Cold on the Blue

This trip was probably the first really cold morning fishing we've done this winter. The first one is always a little shock to the system. Luckily for Mike, Ben, and me there wasn't any wind. If there was I think we would have heard a few more tunes in the white buffalo. At least Ben and I would have. Mike was on the river before Ben and I wadered up I think!

We hit the wire and wound up fishing that all morning. We had enough action to keep us busy for sure. Plus after about 9 or so there where bubbas everywhere upstream and down. I love this stretch for sight fishing. There isn't a ton of water to cover in this run but if you don't put your flies right on a fish you won't move much. You can blind cast all day and catch a few trout or you can pick out individual targets and catch quite a few. Not to say that it's easy though. The fish blend in very well and to add to the challenge, at least for me, the fish look different during different times of the day.

We all wound up spoting and catching nice fish. No crazy fly selection. Egg patterns and midges. It was a quick day but a good one. In the morning cold the fish were very lethargic and not too hard to land. Around lunch they started warming up and it became a little more challenging to land the bigger ones. Towards the end of the day I hooked a big female who absolutely lost her mind.

Another fun day behind the outlets.