1st Trip of 2019

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So I decided to hit the river today in search of some trout instead of going ice fishing and I am glad I did.

I figured I would need to be fishing midges so I setup with a size 18 midge as my top fly and a size 16 bead head hares ear nymph tied on a jig hook as my bottom fly.

I landed 4 nice rainbows (all on the hares ear nymph) and lost 3 others.

The air temp was 34 and the water temp was a surprising 40. River was clear with a nice flow.

Here is some trout porn from the trip...