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akoop · #1 05-31-2018, 12:46 PM

I was able to get out on the river on Monday and had fun catching a bunch more of the stockie rainbows. Landed 7 on a combination of nymphs, wet flies and dry flies and lost a bunch more. I crush down the barbs on all my flies since I am releasing everything I catch. I know a lot of people have said this but this year's stocked rainbows are by far the best I have ever seen. They look great and fight hard!

Here a few photos for you trout porn addicts!

kcritch · #2 05-31-2018, 01:01 PM

Nice report. Cool pic of that fish in the water. They really are nice looking little fish this year.

Drossi · #3 05-31-2018, 01:25 PM

What were the hot flies?

I find that by crushing down the barbs I actually get better hook sets, especially with size 14 and above hooks plus it makes the release easier.

I got out Monday as well. Tried sulfur and hare's ear wet flies but only could move wild fish (i.e. creek chubs) on them. Switched to a brown bugger and I couldn't keep the rainbows off of it. I brought 9 to hand and lost 2 or 3 more. All cookie cutter like the ones in your photo's but fun none the less.

Best part was I had 100 yards of popular stream to my lonesome. I saw one other guy and he was going further downstream to spin fish a big deep pool.

JDTuna · #4 05-31-2018, 02:20 PM

Beautiful rainbows! Awesome work dude.

akoop · #5 05-31-2018, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Drossi

What were the hot flies?

I find that by crushing down the barbs I actually get better hook sets, especially with size 14 and above hooks plus it makes the release easier.

I got out Monday as well. Tried sulfur and hare's ear wet flies but only could move wild fish (i.e. creek chubs) on them. Switched to a brown bugger and I couldn't keep the rainbows off of it. I brought 9 to hand and lost 2 or 3 more. All cookie cutter like the ones in your photo's but fun none the less.

Best part was I had 100 yards of popular stream to my lonesome. I saw one other guy and he was going further downstream to spin fish a big deep pool.

Most of what I caught were on bead head flashback pheasant tail nymph. Also managed a few on parachute adams dry. I noticed what at first I thought were trout taking something off the surface but as I watched I realized there were feeding just under the surface film. I put on a caddis emerger (no weight, no indicator) and fished like a wet fly swing and hooked into a few more.

I didn't see anyone else fishing the entire time I was there.