside to the "air puck," system is that it rides very low on the surface of the water and is flat. This presents an issue with visibility, even when fishing from a drift boat or raft. The different color options (on the top side) aid in seeing the indicator, but you will still have a hard time tracking it, especially in low light conditions. In addition to riding low in the water column, the puck system has a larger surface area. The pucks, especially when stacked, tend to get swamped in pocket water and riffles. Due to the trapped air, the pucks will not sink but suspend a few inches below the surface. With the larger surface area getting swamped, it is more difficult to mend and pick up line to cast without the flow of the water catching the pucks. This is not a big problem when fishing in smaller water but it is a major issue on larger water where skilled anglers may be dead drifting nymphing rigs 50+ feet with switch and trout spey rods. This problem is amplified by using tungsten weighted nymphs or multi-nymph systems. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='547' height='455' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyToePgIK9rItmMGo2lHEuJllghW9P-y72Ue-Ke7e-pn-uTeb4yAP13c006jBsM4qmSLmv6eB3t2ke8VERrtA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If this is the type of water you fish or how you typically suspension style nymph, stick with an Airlock. </div><div><br /></div><div>A good example of the aforementioned issue is the end of a long drift. When using suspension style indicators, euro-nymphing, or fishing a dry-dropper, stopping the drift and allowing the nymphs to rise and swing in the water column is a very effective technique, especially during an emergence. With the GHOSTech indicators, the large surface area of the pucks will catch the current and be pulled under water. This produces a lot of tension and will look, and feel, like a trout ate your nymphs. While indicator nymphing, it is very easy to use the surface tension of the water to catapult your rig upstream into the next drift. With the pucks being dragged under the surface of the water, this effective and efficient technique, becomes more difficult to perform. Again, this is an issue predominately related to larger water, heavier flow, and long drifts. It will not be as apparent of an issue fishing a riffle, or pool, on a smaller body of water. </div><div><br /></div><div>In general, complex roll casts and two handed techniques are more difficult to perform with a GHOSTech indicator than they are with an Airlock. The larger surface area grabs the water, while an Airlock stays on top of it. By stacking two or three air pucks to fish big water with heavier flies, the issues become amplified. This creates a greater chance of fouling on a cast and creating a tangle. This happens to all of us, regardless of skill, and three stacked pucks simply result in more tangles and the tangles tend to be more severe. This may seem like I'm trashing this style of indicator but I'm simply stating why it is less efficient compared to the Airlock style while fishing in larger bodies of water with longer drifts and casts. The GHOSTech indicators still work in these types of situations and I caught plenty of nice brown trout this spring in big water. If I was faced with a choice, I would pick the Airlock for large water situations. </div><div><br /></div><div>One other issue I experienced is that the puck system has a difficult time staying in place. Once again, this is an issue when using heavier nymph rigs and fishing larger bodies of water with heavy flows. The greater surface area of the air pucks catch more water and cause the indicator to slide down the leader. In big water situations, I could not prevent this from occurring. It still happened when I had three pucks on the central pillar and had the nut tightened as far as it would go. It did however stop at my knot connecting leader to tippet. For my fishing, I place indicators on the smallest diameter portion of the leader that I can get away with. This increases the likelihood that a take will register on the indicator. The GHOSTech indicators stay in place on leaders with greater diameters, especially on the butt sections. If you've been fly fishing for a long time, you probably know that this is not as efficient in registering takes and will result in a lot of missed opportunities. It is also why so many anglers are euro-nymphing so that they can have greater contact with their flies. I believe Stephen can easily remedy this issue by incorporating a small rubber o-ring (much like Airlocks) between the air pucks and the nut on the central pillar system of his indicator. This will enable the GHOSTech indicator to stay in place and be placed on the ends of leaders where the diameter of the line is most efficient at maintaining contact with flies. It will also prevent the likelihood of an indicator sliding down the leader.