Just beat the mud

When i started at light it was raining pretty good but, the flows were decent and the water was clear. fished for about 2 hrs but on the walk back down stream to the jeep there was absolute chocolate dumping into the river from one of the lower little feeder streams that ruined the river. i moved a couple of good fish but didnt catch much.

 

Couldve been a bit lower

Me and matt drove over to some moving water and although i figured 156cfs wouldve been fine, and it was, but that cfs in that particular stretch made wading a bit tough in some areas and crossing in a couple of spots was a bit tough as well.  the fishing started off shit hot with matt landing a 22" brown in the 1st run. we thought we were in for a sweet day but we only mustered a couple of fish between us.

Stillwater hunting

Drove over to the big water after a favorable report from matts boss. it came from boat/gear fishing but it was something to go by. we tried a totally new spot to both of us. we had a great weather but the fishing pretty much sucked. it was a long shoreline to fish to and land a small few fish. it was still a nice change a piece from the rivers. we fished streamers, balanced leeches and a frog

1 night of camping

Took Austin out camping for what was supposed to be 2 nights but on our 2nd day later in the afternoon, mother nature didnt want us there anymore so we packed up during the downpour and headed home. it was a bad ass little spot off the road and kind of out of site and also right on the river. i had finally decided to go throw some dries and after about an hour of fishing is when mother nature made her presence felt. not before i at least saw a few fish, although only landing 1. it was just starting to get good too.

Not a good day of catching

We saw some really nice fish but between 2 of us matt caught the only fish of the day but at least it was a decent cuttie which there arent many of in this section.

Westward

Me and matt got on the road at 0430 to make the long drive to the river. 1st time weve seen it this year and it definitely had some changes. hiking down river we came a crossed some fresh adult bear tracks on in the mud on the trail. a little further down the trail we saw cub prints. that really kind of put us on edge but luckily no unwanted encounter.  the weather was pretty decent but the fishing was a bit slow. we only managed a few cutthroat each but it was still a fun day

 

Another round of streamers

Had a certain spot in mind but decided to look at some different water and check the flows. the flows were still a bit up which made some of the wading tough but it was still manageable. the morning weather was nice and i did see a handful of fish including a couple bigger fish. i only mustered 3 but i wasnt complaining cause with the water conditions, which the water was also a bit staind up, i was just happy to see fish.