MOctober Pt. 6

Day 7 of this visit.  Time flies.  Windier again today, so I try some drive by strategy to stay more mobile and get a few breaks.  Some of the turnouts and runs are occupied, given the balmy weather that seems to bring out a few more people.

CA Island is calmer early, but not much going on in the morning midge hatch.  Down to Lonetree for the rest of the morning where I take a few.  I drive further down looking for baetis early this afternoon, and I end up at Rhodas.  The sweet spot in the middle is occupied, but I take a few random risers on a big #16 para adams. 

For the evening bite, with most of the turnouts still occupied, I head up to PHD Island, where somehow I still haven't wet a line this trip.  There's a rise here and there, and then as the sun sets, fish come up all over the bottom and inside of the island.  It lasts until after I can't see my fly anymore.  The light-winged mole gets the eats.  So a slower day, but a strong finish.

I awake to this view, with some high clouds.

There's midges in the calm morning air, but the fish here don't care.

A Lonetree pig 

The good channel at Rhodas, occupied 

Took a couple here, in the backyard.

Look who landed on my cork.  It's not June, silly.

The middle canyon has some cool vistas.

PHD at sunset.

PHD looking up.

Still lots of fall yellow.