11-01-2011, 02:42 AM
I floated the dreaded A section of the Green today from the Dam to Little Hole. Launched the (new) raft at 10 am, and floated until dark. Fishing was ok. Not spectacular, but we caught fish all the way down on both dries and streamers. A few decent browns from 15-18 inches were the highlight, some even on small dries. Lots of garden variety 12-14 inchers.
Here's the kicker. We saw not one single human being the whole way down. Nobody. The weather was perfect. No wind. No precip. Just the sounds of the river all the way down the canyon. Some eagles, some deer, some beaver, a couple otters, and the trout of course. I've been floating the Green on and off since the mid-80's, and I've had days only seeing a few others, but never completely to myself from start to finish of an A float.
Not sure when it will happen again on a nice day, but the crowds are gone until early spring! This post won't cause a stampede or anything close to that, so now's your chance to carefully pick a day or two in between storms and enjoy the corridor.
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Here's the kicker. We saw not one single human being the whole way down. Nobody. The weather was perfect. No wind. No precip. Just the sounds of the river all the way down the canyon. Some eagles, some deer, some beaver, a couple otters, and the trout of course. I've been floating the Green on and off since the mid-80's, and I've had days only seeing a few others, but never completely to myself from start to finish of an A float.
Not sure when it will happen again on a nice day, but the crowds are gone until early spring! This post won't cause a stampede or anything close to that, so now's your chance to carefully pick a day or two in between storms and enjoy the corridor.
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]. I mostly fish rivers and this year has been remarkable in that I haven't actually shared any stretch of river with anybody that wasn't along with me. That includes fishing rivers in 4 different states so far.