Larry, Tom When are you headed to the Green? I am going to have to make a presentation in SLC on the 12th and plan to either go on the 13th or the 15th of September.
Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 7:46 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Sore Arms from Yellowstone Lake Calibaetis Hatch > 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 > > > > > >
