The Beaverhead june 27th

If i had my boat with me i would've floated the Big Hole and searched for salmon flies but it was a little too high and fast for walk wading.  So my partner in crime Holly and I braved the thick willow banks of the Beaverhead to be graciously rewarded with a day full of angry brown trout, warm sunny weather, and lots of hungry mosquitoes.  Some people think catching a fish on the first cast is a bad omen, not the case this day.  The action started up right away and didn't quit until we did.  There was a fair PMD hatch going on but only took one on the dry, however Hares Ears, H's Military May PMD, olive soft hackles, and prince nymphs all caught fish below the surface.  The water was slightly off color but that didn't seem to affect nymphing at all.  Most of the fish were hanging against the banks and pretty much all vibrant golden salmo trutta.  A truly amazing Brown Trout habitat certainly worth the drive from Bozeman.

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Peter