06-04-2020, 11:27 PM
I had the chance to get down to the boulder mountain area. Grayling fishing was good through midday and early afternoon, with fishing rising on the surface (and just beneath). I did the best on dark colored emergers (sizes 16-18), which I fished in the film beneath a dark colored dry.
I think it may be a little early for Brooke trout, even on the lakes below the rim. I ended the first day on Lower Bowns, which was good fishing before dark for smallish rainbows (10-14 in) and smaller tigers. Lots of surface activity, though no callibaetis yet.
I had a little luck with leech patterns and chironomids under a bubble, but the best fishing for both the grayling and the planter rainbows/tigers was on top.
Yesterday I looked for some bigger tigers, to no avail. After a considerable hike I only caught one fish. On the way out I fished Forsyth till discouragement and fatigue set in, and left with nothing but a small brown from outlet.![[Image: boulders.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/9rmP3Tv/boulders.jpg)
![[Image: grayling.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/b3CSrF3/grayling.jpg)
I think it may be a little early for Brooke trout, even on the lakes below the rim. I ended the first day on Lower Bowns, which was good fishing before dark for smallish rainbows (10-14 in) and smaller tigers. Lots of surface activity, though no callibaetis yet.
I had a little luck with leech patterns and chironomids under a bubble, but the best fishing for both the grayling and the planter rainbows/tigers was on top.
Yesterday I looked for some bigger tigers, to no avail. After a considerable hike I only caught one fish. On the way out I fished Forsyth till discouragement and fatigue set in, and left with nothing but a small brown from outlet.