Fly Tying Friends

I have a local fly fisherman/fly tying friend that has been spending some time at his bench producing some of the best fish catching flies I have every used on the Upper Green River. Here is a small sample of what I am talking about.

He tied some of these streamers up earlier this spring and they produced some very nice fish. Here's one of the fish that was fooled by the pattern.

So I guess you could say that I'm pretty grateful to have Tom as a close friend.

Till Next Time - Tight Lines

Chironomids, Caddis & Pheasant Tails

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

Rapala? What?

Spent some time with a rapala trolling Boulder Lake the 15th with a friend of my father-in-law who one could say is a friend of mine..?.? Anyway, we where on the water by 6:30 AM and had six (6) in the boat within 4 hours. I would say that is a pretty productive morning (me not knowing if that is a good morning since I don't troll). It did however spark an interest for looking into a boat. Nothing big, just a 14'-16' outboard jet dive boat. Any-who, here are some pictures of the lake and fish.

Till next time - Tight Lines