Water levels
continue to drop, with the exception of the occasional bump after monsoon-like
rain storms like we saw on Monday. Thankfully, the river came back into shape
within about 5 or 6 hours.
We continue to
see PMD’s (weirdest year ever), with lots of Caddis and Tricos. Hoppers are
getting more active along the river, and a number of fish are being caught on
Hopper patterns in the last week. There have been a good numbers of rising fish
on PMD’s, Caddis, and Tricos. Brent took some cools shots of snouts over the
last week.
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out, go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Country-Pleasures-Fly-Fishing/190498957636231
You can also
check out the short article on “snout tips” at
Hopper/Bead,
using small to mid-size (#12 to #16) tungsten bead nymphs has been quite
effective. Small beads fished over sighted fish also works well.
Streamer fishing
has been good to excellent most days. Cloudy days will likely be kind of crazy.
Water levels are down to the point that, if the fish are happy, floating lines
are completely doable with streamers. Sink tips save the day when fishing gets tough.
Although Legacy
is advertised as open, it is very difficult to use and only serious four wheel
drives will work.
Hatches: Caddis,
PMDs, Tricos, Hoppers
Streamers: Gonga-Rust
#2
Mini Loop Sculpin-Tan #6
Garrett’s Bellydancer
Bullhead-Olive #4
Bush’s Witch Doctor
Nymphs: Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares Ear #14
Holo Prince-Blue #14
Bloom’s Tung Dart #14
Morrish Super Pupa TB - Amber
#12
Dry Flies: Bloom’s
Parachute Caddis-Olive #16
Bloom’s CDC Caddis-Olive #16
Berrett’s Mutant Stone #8
Yeager’s Tantrum-Tan #10
Quigley’s Film Critic-PMD #16
Quigley’s Flag Ant-Black #16
Crowsnest
River Report – August 17, 2011
Clear and wadeable, the Crow is a good
place to spend some time in the next while. You might need to resort to Hopper/Bead
when it’s really hot and bright, but in the morning and evening, and on cloudy
days, look for the snouts!
Hatches: Yellow and Lime Sally Stoneflies,
Caddis, PMD’s, Quill Gordon Mayflies
Streamers: Karnopp’s Space Invader-Brown/Yellow #4
Morrish Wooly Sculpin #4
Near Nuff Sculpin-Tan #4
C/H R/L Bow River Bugger-Black #6
Geek Leech-Brown #2
Chamois Leech-Black #2
Nymphs: Bloom’s Tung Dart #14
Tung Stud-Olive #16
Karnopp’s Keystone-Golden #8
Reeses Pieces #8
B/H R/L Hares Ear #14
Hogan’s Good and Plenty-Olive #14
Dries: Green Drake
Parachute #12
Quigley’s Midget Caddis-Olive #16
Hogan’s Sipper-PMD #16
Chubby Chernobyl-Tan #10
Slackwater Caddis #18
Yeager’s 409-Black #10
High Country River Report – August 17, 2011
Reports from the high country have been a
little mixed. The Upper Highwood and Livingtone sound like they’re fishing
quite good. The Oldman has been fishing a little tougher, but the fish being
caught are big!
A lot of Bull Trout have been seen, and a
few caught, in several of the eat slope streams.
Hatches: Stoneflies, Caddis, PMDs, Green Drakes
Streamers: Space Invader-Brown/Yellow #4
Karnopp’s Skookum - Tan #6
Hare Sculpin-Olive #4
Bush’s Witch Doctor
Kiwi Muddler #2
Nymphs: Kingrey’s Golden Stone #8
Yeager’s TB Soft Hackle-Hares
Ear #14
B/H R/L Hares Ear #12
Dries: Wilcox JC Special-Olive #12
Yeager’s Neversink Drake #12
Grillo’s El Camino #8
Yeager’s Tantrum-Tan #10
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