Clouds-Sun-Rain

That two day forecast?  I'm under the 20 percent part on day one, as the sun pokes through the scattered clouds more often than not.  No rain after the early morning shower.  There are some mahoganies mid-day followed by the bwo's through mid-afternoon.  Both hatches are lighter than in days past.  The next morning also begins with showers, but there's a break and I'm in the creek by 11:00 a.m.  There's no mahoganies to speak of, and only some random rises to baetis.  The clouds roll back overhead and showers begin around 1:00 p.m.  By 1:45, the place is boiling.  It finally gets so rainy that the rises become less numerous, and it gets impossible to see a fly or keep one floating dry.  It remains a soggy afternoon and evening.

Support for the local fly shop.  I can't help myself. They have a good breakfast at their grill too.

Looking up from a favorite corner.  Clear and bright.  The tips and edges of those little islands make fun places to get a take.

I caught this monster on a mahogany only because I could see it first.  There is not a lot of these in this stretch. My Silver Creek Fish of the year right at 20 inches.

Just a sweatshirt, no down jacket and no rain gear.

This little number, a 22, is just a hook shank covered with two layers of 8/0 uni thread, and a single CDC feather tied in parachute style without any hackle.  They ate it as good as any dun I've tried.

That favored spot of mine for decades. (Though, I have several favorites on the preserve!)

Rainy day

She boiled from 1:30-3:00.

Drying it all out overnight in front of the furnace.