A buddy and I headed out to Rocky Ford this weekend and fished Saturday
evening and Sunday morning. Most everyone we saw on the creek was taking
fish (although not copious amounts--just <5 each) and several of the fish
were of very decent size.
My buddy thought he was the man pulling in a nice 2lb-er until I tossed out
(of all things) an olive wolley bugger with a flash. On my 3rd cast with it
the fly was still partially dry so that it *floated* over the top of this
monster I had be trying for all morning (BWOs, scuds, PMDs, calebaetis,
nymphs). BANG he hit that floatin' bugger and 2 minutes later the beaut
wound up in my net. A beautiful 5 lb Rocky Ford Rainbow. Biggest 'bow I'd
every landed. I got a good picture too.
The great thing about this trip (besides that fish) was the variety of flies
we saw catching fish. A great hatch came off the water at about 7:30-8am of
tiny #18-20 yellow/white duns. The bows slurped on them for 2 hours after
that, so were there for us to see and, every now and then, catch. I saw
PMDs, spinners, scuds, nymphs, San Juan worms, and wolley buggers on hooks
from size 20 to 8 all catch fish this weekend. The most productive fly I
saw I won't mention b/c I don't know what it is called, but the owner kindly
showed me how to tie it!
A great trip anytime you can pull in a 5 lb trout--even if it is on a
floating wolley bugger. There is honor in that, isn't there?
Brian
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