A Drag Free Drift
Yeah, presentation is everything. And, nothing helps you catch fish more than a drag free drift. And, dropping a dry fly on the right spot to drift it over a trouts nose. And, having the right fly on your line that trout are hungry for. And....well, I'll stop right there before the list gets too long.
I checked the weather forecast last night and it looked pretty good for fishing today. So, I sent Rich a text to see if he was interested in fishing. Yep, he was. We went up to Rainy Mountain about mid-morning to try our luck on a little mountain Rio and discovered the fish got more active as the day slipped into the afternoon. We got into several little wild browns and had a nice relaxing day of fishing. Turned out to be a beautiful day. Funny thing about trout. You never know for sure when they want to come out and play...today they did.
Gear: Winston IM6 7'6" 3wt fly rod; Bauer SST3 reel; Rio LightLine fly line; #12 Parachute Adams dry fly (same fly all day).
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That looks like great trout weather. I'm glad you guys got a rise from them browns.
ReplyDeleteThe mornings were colder than when you were here, but the afternoons got up into the 60's which helped with the trout being a little more active. It was one of those lazy fishing days...
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