Back on a familar hatch
So with all the craz of family parties and getting back into life, post mission. I hadn’t had a chance to take my little bro fly fishing on our favorite local river. One of our favorite times of year and hatches to fish is the summer caddis hatch. It occurs on most western streams nightly and can be some of the best fishing one might experience as a fly fishermen. I caught wind that Jordan and Gunner were hitting up the river, so right after work I rushed home grabbed my gear and meet them on the river, where I thought they would be. The hatch didn’t really give us too much excitement until the sun went down and the fish came up. For the next 2 hrs we enjoyed fish after fish hitting our dry flies with reckless abandon. It was nice to be stream side again with my little bro that I spent so much time as a kid with learning this river. The difference is now we can land a fish or two if we are lucky.
about 2 years ago
Trav, I I sent comment to Hoss on this subject, I’ll copy it here for you too.
29 September, 2009, I did the same last night and I was itching to tell someone but didn’t till now, for fear I better not give the secret away. I don’t know abot you & the river you were on, but what I saw was a spectacle unlike I have ever seen or even heard of in my life. My buddy Ebon & I were whitness to fish rising in a manor to witch I could never even imagaine. I saw fish by the hundreds yes I said by the hundreds feeding on caddis. 2 & 3 fish per second. Leaping fish like trained dolphins at sea world, with 360 degree twists and endo over end contortions. At a few points I just stoped casting to watch it all happen. As it got darker the moon shown across the water. I had never until last night set a hook by the light of the moon. It was soooo amazing to be there, in that place ,at that time.