A Balmy December Day on the River
Yesterday I worked until 2pm then headed home as the temps rose into the 40's for the first time in several weeks, and I knew the river would fish well.
On the drive I passed a cow moose with her calf near Beaver Creek. I saw several bighorn sheep near the Earthquake Lake Visitor Center , then a covey of Hungarian Partridge at the entrance to High Valley Ranch. There was a herd of a dozen or so elk at the Sun Ranch which drew my attention as one was a giant bull sporting 6 points on one side and 7 on the other. By the time I drove across our bridge it was nearly 3pm but still, I stopped on the bridge to check for trout rising to midges and was not disappointed.
I hustled home, suited up and drove down to Pine Butte. At 3:30 I had my first trout on a Hi Vis Midge Cluster, a whopping 11" brown but it came up in classic head-and-tail rise to my fly. In the next hour I took a few more trout, all on dries, before the sun dipped below the far bench, temperatures dropped below freezing and I headed home. On the 10 minute drive I smiled to myself. Where else could you live and and work, see the wildlife I 'd seen this afternoon and catch wild trout on dry flies with no audience save bald eagles and wandering elk?
This morning I'm scheming to head home earlier....maybe around noon, to take advantage of another day with above freezing temps. The forecasters predict a big cold front arriving tomorrow and lasting a couple days so I'd like to get some river time in before it arrives.
Our 2011 catalogue is off to the printers, I have tied 60 dozen flies already this month...I'm trying to justify my time off today to myself and Jackie. Stay tuned! Attached are a couple photos I took yetesterday to show how the hillsides have bared off near the river as well as a couple shots taken near home. More will follow in the weeks ahead, I promise!
P.S. If you can't see the additional photos click on the title or "view full post"
View from our bridge.
Where the Elk were.
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