Wednesday, August 9, 2006

DATE: Wednesday, August 9, 2006

TIME: 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM

WEATHER: Low 70s rising to low 100s

WATER CONDITIONS: 0 units (no generation prior 5 days)

LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, the Pool to Mill Dam Eddy and back

HATCH: Some few midges and occasional caddis flies

ROD USED: Winston 8’ 6” 5-weight WT Joan Wulff Favorite

FLIES USED: #14 tan Norfork River scud, #20 furnace cockleburr

OTHER: Wayne and I fished together. I witnessed the most awesome morning of fishing I've ever seen. Wayne caught, measured, photographed, and released 7 straight browns over 20 inches. He played all the fish extremely well, and each was beautifully marked. I photographed him holding each fish. This was a morning that if you didn't see it with your own eyes, you would not have believed it. My, oh my! I managed to catch a dozen and a half rainbows and cutthroats, with the largest maybe a mere 16 inches. All of my fish were caught on tan scud, except two which were caught stripping a #20 furnace cockleburr. Here are photos of some of Wayne’s fish.