Great report....As Lee Wulff says....A trout is to Precious an asset to only catch one
time....
Justin
On Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:24:06 PDT Brian Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>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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