We did some chironomid fishing over Labor Day weekend and this is what we turned up.
Ty Shippen & 6 lb Kamloop
Photo by Jerry Gillette
We set out around 7:30am not knowing what we would find since it was pouring rain. With fly rods in hand we headed out to brave the elements. Though it was pouring rain it turned out to be a great day! The water was a little murky not due to the rain but I believe the State is conducting some work somewhere up stream resulting in about 6" of visibility within the water. That being said we still "knocked the socks off" the fish early while the action tapered off toward mid morning. We all landed close to 30 fish each with more than 50 or so pull downs within the first 2 hours of the day. The majority of the fish were weighing in around 3 - 4 lbs. All in all we had a pretty successful day on the water but unfortunately I had to leave around noon to head back home to Wyoming.
Till next time - Tight Lines