06-21-2014, 01:30 AM
They don't go on the feeding frenzies the same way on stones as they do if you're lucky enough to hit the salmonfly hatch. Many start out fishing too early and miss it come off late afternoon into evening anyways. But I think I mentioned you shouldn't go without stone or salmonfly patterns in June. My experience is that despite some hoppers be around as early as April (red variety between snowfalls) they don't really key in on them until Mid July into early August. One of the biggest trout (not wimpy charr) I've ever seen in a Utah stream was on DF. My best day ever there I caught a handful of trout 20-26 inches on the reliable prince. At one bend I notice a large rock in the murky water. After taking a break to recover from the last battle with a lunker I stepped forward next to the rock only to have it swim off without me getting in a single cast Those bigger ones can be found moving upstream probable out of Spanish Fork in late October preparing to spawn. It takes a lot of time and some luck to be able to find them moving upstream and have the chance of sight casting to them.
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