There’s nothing like a day on the river, and it’s even better when surrounded by a bunch of friends, new and old.

 
The “Friends of Doug” hit the river earlier this week on a day that just kept changing. The weather was dark, cold and windy when the float started, turned to sunny and warm for a couple hours in the afternoon, then ended back at dark, cold and windy, and threatening rain.

But the fish didn’t care about the weather. The bite was on.

Fish, and lots of them, produced boatloads of smiles. The fish were hitting the variety of offerings that have been working recently.
They took streamers, different sculpin patterns in olive and tan. Nymphs that worked were the Delektable Mega Prince, Pat’s Rubber Legs in a variety of sizes, in darker colors, but mostly the larger ones.

One of the guides turned over a rock which showed multitudes of Stone Fly Nymphs which the flies were imitating.

The river is in the right condition for action. The big bugs are not here yet but expected soon. They are still under the surface like the nymphs you see from under the rocks.

Lately some folks have tried the Chubby as a dry fly/indicator and trailed it with a stone fly nymph like the Delektable Mega Prince or a Pat’s Rubberlegs and scored well with that combo. The trout do seem to like the big nymphs, it is like a steak dinner.

It’s time to go fishing!

Nancy and Marty

The forecast was not entirely accurate about this day. The “W” factor wasn’t supposed to be so gusty and it was. There was a bit of weather but not bad. The good news is the fish were biting and it was fun for the reunion of the “Friends of Tom” group. It was so nice to see good friends getting together and enjoying each other and a nice fishing adventure.

Joe and Jim took care of the guys and they helped them find the fish.

The bug choices were pretty similar to the previous week with dark stone fly patterns and streamers.

Part of the day some smaller nymphs started to work for trailers but most of the day the bigger wet bugs worked best.

Enjoy the photos and share in their fun!

Nancy

Conditions were pretty ideal for this group, we shall call “Friends of Matt”. What a great group, many learning fly fishing for the first time. The best part was everyone caught and landed trout and had great scenery and wildlife viewing. The morning started off cool with threats of thunder storms which did not happen but the overcast morning helped the bite for sure and then the afternoon warmed up for a pleasant day.

Joe, Gunnar, Dave, and Brandon did a terrific job teaching these guys and getting them into fish.

The river was steadily dropping in flows this week and the color had just become green with good visibility by Friday. The fish were hungry. The boys went from Lyons Bridge to Ruby Creek as the river turned that perfect green color we all love to fish. The dirt has surely subsided and as of this writing, the upper river is on fire, fishing well and perfectly clear.

The bite was primarily on Stone Flies including the Delektable Mega Prince and Pat’s Rubberleg in Black in sizes ranging from #4 to #8’s. There was also action on streamers including the Delektable Screamer in Black and Olive and Sculpzilla in Black. A variety of other bugs were also working such as caddis nymphs and caddis emergers.

As of this posting, June 11, the bite is still very good and the flows are becoming steady at Kirby at around 1,350 cfs following the past few days of more reduction in flows.

Many of the same flies are working now including the Delektable Hurless in Gray Flashback #6 & #8, Delektable Mega Prince Flashback or Flashback Olive in #6 or #8, Delektable Black Stoner #8 or the Delektable Black/Orange Stoner #8, Delektable Bug Halloween #8, The Delektable Sure Strike Yellow Peacock and Peacock #14, Pat’s Rubberlegs in dark colors or the mix with orange, Delektable Screamers Jointed and Single, Bunny Style Streamers. Basic Prince patterns are also working as trailers. Big Dries, Chubbies in purple,pink and brown size#10-12 with Delektable Hurless and Mega-Prince and Stoner droppers in sizes#6-8.

TOO MUCH FUN!

There are plenty of choices when the fish are eating. We recommend you go fish!

Nancy and Dan