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Summer Chironomids Part 2

Dr. G — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:56:28 +0000

With our past success lurking in my soul, I was having an addicts withdrawal to get back to these fish of dreams. An open Saturday, a new fishing partner and we were on the road in the early AM in hopes of another great day at the lake. Its always easy to wake up early in excitement for a day on the water. The way there always seems to fly by in anticipation of for whats to come. For us this morning there was no difference. We flew over the mountains and next thing we knew it, Jordan and I were there. We knew it was going to be a great day as we opened our Denali doors to see millions of large chironomids swarming the lake shore in hopes to mate and not be eaten before they get a chance. Instantly we picked up our chirono box and tied on a couple proven patterns. With in seconds I was hooked up, then Jordan and it followed suit the rest of the morning and into the early afternoon. It was a feeding frenzy and we were lucky enough to know what to use and how to use it. Lots of doubles were witnessed and with sore forearms by 10 am we thought we were witnessing fly fishing Eden. As you look at the pictures below stay focused…

With our fill of hard fighting Tiger Trout and Native Col Cutthroats. We decided to switch things up and try a piece of stream that we hadn’t tried. It was a nice change to switch from stillwater Chrono’s to a clear mountain stream with healthy dry fly eating browns. The fishing was just a bonus to the adventure of the unknown and the beautiful scenery that surrounds this remarkable canyon. Plus did I mention that we caught fish out of every run and fishy piece of water.

Jordan’s First Cast, Hook-set, Fight, Net and Brown on this wild river… See the Pic line below.

2009 Big Fish List

Dr. G — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:31:46 +0000

2009 has been a great year of fishing. Looking through my pictures has given me a chance to relive all the great memories that I have shared with best friends. Its hard to put all my favorite big fish pictures in this list, but here are some of the best of the best from my fishing adventures in 2009. And like I said last year hold your fish out a little further and you might just make the list in 2010… Enjoy!

Utah and Me

Dr. G — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:26:14 +0000

There is something special about living in Utah that I really hadn’t noticed until now. It had always been part of my life so I never really took the time to notice it or realize why it makes me do the things I do. So here it is; The thing that makes this state so special is the array of unique opportunities it offers to the person with an adventurous spirit. Take me for example, fall means big game hunting and bird hunting, but it also means fall mtn biking, big browns, four wheeling and climbing mtns. Then comes winter, my mind instantly changes to deep powder, top water midges, ice fishing, and snowmobiling. As the snow melts and spring shows it self, so does my need for top water BWO fishing, mtn biking, moab, jeepin, running rivers, turkeys, ice off trout, and exploring mtns with my quad. Then it heats up and so does my soul for adventure, I am overcome by the need for excitement. Camping, fly fishing, biking, climbing, boating, back country hiking, lakes, rivers, whatever!!! Then August arrives again with a need to bow hunt…So I guess what I am trying to show is that with the seasons Utah changes me into whatever opportunity it shows itself.

So back to the post. I have been pretty occupied with hunting this fall, (more than ever in fact) but I had an itch that wouldn’t go away. I knew it was time to chase big browns with big ugly flies…So just like any addiction, I gave in and spent a few hours after work trying to shake the rust off. It was a beautiful fall day, you know the ones you don’t want in the spring…I had the river to myself and I couldn’t be any happier to be out on a familiar water. The browns after a few terrible missed hook sets, gave me a break and started to play along. In fact it was one of those days that you wished you invited your friend who never really has that good of luck, but you constantly are telling him how good it was, even though he can’t believe it. You know those days? But maybe the reason it was such a good day was because I didn’t have anyone tagging along? Who knows and really I don’t care…It was what I needed to fix my itch and to renew my respect with a part of a river that I hold very close.

Utah is a perfect place for me.

Thick and Chunky

Dr. G — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:06:50 +0000

So I have been out to my favorite summer spot a couple times in the past little bit. One thing that I have noticed is that there aren’t half as many people and that the bugs are thicker than I have ever scene. With that the fishing has been amazing to say the least, even I have been able to catch a few. The one thing that I have re-learned from the last time out is that sometimes it’s a good thing to switch locations if the fishing isn’t up to par. In this moving around I found new spots that will now be part of my game plan, instead of the same old trusty spots that I disect every time out.

Also I have noticed that this year the fish are more pron to fall to adults than my trusty emerger. I have seldom used a dropper this year which has made chasing these fish better than ever with dries. Gotta love those mean Caddis rises