Meanderings

Stalking trout with dry flies. Floating, wading, and camping along the rivers. Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Winter trips to Mexico.



Aug 7, 2016

Two Flat Creeks (50 cfs)

A quick weekend run.  One just opened.  The other is the required stop on the way home.  Pure Snake River Fine Spotted on one side, and pure Colorado Cutts on the home side.  Both were found.  I was beat by the first three using the cut banks to dislodge the flies, but then Flat Creek was tamed with any reasonable fly.  The other place, well, I managed one to hand and was taken to the cleaners by the rest.  It happens there.  Big fish, and weeds that have really grown lately.  The last gasp of PMD's and first glimpse of baetis.  Ah, feed 'em a beetle.
Lost a couple here

Hooked one here



Fish of the Morning













Afternoon breeze, and time to walk out
Colorado side.  Lost one in the fence, and another in the weeds

A gift

Shredded beetle from yesterday, now tied to 4X

"Mossed" by the big one here

A nice 'bow on the bend here--See ya!

Ended up seeing 5 risers, getting all 5 to eat, and touching one.  4X on a spring creek, and still outmatched.  Got weeds?

1 comment:

  1. Jim: I always wanted to fish Flat Creek...great looking crek and the surroundings. Like the "gift" photo of Cutt..they photograph well. Nice post.
    bob

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