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
