but not much surface action. I did see a couple of small fish rise in this hole (but it was on the other side of the river)
I tried some small elk hair caddis with no looks. I went small then big. I finally put on a #12 stimulator. I had one nice follow when the stimulator sank a couple of inches below the surface. So I out on a wooly bugger and tossed that about for bit.
But the ride up was nice. I just used my Canon Powershot A620 to take the video, so the quality isn’t all that great. I don’t know about you, but I think it’s pretty dangerous when people talk on the cell phone and drive. Of course, video taping while riding a mortorcycle 40mph in a twisty canyon is perfectly acceptable. Don’t try this at home kids!
http://scarles.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/moto.flvYes, it was windy!
I am crazy to get casting for caddis hungry fish too.
nice job
Looks like a couple more days of looking for the right spot for me. It’s kind of a bummer to be in my waders and gear and move from point A to Point B on the motorcycle when I want to try a different section of river. So I only tried the one place I parked at. I’ll have to hit it Saturday in a few other locations when I’m driving the truck.
I enjoyed your blog. Got you linked to from my Blogroll under “Blogs – Fly Fishing Northern Utah & Environs”.
it’s good to see the snow gone now. i can’t wait to get home and start fishing
Snow is definitely receding (let’s hope it continues).
Loved the video excursion. Apparently, in the wind, it is harder to mend a traveling motorcycle than it is to mend a billowing cast! Hey, I think I remember seeing that ‘cycle in a WW1 movie. Seriously, Scott, I’m happy to hear caddis made it through the Winter. Pinch me. Is it really Spring?
Granny, I’d say about sixes on that–although, one-handed, holding the camera steady, probably slightly easier to mend line in the wind. Actually, a couple of things there: ; it was windy; the motorcycle is bumpy by nature; I’m a righty, but I have to keep my right hand on the throttle, so I was doing the shooting with my left hand, and I’d never really noticed before, cameras aren’t set up for left-handed shooting (especially for one-armed, jiggling, in the wind, left-handed shooting).
Yep, the caddis made it through the winter in plenty good shape. Let’s hope fish and fisherman did the same.