Nine days on the MO. (6-22 to 6-30) (4150 cfs)

Rising fish pretty much all day, every day.  PMD city.  Lights-out good.  Just like they said it would be.  Gotta float or wade to find the right flat(s).  Better have lots of backing.  Every fish is a workout.  Wow.

First Evening heavy spinner fall plus a hatch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coming through!

 

 

Ready to float Wolf to CA Island

 

 

 

 

Woops!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Staked out at Ma and Pa's riffle

 

 

 

Ma and Pa's side channel was fun

 

 

 

 

Creek

Nice to just swing the 3 weight, with a high riding fly, in all the pockets and pools.  They're not big, but a couple had the Hardy singing both up and down stream.  They're the feisty children of the hot Mo fish! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brown Drakes at Sunset (865 cfs)

The Bug

They're giant.  Size 10 mayflies.  "Sailboats"  "Small birds"  Whatever the term, they are easy to see, bring up the bigger fish, and there's no doubt when a trout eats one.  Slurp! 



The Bug on Water

 

The Rod

 

The Nose

 

The Fly

 

What a backdrop!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pig

 

 

 

They're Flying

 

 

Ranch 101 (865 cfs)

Its not the only way, but its usually the best way, and the Ranch way.  First, watch and wait.  A lot. 

I like to sit down and wait for it to start.

 

Scan the water for a riser

 

Look for a hot fly that might match

 

Maybe there's one in here

 

Oh, just tie on the Rene' Harrop Last Chance Cripple

 

Position and cast down and across, carefully, to the target.

 

Nice fat Ranch rainbow eats cripple.

 

Thanks Mr. Fish.  See ya next time.  Rinse and Repeat.