Dry Run

[wily]

just got back from taking the boys -- we had never been -- only knew what i read here on forum about it.  we had a good time.  both boys caught quite a few fish.

we fished it like we would roaring river and really had a good time.  they used a mega worm on fly rod, and also used an olive and black jig.  we never tried a dry fly -- we were only there for one afternoon/evening, and the following morning.  we camped and the campground was nice.

my youngest had a huge brown trout on for about 5 minutes -- it tried to jump and was so big it just kind of rolled...looked like shamu -- the fish eventually broke-off.  it was a huge fish

my advice as others have said is to take a big net, and use 6lb test. 

i caught two rainbows in norfolk river by the boat ramp in about 20 minutes of fishing -- caught both on 1/8 ounce olive zig jig -- also caught a 12 inch lamprey which i thought was weird.  hooked it thru the snout like it was trying to eat the jig

 

 

 

 

[Johnsfolly]

Wily - Great post! I have only heard about Dry Run recently. Sounds like a great experience for you and your kids. If hooking and even losing a huge brown trout doesn't get them motivated to keep fishing later in life, I don't know what would.

[wily]

ya -- it was exciting -- he got upset when it broke off -- but as you know...that's a part of fishing.  he'll know better how to handle a big fish next time. 

here's one the older boy caught -- was a cutthroat.  which we caught in yellowstone a couple years ago...so that was pretty exciting.

would have like to have caught a brook trout but no luck.