Session On The Weber

 Got a message from Ricky this morning and it was his day off.

We made plans to meet on the river later in the day. He headed up early and I joined him after work. 

 I was scrambling up stream to find Ricky but I had to stop at a great looking hole. Its crazy how memories coming flooding back when you fish a stretch you haven't been on for a while. 

I called Ricky... "I have caught 5 Browns in a row down here... come down and fish this hole with me." He came down and we caught up but the hole proved to be fished out...

 I remember fishing this stretch alone on Thanksgiving Day a few years back and doing really well. I also remember fishing this stretch with Pat in late fall. 

 

 Not to mention Randy and Whistler and again with Dalt... The list goes on and on... I have put some serious time into developing my skills along this water and felt at home as I searched for trout this afternoon.

 The Browns were really jumping today...

 Ricky was nailing the Trout .

 Getting the bug out.

 Healthy fish with vibrant features...

A real specimen...

Good to go and fish.

Chris Giles

Somewhere Out West

 Went out after work last week looking for some big fish in the Uintas.

 Great weather but the water had dropped big time. The fish we saw were deep and covered as expected. It seems the free stones will get lower and lower as summer progresses...

 Dog daze...

 We were rotating between three different set ups but the boot prints were everywhere we looked.

 Dalt hooked a few but none were brought to hand.

 Nice hike though... We covered some serious ground.

 The moon was out early.

  Looks fishy but the water is low and the fish are holed up. The only fish we hooked were on the droppers...

 Great shot 

What a difference a few weeks makes. This trip (yes skunked) reminds us that we need to take note of our calendars so we are hitting rivers in their peak condition. The fishing cycles are starting to make more sense and I see my "fishing calendar" filling up fast...

Cheers!

Chris Giles

Epic Day In The Rain

 Had a great day on a small stream today. It rained for the first two hours but we stayed on point and the rain finally stopped.

 Tell me this guy doesn't look like a dolphin....

 We caught several before this one but this was the first big one and the first one where it was safe to get out the camera. We were all soaked! 

 This guy had a very pronounced blue dot behind his eye.

 A look up stream to Jon's waiting monster...

 A shot of Al and I after the big Brown.

 Took the dropper. Jon had "the" bug of the day. Sadly he only had one though. I need to stock up because it was a great dropper...

 Here is a series of photos of his monster. He proclaimed "fish of a lifetime"... I agree. It was big!

 Sweet Fish and Jon seems to have a fat lip... Haha

 Cougar kill. Evidence of feeding was apparent. Most of the meat was picked clean and I found the stomach a few yards away... 

 Al was fishing this hole and we were all complaining about the smell and right then Al stumbled onto the carcass. 

 I had a first... I finally landed two fish at once. I have hooked two at once before but never brought them both to hand.

 Gun Slinger..

 Al had a couple in here...

 A look up stream...

 We all caught several fish but it should be noted they were all on the dropper.. Al was the only one to hook one on a hopper but no one ever landed one... Indicative of the weather.

 A look up the valley...

On a some what funny note... When we were gearing up Jon realized he forgot his boots. Good thing Al happened to bring an extra pair. Jon also left his sandwich in the car so he missed lunch. Hehe...

Congrats to Jon on his fish!

Thanks,

Chris Giles

Distant Lightning Muddy's The Water

 Interesting trip to say the least. The people were out in droves on a river we have never seen anybody fishing. We bumped into multiple groups and the first fish of the day had somebody else's hopper in its mouth! A sign of how the trip would go...

 We still caught plenty of fish though and the hoppers and stimi's were treating us right.

 Dalt battles a good one in Raparia.

 Once we got to camp we noticed the clouds were forming and lightning ensued. It never rained on us but it certainly did somewhere up the drainage. More on that in a minute...

 The light was awesome and I snapped a few good photos.

 Love this spot. Great place to camp.

 We were up at 6:30 and we started fishing hard. Dalt was on fire in this hole and probably nailed 5-6 great cutty's on a giant hopper. 

 Right around 11:00 the water started changing color and went completely muddy within 10 minutes.

We tried a nymph rig for a bit but decided to cut our losses and get back to the truck.

As we drove out the canyon we caught up with the mud front and a few miles down the water was still crystal clear. It's amazing that a storm so far away effected the water clarity where we were. It must have been right at the top of the far reaches of the drainage.

One more.

In the words of Dalton "I think we should make our hay on this river in the spring and the fall" 

I think he is right. We always seem to catch the big ones during those time periods.

Thanks,

Chris Giles

Summer Soltice 2012

 Got out for a few good fish recently.

 Dalt posted up on this rock for a few big ones...

 One of my better photos. Proud of this one...

 Lost a few good ones but landed this one.

 Wiggle meister. 

 Rig Check

 Water is looking good!

Thanks,

Chris Giles