Fishing update August 2011
August 9, 2011
The Bighorn Mountains are fishing great. Dry fly season has arrived and the fish are rising to a large variety of flies. Hoppers are thick in many areas on the mountain and the fish are responding to 14 to 10 size hoppers. Stimulators, ants and beatles are also working well. The typical grey, green, and brown drake patterns with PMD’s and caddis patterns are getting the job done. Our waters have been fishing great for about 3 weeks now, so don’t wait any longer for your fishing excursion. We look forward to seeing you at the Fly Shop of the Bighorns.
Trip updates:
Our last few guide trips have produced 20 to 50 fish per day, so our clients say they are pretty happy. Our friend and client Len Cutter caught two huge fish yesterday on Piney. One was 26 inches and one was 24 inches long and two of the heaviest fish in the water. He also landed several 16 to 21 inch fish mixed in to the 20 + fish for the day. Len has come along way with us and we have a great time fishing with him. He clearly has become a great fly fisherman.
A little background, Len has done over 40 days of guided fly fishing with us in the past 2 1/2 seasons and he is now an exceptional caster, mender, drifter and overall great fly presenter in all three styles of fly fishing. (Dry fly, Nymph and streamer fishing) Len has become a better fly fisherman than many guides largely due to our great instructing and his determination. I am not trying to blast our own horn, but when Len first contacted me he told me he wanted to learn fly fishing. I asked him how deeply did he want to go. Len said he was good, but he realized he needed help in refining some skills such as distance casting, fly selection, fly presentation, knot tying, stealth fishing techniques and a dozen other fine skills. Little did he know just how much more fly fishing knowledge we have and can teach, but also just how much voluminous knowledge is out there for him to consume.
Len was a good fly fisherman when we met him 2 1/2 seasons ago, but now He is an exceptional fly fisherman that any guide would love to guide. I would even use him as one of my own guides if he would be willing to work as a guide as hard as he works as a fly fisherman.
A new client for this summer named Richard Guthrie also fished with us yesterday. Dave took Richard to the North Tongue below Bear Lodge on our forest service permitted water and he had a great day. 50 + fish and one that was 16 inches. Well done Richard. Thanks for fishing with us this season. We hope you enjoy the North Tongue above Bear Lodge in the Catch and Release area and every where else you fished in the Bighorns.
Thanks for stopping by the Fly Shop of the Bighorns.
Game on in the Bighorns.
Roger
