Pretty cutthroat this morning 9-13

[netboy]

I had a good morning wading at the Dam C&R area today. I ended up with a couple dozen rainbows, 1 cutthroat, 1 brown and 2 brookies... so I guess it was an old school slam. These days you would need to add a tiger, a golden rainbow and a Bonneville cutthroat to the mix for a White river grand slam. That is going to be a tough one to accomplish. The cutthroat was fun because I saw him holding about 15 feet downstream from me and I watched him take my fly as I drifted it back to him. Best flies today were scuds and eggs. I did see 2 active redds with trout on them so it is getting to be that time of year. 

[Quillback]

Great colors on that fish!

[netboy]

1 hour ago, Quillback said:

Great colors on that fish!

Yes, they do show up better in the river than the rainbows.  And they always put on a good fight with some great jumps. Very similar to browns. 

[Ham]

I finally got out and got on a crackle back bite last night. It Sure was fun (and frustrating). I was using Rick's old 3 weight and I still don't have the touch to land even 1/2 the fish I had hooked. @netboy what is a reasonable expectation for % of fish hooked to make it to hand?

[netboy]

59 minutes ago, Ham said:

I finally got out and got on a crackle back bite last night. It Sure was fun (and frustrating). I was using Rick's old 3 weight and I still don't have the touch to land even 1/2 the fish I had hooked. @netboy what is a reasonable expectation for % of fish hooked to make it to hand?

I also probably average around 50% when using a crackleback, so don't feel bad. I tend to set the hook too early when I see the strike. I mentioned that to Davy Wooten and he had two suggestions...

1. Use a longer, more limber rod that creates more cushion. 

2. Hold the rod tip higher as this creates a bigger belly in the line and slows the hookset a bit.