Everything sounds like too much fun. Yes, the Huntington is quite refreshing. I always wade wet this time of year. The water above the forks is low and clear. I had a great evening with elk-hair caddis, Adams, and Stimulators. The fish aren't large, like they are in Yellowstone Lake, but they are beautiful browns. The biggest I caught the other night was about 14-15 inches. It's a beautiful setting, and even though the highway follows the creek through the entire canyon, it is all accessible, fishable, and it produces. I'll get back to you about the Green River. I haven't fished it for about 20 years.
Larry J >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/23/03 20:25 PM >>> And yes, you SHOULD have come along. Plan on it for next year, this is an annual event. Tom On Wednesday, July 23, 2003, at 03:48 PM, Larry Johnson wrote: > Tom, you are such a rascal ! I should've come with you. I > had a great evening the other night on Huntington Creek. > Call me. 489-3486. How's the Weber? > > Larry J > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 07/21/03 22:39 PM >>> > Every year I try to fish the Calibaetis on Yellowstone Lake. > I thought > I was having good success on previous trips, but after > this trip the > bar has been raised, and no small thanks to Dean Endress, a > VFBer who > stopped by to fish with me for a day . All Dean did is find > the "hot > spot" that ended up accounting for over 51 fish during the 3 > days I > fished there after Dean left (while Dean was there he was > catching most > of the fish) These are big fish, fat and none smaller than > 18 inches > with many over 20 . > > Here is how typical morning of fishing develops: Around > 8:00 AM the > fish begin to notice the nymphs that are starting to emerge, > and > fishing is steady till about 10:00 fishing a size 16 Bead > Head Pheasant > Tail dropped off a black Wooly Bugger, using a floating line > with a BB > sized non-lead split shout and a deliberate strip-pause > retrieve. (All > but four fish were taken on the Pheasant Tail). > > Starting around 10:00 the REAL fun starts. Tie on a PT > dropper on a > size 16 gray Mayfly pattern and hold on! Just cast and > wait, pretty > soon you will see a flash of gold and the Mayfly will by > gone,with the > fish typically on the dropper. If the fish are there and > feeding, you > will catch of fish with almost every cast using this > method. > > All of this fishing is done about 50 yards off shore in a > kickboat. > The shore is lined with fishermen mostly catching moss and > getting > more and more frustrated every time they see that your rod > is bending > again. > > Since the Park wants an accurate fish count I took my GPS > unit with me > and kept track of the fish by making a waypoint for every > fish caught. > I ended up with 51 waypoints and a very interesting image of > the > distribution of the fish. If any of you are heading out to > Yellowstone > and want to fish the Bay, the coordinates for the "hot spot" > are 44 > degrees 31.474 North, 110 degrees 25.895 West as long as the > hatch > lasts. > > I've posted some pictures of the trip at > http://homepage.mac.com/tsmd/PhotoAlbum2.html > where you will see Dean, myself covered with mayflies, some > scenery, > and many of the fish caught. > > Tom Davenport > >
