Here we go sports fans. She dropped some more and cleared some more. The cooler, cloudy weather brought out a sparse, yet effective pmd hatch from 10:00-1:00. (No spinner fall before that though) The fish were chompin.' Upstream, downstream, across stream, it didn't matter. They were eating the Mole, coming after it, eating it again right after a miss, turning to get it. I couldn't take it off. I don't know what happened to my Henry's Fork. I mean, its tough, right? Dead Drift U. Its fish are selective, especially on the slowest, flattest stretches where I fished in front of the ranch houses. Right? Well, that's why "the opener" is special. Except for the brief window yesterday, today was the real opening day of favorable flows and weather. It showed. One to remember. And a big fish.
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| NOW WE'RE TALKIN' |
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| Just your garden-variety Millionaires 18-incher |
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| They could not, and would not, leave it alone. It never got refused. So simple, so effective. |
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| OUCH! Mother . . . They're tougher than we think. In good shape otherwise, feeding away. |
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| This could be the fish of the month, or trip. A two-foot-long Millionaires signature fish. Hooked right here, on the bank. It's the reason why. |
Yikes, great fish or what. The Mole....neat simple pattern...gonna tie some up
ReplyDeleteThat fly works wonders for BWO's and Mahoganies too! Worked great on the creeks last summer. Just an old English Buzzer, really. Carry in many sizes.
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