Yesterday, I fished the riffles downstream from the gun club. It was a beautiful afternoon (sunny, air temps in the mid 60s, water temp 57 and light breeze). Arriving just before 1:00, I worked a large back eddy and cast to the foam line with a #18 BH Pheasant Tail. I was rewarded over the next 15 mins to 3 rainbows averaging 10". Moving upstream to a smaller eddy next to main channel in the riffle I switched to some larger nymph patterns and was skunked . Went small again with a # 18 BH Prince and got a few strikes.
Around 2:00 the BWO hatch was on. The hatch wasn't as heavy as it was last week but there were a lot of fish rising in the slack water. Ignoring the surface activity, I continued to fish the small Prince and got a nice hook up which ended with a LDR. Unable to resist the splashy rises any longer I switched flies for a little dry action, however, was unable to entice any takers. Left at 2:30 (had to get home). Never really had a chance to work the hatch. Overall, not a bad day - good start...slow finish. Don (Spokane)