</div><div><br /></div><div>I believe GHOSTech indicators have found a hole within the saturated fly fishing market. If you fly fish in heavily pressured water for wary trout, they are a product that you should add to your arsenal. They function best in smaller waters with moderate rates of flow and are definitely more stealthy than the most popular indicator styles. If you're a guide that frequently takes beginner clients to nymph pressured water, GHOSTech indicators are a necessity that will allow your clients to make softer nymph presentations due to their limited casting abilities. In general, GHOSTech indicators still function in turbulent larger rivers but they aren't as efficient as the Airlock system. As a product that is handmade in the USA, they're worthy of your attention and deserve a place in your kit. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-29129908549204995042021-01-16T19:21:00.001-05:002022-01-26T19:32:25.193-05:00You're Gonna Need a Bigger Net<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_HrafXS_jwW5EIiNIWT03uEgcf7y-hoMnEMKshi50hKU385pLOlir2rwpfKk8j1wtVi8DJF8wie-CT5WEAOziR545dDvpPJ-LBuGocb_EMp0zpch_EVsrBmclf3zIKIGq2iAYUXOf6ThrhB4QsqI8Cw7s9eRf-DsT62D_OMvR4KpArbaqXXjMjS_j=s6000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_HrafXS_jwW5EIiNIWT03uEgcf7y-hoMnEMKshi50hKU385pLOlir2rwpfKk8j1wtVi8DJF8wie-CT5WEAOziR545dDvpPJ-LBuGocb_EMp0zpch_EVsrBmclf3zIKIGq2iAYUXOf6ThrhB4QsqI8Cw7s9eRf-DsT62D_OMvR4KpArbaqXXjMjS_j=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i> "Slow ahead...slow ahead. I can go slow ahead. Come on down and chum some of this shit"</i><p></p><p><i>"You're gonna need a bigger net"</i></p><p><i>"That's a twenty incher"</i></p><p><i>"Twenty-five. Three pounds of him"</i></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02645131370691374221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880478764413043795.post-78803945373102180032021-01-09T14:27:00.005-05:002021-02-02T14:31:13.470-05:00Holiday Swing<p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pV-mAMTT6HU/X_oA7Vuy23I/AAAAAAAAWT4/8KvRabauXFYgb7G00tvP40q6FX2xd2dwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s6000/DSC00267.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pV-mAMTT6HU/X_oA7Vuy23I/AAAAAAAAWT4/8KvRabauXFYgb7G00tvP40q6FX2xd2dwwCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/DSC00267.jpg" width="640" /></a> </p><p>Two inches of rain fell on Christmas Eve. The storm and temperatures also melted the snow remaining from a mid-December dumping. As I mentally and physically prepared myself to head home for the holidays, I realized that my hopes of spending copious amounts of time swinging for trout on the larger rivers of eastern Pennsylvania were going out the window. My attention turned towards the smaller creeks and streams that would clear much quicker yet still grant the opportunity of catching some sizable wild and holdover browns on the swing. <span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>In higher flows, these waters are perfect for a trout spey setup, a commando smooth, and any fly you are willing to toss. Although not the same as hucking mega on a larger river every cast, one gets to practice their accuracy and ability to fish small buckets in tight quarters. Adapting to every situation in a creek forces one to learn a lot about the swing game and how steelhead strategies apply in some situations and don't work in others. Increased interactions with trout and learning from every little experience will only shape and inform your steelhead game. Regardless, swing tactics can be applied for almost any species in flowing water and it is a lot more fun compared to the monotony of nymphing, especially Euro-nymphing. Thankfully, I was lucky to shake hands with some quality specimens and learn a lot in the process. </p><p>That is what it's all about. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A5YMjDNPLdw/X_oBDKniILI/AAAAAAAAWU4/XgUP67qX4XMw-m1wqyUKw6SLTTR_R7AXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1442/IMG_7034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1442" height="516" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A5YMjDNPLdw/X_oBDKniILI/AAAAAAAAWU4/XgUP67qX4XMw-m1wqyUKw6SLTTR_R7AXgCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h516/IMG_7034.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fNmgbW1SD3g/X_oBCg0eYeI/AAAAAAAAWU0/GYBdWCLtWLopnSa474pukf-qWkRneQgzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1622/IMG_7025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="1298" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fNmgbW1SD3g/X_oBCg0eYeI/AAAAAAAAWU0/GYBdWCLtWLopnSa474pukf-qWkRneQgzwCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h640/IMG_7025.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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