South Fork report

[Bmarsh]

Well all I can say about the river is "what an epic night tonight!" We fished it on wens and it was fairly decent. Caught a decent brown right off the bat with a perch rapala.No pic on that guy. Talked with a lot of guys that were getting off as we were getting on and everyone said it was the pattern to go with. Caught a few more on rapalas and noticed that there were a few drys on the surface so we fired up the boat and headed to my favorite side channel. I noticed a few pigs swirling up in the smooth water so I eased up and on my 2nd cast I yanked this lil brown out on a sz 18 adams.

Caught a few more fish through there. But nothing in that range.
Checked a few more spots but the fishing was slow, just before heading home for the night my ole man yanked in this nice cut.


Fast forward to tonight. We got on the river about 5:30 and headed up to get past most of the boats. Pulled into a side channel that is rarely fished. Most jets can't get into it, And the top is blocked so it keeps drifts out. Very smooth flat water in there and you could see fish rising as we pulled in. Pink Cahills in a size 18 were just the ticket. I just watched for fish rising and wouldn't cast until I had eased into position and could make a good first cast to them. Good wading pays off. I ended up yanking in 27 fish in almost 2 and a half hours tonight. With a couple of cuttys between 18-19 inches. Even got my ole man tossing small drys and he yanked out a gorgeous 19 inch cut. We were blessed with this epic view for the trip down river.

Word of advice would be fish late, don't waste time on the big water. My biggest fish all came out of a foot n a half to 2 feet of water. Wade very carefully, and small flys are the ticket. cahills, adams, and elk hair caddis are all good paterns right now.
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[windriver]

Thanks for the report and advice. Great pic by the way.

I agree after having fished yesterday morning on the Southfork and then talking to people it seems that the evening fishing is much better at least on drys.

Keep up the good work.

Windriver
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[prontotp]

That is a phenomenal sunset to go along with a great night of fishing. Thank you for sharing. I fished saturday before sunrise and early morning with nymphs on a side channel and did well before it warmed up too.
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[kglissmeyer]

Bmarsh, glad to see the river's fishing well finally. Tell your old man "Hi" from Kelly at the DI, he'll know. I still have nightmares about his telling of how he crashed the boat on that river a few years ago...(shiver).

Kelly.
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[FishingPal]

Hey, thanks for the report! That sure looks like a beautiful evening. Thanks again.
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[EvilTyeDyeTwin]

Wow what a night you guys had up there. That sunset picture is BEAUTIFUL. I love fishing....wait a minute...CATCHING on big rivers. Glad to see you guys had so much success. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
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[Bmarsh]

Thanks for the compliments on the pic. Not bad for a cell phone eh! I can't get over the sunsets you get on the river during the summer.

Kelly Ill tell him hi, heard about you fishing the springs many times. And yes the first jet getting totaled is something I don't think any of our family wants to ever go through again.

Some one mentioned nymphs. Keep up those reports and share. Me personally Im a dry fly snob. If I have to go sub surface the spinning gear comes out. Just never gotten into the whole nymphing deal.

Somethings Ive picked up on reading things written by guides, and trout gurus is fish up upstream from where your wading. Trout are killer at picking up odors and vibrations in the water and will spook faster when your above vs below. Since switching to that method all the time my success rate has trippled. Also site fishing when done right can really produce.
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