Today we had Pale Morning Duns hatching in the morning. Go figure. It's been an afternoon thing all week. None of the big brown drakes were in evidence, but we still caught fish on a Royal Wolfe. My client and friend Clancy was fishing to risers around 10 am. He was throwing a big brown bug, size 10. After catching a few nice fish with splashy takes, one dandy rainbow came slowly up and delicately slurped his fly. Just like slow motion. Clancy set the hook perfectly. No matter how many times I see that happen, it's always a thrill! It takes nerves of steel not to set the hook too soon. Go Clancy!
During the heat of the afternoon, a size 6 golden stone dry worked well. And for the first time since the water came down, a dropper nymph produced for us. The beadhead prince caught several nice fish in the morning. We fished the dry clean all afternoon.
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