Tanvat Towards Baptist 3/6/14

[Morgan F.]

This was a cabin fever reduction trip. After working on the "must do / honey do" list for a few hours in the morning I made a break for it...knowing that I was only going to get 3-4 hours of fishing in.

Arrived at TV and started fishing around 1:30. At first I was a little worried driving the road from the park to TV...still mainly snow/slush covered...but had no problems making it in 2x truck...should be pretty cleared up today or tomorrow I would guess, based on current temps!

Had the river to myself. Didn't even see a boot track walking back out.

Started off fishing nymphs and midges but it didn't take long to realize that all trout eyes were looking up. The caddis? hatch mentioned in other recent threads was in full effect and a dry fly was the only way I could connect with fish.

Caught browns and bows both...man what a blast on the dry flies! Best fish was maybe 14-15 inches. For the size of the fish though...they were THICK! Very healthy looking fish with a lot of fight in them!

Dusk settled in all too soon and put me back on the road home...maybe I will be able to knock the rest of the cabin dust off next week!?

Hope you all are able to get out and enjoy this weather!

Morgan

[SmallyWally]

Right on Morgan!