Brian’s Brown

I received a fishing report along with the pic below  of a 23” brown caught by Brian Miller.

Brian was fishing  below gray eagle in the large deep pool above the cathedral,  He used  an especially long fluorocarbon leader with a prince nymph with pt dropper.  He was letting the drifts go especially far downstream to try to maximize his time near the bottom of the water column.  This fish hit the prince, about a size 12.  It was probably 4 in the afternoon, and it was very, very hot  Other than the brown, he caught a mixed bag of rainbows  9”-14″ rainbows.  They  were hitting the usual list of nymphs (hares ear, birds nest, pt, all around #16 or #18).

 

I want to thank Brian for sharing his success.  We are a very small club and with less than two rods on the river a day, there is no benefit in not helping others catch fish.  There are no secret spots, flies or techniques that we would need to keep to ourselves.   There are fish up and down the river.  That said, it can be difficult at times knowing how to get them to take your fly.  That is why, I ask you all to share your success stories so that we all can enjoy the pleasure of hooking that special fish.

Tight Lines

Tom Bartos