Not A 'solid' Day, A Great Day

[Nortrad]

Best day ever for me. Switching up flies finally scored a big fish. The Jedi and I hit Tan Vat at around 7AM or so on Sunday. No one at the parking lot. Worked up and caught a couple of 'bows. Jedi hustled to the slick/riffle farther up. I met him and caught the 5Sept. brown on midge. Worked up catching a few beautiful 'bows, nicely colored up. Jedi did the same. Tricos were coming off so he went back downstream to fish the slick again. I worked up into the main boulder run. Third cast thru with a #10 rubber legs and #16 olive RF caddis poopah dropper that brought the big male brown. He fought hard and took me downstream. I was praying that he wouldn't shake me and my tippet would hold. What a beauty. Someone wrote on a fly fishing blog that you 'earn' the fish. A lot of studying/tying/learning paid off. Caught another nice stocker 'bow above the boulders along with several nice 10-12" 'bows, then we broke for lunch. Headed downstream from TV and fished 'The Wall' as we call it. Not a lot of love there, only a few 10" 'bows. Worked up into the nice riffle/rocks and stuck the other beauty brown on a midge again, under a red CJ. He was 16" and nicely colored. Worked back catching a few, tired and happy. Thanks to all of you who post and discuss. Once again, what a great river.

[MaxDrown]

Thanks for the report and the photos. That photo of you and that fat brown is very nice.

[fishinwrench]

Excellent ! Nice work Nort.

[stlfisher]

Well done and great pics!

[Ill Trout Bum]

Great job and fantastic pics. Can't wait to get there myself at the end of the week!

[laker67]

Thanks for the story and the pics. That's what it's all about.

[Nortrad]

Thanks guys. The river wasn't as up as I thought it would be. PM fishing wasn't that great compared to the morning. The fishing picked up in the shady spots. We need a little more rain in the drainage to the Current. No love for any terrestrials thrown in the PM. This river is great in it's 'no guarantee' character, not any one fly is the ticket, depending on time of day and time of the year. So, anyone can hook up, depending...

Later, fanatics

[Geoff]

gorgious fish!

[Adamg]

Great report, that brown is a beast..

[streamcreeper]

That one brown has got a real nice red belly on it. On a side note last time I was down on the current I caught a small wild rainbow wich still had par marks and white fin tips. I had heard that the rainbows could reproduce naturally but it was cool to catch one and see it with my own eyes i have a pic an ill post it when i find time...