Monday, September 4, 2006

DATE: Monday, September 4, 2006

TIME: 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM

WEATHER: High 60's rising to low 80's

WATER CONDITIONS: I Unit

LOCATIONS FISHED: White River, Red’s Landing to Steamboat

HATCH: Lots of midges, caddis

ROD USED: Winston 10’ 4-weight WT

FLIES USED: #14 bead head pheasant tail, #16 tan White River sow bug

OTHER: I fished with good friend, John. We boated upstream from Red's Landing to Steamboat. It was the first time I had fished Steamboat and the heavy water was quite intimidating. We began dead drifting a pair of flies and both of us caught fish. I ended up catching about 90 percent of my fish on the sowbug, and John caught most of his on the bead head pheasant tail. I took a 17 inch rainbow, then John hooked up with a 22+ inch trout that took him into his backing twice. He fought a mighty battle but lost the fish on its second long run. John is a great fisher and caught lots of fish. In fact he had bites on almost every cast. I'll return there for some caddis fishing this fall.