Down to the “wire”

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July 18, 2016

Good morning everyone! Here we go with today’s report!! At 10:45, the flow at Cheesman was 172 (cfs) and 226 (cfs) at Trumbull. I took some pictures this morning near the “wire” to give you an idea what the levels look like at these current flow rates.  Once again, I didn’t see much in the way of early dry flies on the river this morning, but it’s a little cloudier than it’s been in the mornings, perhaps we’ll see a few more hatches today. Today’s walk covers the river from Trumbull to the “wire” on the YMCA road.  Things were pretty quiet as a sighted most fish near the bottom and not being to aggressive.  As it was almost dark last night, I walked off the porch and over to the river as a few big splashes caught my attention! Walking over to the rivers edge, I  saw several fish go air-born after the tricos and bwo’s that were both coming off. This only lasted for about ten minutes and went silent as quickly as it began.  Resisting the temptation to grab the fly-rod and take my chances, I held tight to try to get a few shots of some flying fish!! No luck with that, but I did get at  pretty good shot of the “almost” full moon! We’ve had some cloud cover pretty much all morning and I’m seeing a few more dry flies out there right now, mostly above the willows, guessing a hopper-dropper rig would work best right about now. That’s all for now my friends! Tomorrow, I’m having a young gentleman and his mom come fish with me here at “hole in the wall.” Looking forward to a great day and will be sharing all the photos right here! I hope you enjoy today’s picture gallery. I’m particularly fond of the wild Violet Poppy!  Take care of each other and have a great day!

Chris