Nice report, I love the fly and would be interested in the photo. I love
the name but my favorite pick would be 'The Dennis menace" I haven't fished
the Sno but once last year when things were a bit high and fast. Where is
the best access, I believe we went up Dorothy road, is this best?
Paul Reynolds
----- Original Message -----
From: Danny McMillin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 6:52 AM
Subject: Middle Fork Snoqualmie River
> Charlie and I fished the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River last evening.
> The river is in great shape and running pretty clear. Lots of caddis in
the
> bushes and some mayflies popping off in the afternoon.
>
> I was excited to try a fly I've been working on. It is foam-bodied,
> bullet-head, madam X styled fly. (A variation on a foam Rogue River
> stonefly.) It's a cross between a stonefly and a grasshopper.
>
> Charlie asked what I was going to call it. How about a "Stoned Hopper?,"
> says I. How about Dennis Hopper says Charlie. I know, I'll call it an
"Easy
> Rider."
>
> Anyway, I tied several up with yellow, red and white foam bodies. The
> great news is all worked in fooling many of the bright cutthroat trout in
> the Middle Fork. I caught many with the biggest pushing 11 inches. I
missed
> way more than I caught including some larger fish. I was pulling the
> trigger too fast. But it is hard not to jerk the hell out of the rod
> sometimes. I also missed several on long distance casts due to too much
> slack in the line...
>
> I also ran a double dry fly rig with an elkhair caddis off the bend of the
> hook of the easy rider. Caught several on it as well. I think that now
that
> the river is down, these cutts are hungry and just about any fly that
looks
> tasty will produce. (So this may not be the best test for my new fly.) I
> also ran a glassbead green caddis nymph off the Easy Rider and that caught
> several as well.
>
> I have a scanned photo of the Easy Rider if anyone is interested in seeing
> it. Email me off list and I will send it to you. I haven't worked up a
> recipe for it yet, but will do so in the next day or so. I will post it to
> the waflyfishers list if anyone wants a copy of it.
>
> Hope you all can get out and fish...
> Danny McMillin
>
>
>
