This place wreaks of huge browns. Riffles full of them spawning or getting damn ready too. 20-25 inchers, no exaggeration. Like logs. There were a couple/three rising in the slow water too. No bugs as I drove up, and it wasn't until well into the afternoon that they started. First BWO's. then PMD's. Yes, PMD's! Fish eating the duns, and I got caught with my pants down and my vest pockets empty of any PMD boxes. Luckily I had a couple on the patch and a few more misplaced ones in the boxes I did carry. I didn't want to leave the fish to go back to the trailer for the PMD box. I did get four of the giants to eat, or four eats from the same couple of fish. At any rate, I got one to hand. The best brown trout river in America says some literature. Hard to argue otherwise. I forgot just how pig-infested it is.
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| Super low. A mere 32 cfs. |
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| And "Owyhee clear" |
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| None here on the way up |
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| Bridge hole had some fish starting |
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| Below had some too |
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| Wait, is that . . . ? |
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| A Larry sighting, doing what he does. We chatted |
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| When I got in, the riffle was full of huge browns |
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| All paired up |
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| I didn't have it in me to cast something in front of 'em. But shit, there were a bunch of huge ones. |
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| A dink here, a nice one on Silver. |
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| PMD's IN THE HOUSE! |
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| This got some eats |
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| As the sun went behind the cliffs |
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| And the shadows grew |
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| I finally got some bigs |
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| This got ate too |
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| Took this kind of casts |
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| My biggest brown of the season! Fat and way over the 20 inch mark on 6X. |
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| Decent bow too |
Jim: Sounds amazing with the super low flows and sight-fishing to Browns; big browns. Never fished the river. Have to go and spend some time exploring. i have driven along it on interstate. Of course, seen what it has to offer through your blog over the yrs. Nice outing. I'm sure more to come.
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The part I fish is 30+ miles from any interstate. Below Owyhee Dam. Cold water. I need to fish it more. Its full of pig browns. Every riffle has 'em paired up. Leaving those alone.
ReplyDeleteJim: I thought you were on the brown trout river near Dillon. Great looking fish, and size and neat looking water.
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No I didn't stay at the beaverhead long, it was still flowing a little high for my liking, Full Of Weeds, windy, and no hatch. Oh yeah, then it snowed. It's been sunny and mid-sixties around Boise for the last few days, fishing the Owyhee and Boise Rivers. I'll be hooked up to a tarpon in 9 days and 12 hours.
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