We had a fun family float today including brothers, their wives, and children and their friends and six of our great guides. It was a lot of fun in the sun! Swimming and floating down the river with Randy Cain (just add water) keeping everything happy with fun and games and fishing 🙂 . Everyone had a great time with the different fishing experience levels and personalities within the family! There were a few beginners and a few pros in the mix, and everybody caught fish! One of the beginners was the champion of the day, catching the biggest and the most fish, Yeah! To Summarize the day, there were not a lot of crushing huge fish, however a few really nice

fish were caught. Some fish were caught on girdle bugs some on small nymphs and some on dries. I’ll spare you from the exact pattern details, but it was the same as of late with PMD’s, Caddis, and Nocturnal Stoneflies. I’m going to let the pictures tell the story with this great family and their awesome attitude and love for the outdoors!!! Happy fishing!!!

DanG

A few good mornings with the ant and nocturnal stone fly followed by some great nights with the PMDs and bigger bugs made
for some excellent fishing the last few days for John and I!

We have found ourselves working a little harder but the results have been rewarding. Evenings have been best with the dries. The big dries are working for us still; John scored well on an Orange Stimulator and Psycho Princes, while I did well on Dan’s new Delektable Big Spanker Red Head. Dries in the evening are the ticket however. We have been going out around 7:30 to 10:00pm after work.
Once again, some fish are turning for the ants and hoppers but it might be a bit more time yet before they start pounding them. Marty also went out this day doing two floats, one in the morning and one in the evening. the morning was good with a huge rainbow that thought it could get away by wrapping itself around the anchor rope. Marty, however, is one of our best guides and was not about to let it go! After jumping out of the boat to unwind the line while fighting the

higher water as of late, he got the fish lose and jumped back in the boat only to realize his net was 100 feet or more floating down the river!! After pushing forward for a fast short stretch, Marty grabbed his loose net and netted the rainbow immediately! Great job Marty! 🙂 The evening was also a very stellar one for the caddis hatch! The word was insane hatching and insane catching. No pictures for that, but it will be remembered for a while! Happy Fishing!!!

Dan G

We had several folks go out this week. To make it easier for you and not too long a read with pictures, we tried to generalize the report and provided a sample of the photos. So, here we are catching up for you! 🙂





Mornings and evenings have been the best with caddis, mayflies, and sallies. Most of the fish have been taken on nymphs like the hares ear softies and the tungsten pheasant tail softies. The micro may and some red style nymphs like the red brassie in the small sizes have been working great as well.


The Delektable CDC prince and the lemon drop have been hot in the middle of the day when it slows down a little. Sally nymphs have been good in the Indian Creek confluence and nearby. At this time when the fish are getting a little pickier, you have to be willing to change it up a little bit more than usual to find what they want exactly. We have been seeing some hoppers now but they aren’t taking them as readily yet. Ants have been reported to be working also. It’s hot and terrestrial season is upon us. Happy fishing!!!

Dan, Marty, Brandon, Tim, Randy, Nick and Craig

Higher water levels, chilly mornings and cool, pleasant days; it’s a great
time to be out on the water. Add wonderful clients to the mix and it’s just
a joy to be a guide.
Such was the case Sunday with Mark and Mark, a transplant father and son from Montana and Idaho. Originally from east
Texas, we are/were virtual neighbors and spent the day discussing much of
our home states, and enjoyed lots of mutual ribbing over the aspects that
are the Texas/Louisiana rivalry. The day was non-stop conversation, joking
and laughing. A day on the water with new friends; it doesn’t get much
better than that.

And, of course, there was the fishing. Which was great! … The fish were
hungry and eager, with the bite starting practically as soon as the oars
were in the water. The bites were strong, leaving no doubt to their intent,
and the fights were equally intense, with big runs and leaping fish. there
were very few “twinks,” with quality fish coming one after another. The duo
had a blast!

And the fly selection couldn’t have been simpler. The fish were keying on
Nocturnal Stones, and the fish were caught on Girdle Bugs, from start to
finish … So grab your Girdles and go fishing!

This followed another great trip with Missy and Jeff from Pennsylvania. The day started with Missy running nymphs and Jeff throwing dries. Jeff got a few fish to rise, but after watching Missy catch most of the fish on nymphs, he made the switch, then it was game on for both of them! Another fun day with wonderful clients.

Marty