More Creek

After two days of near-steady rain and colder temperatures, I got back on the creek today.  Sunny, 65, no floating weeds, fish rising all day to midges,  . . . can't get too much better.  Even with the wind that came up around 11, the fish still did their thing.  Played with some different flies this morning and got schooled until I went back to the Harrops.  Mostly fished the beetle after lunch.  The last hour before sunset was just silly-good with the hanger.  Glad I hung around.

Morning started cloudy, but the sun came quickly

Fly of the morning

Sunny and breezy mid-day

Afternoon Fly of the Day--Chewed up #20 beetle

Evening rise was insane in the shallows

Fish-a-Cast

Last Fish

Fly of the Evening

Removed these from fish lips today, +4 for the fly count!

Paradise (Picture Heavy)

They don't call it Paradise Valley for nothing.  And today . . . Sunny to filtered sunny. Perfect sight fishing light and water.  70-ish not too hot, not too cold.  Not crowded.  Midges on the water at 8am.  Trout slurping the midges until 1:30. Pods at times.  No wind.  Risers to be found for the rest of the afternoon.  Fish 'till you drop.  One of the best ever I've had here.  Dozens of eats. 

Mossy, but congregating the fish

My favorite sight-fishing trout flat in the world.

First one

F.O.D.

Good afternoon beetle bite

Bob's Ant?  

Brown one

The evening place

Black wing for the pm glare

Old net

Clouding up late

Last fish

Millionaires

I was coming here anyway, despite threats of stopping at the Green, or Flat Creek, or the Teton.  Right.  There were a few mahoganies and some big fish up, but it took some stalking.  Pleasantly surprised after hearing all the poor reports of no bugs, too many weeds, and no big fish rising.  That's partly true, but there wasn't too many people around, and I'm sure that helped a lot.

Weedy, but not windy right here

All I needed, and some powder to keep it up

Way more weeds than June

Sure liking that new net!

Sparser Version

Pretty good spot for a couple mornings!

What a Start

Pulled in like I always do, mainly for a look and to stretch the legs and back before heading over the hills and into the Snake River Valleys.  I saw a few little mayflies and a fish or two rise, and figured what the hell.  Little did I know I'd catch what will probably turn out to be the heaviest rainbow of the next 6 weeks.  I caught all the fish I cast to, and there weren't many up.  It was a good stop though.  Been too long, as my last two stops yielded only wind.

All I fished

Liking the new net

Picture doesn't do it justice.  Only 21 inches, but just huge around.  Good thing it jumped in the grass!