Glenbow Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 I got out with the guide today, a really good guy named Craig Farrar. He took me to a little stream for a crack at some big boys. He told me that there's not a ton of fish in there but they are all a really good size - both browns & rainbows. We drove for about an hour & had a good chat about fishing & finally got there & suited up. After about a 20 minute bush-whack we snuck up the the river & promptly see a rainbow & a brown about 24" each take off because they spotted us. A good sign I thought! We crossed the stream & waded our way up a ways & then bushwhacked for a bit more until we got to a really amazing pool & spotted 2 rainbows milling about, feeding leisurely. We were peeking out behind some giant plants that look like huge yucca ( I forget the name ). We watched for about 15 minutes, waiting for an opportune moment to move me into position for a roll-cast - the only cast that there was room for. I finally got into position, & had to wait another 5 minutes for a chance to cast with less fear of spooking just by moving the rod. The tension was incredible! There 2 fish were both over 26", and he estimated them at 6.5-7 lbs. I got my cast away with almost perfect placement (a dry & a dropper) and before I knew it he yelled "strike!" - and I did. I hooked the bigger of the 2 fish, and the fight was on! I played him for a good 5 minutes on my 5wt, and he was tearing all around the pool trying like hell to get under a rock ledge. With one fail tail-flick, he was gone! I was crushed! At least he was filming with my vid, so I have a bunch of it on video, but I wanted to land that fish so bad! When you see the pics below, you can see how amazing that size of fish is in a river that size. In all, I hooked 6, landed one and the rest busted-off the 4x tippet. Some of the fish I played for almost 7 minutes before they busted off. The pics of the one I landed are of the smallest fish I saw all day. The browns were so spooky I cannot believe it. Even my guide said he didn't quite know what was up with the browns, they were ridiculous. We would see a big brown come ripping downstream from a pool that we were not even at yet - they knew we were coming. They would blow by right near our feet & rocket on by. Amazing. It is hard to impart how very cool this experience is, the huge trout in tiny, skinny water & the amazing scenery. We walked a fair way between fish, but every foot-step was a great experience & a lasting memory. I caught one big rainbow on the dry that went completely out of the water 5 times before he broke off, and kept going aerial 6 more times after that! I have a bit of that one on vid too. You only got 1 cast to each fish, and my hook-up rate was apparently very good for that river. It breaks your heart to make a cast to a nice, big rainbow & see him rocket away as soon as the fly hits the water. Saw about 20 fish in all, and like I said before, the one I landed was the smallest. Not the way I wanted it to turn out, but an awesome day all the way. All of you would love to do this - there really is nothing like it. Enjoy the pics - too bad there aren't more of fish! Here's the river (which shall remain un-named at the guide's request) Bushwhackin' Spot the Guide The BIG Rainbow I hooked - I took this while waiting for the right time to get into position from in the trees. This is zoomed way in. Hunting. He spotted fish that 60% of the time I never did see until he yelled 'Strike!' See part 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Man.. that looks so amazing!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeler Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 Cool pics, would like to see some full size ones when you get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbowtrout Posted November 23, 2007 Share Posted November 23, 2007 SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm loving the posts Glen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 sick report dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonefisher Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Wow man...... that places looks awesome. Great pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydropsyche Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Sounds and looks like a blast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawgstoppah Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Nice pics man! Looks like fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kungfool Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Keep these reports coming Glen! The place looks magical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esleech Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 Good job bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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