My good buddy Brian Hodges came down to Jackson for the weekend from Bozeman, Montana, and we were able to sneak away for a spectacular day of fishing on Sunday. Chris "Stumpy" Stump also joined us for our marathon day to the flats of No Tell Canyon. Although virtually every river, stream, creek, waterway and drainage is high and muddy around here, there are still a couple of select spots to throw some dry flies. It's not an easy venture, though. A pre-dawn start, coupled with a ton of windshield time is necessary in order to find these secret places. We timed the Drake hatch perfectly...as soon as we stepped out of Stumpy's minivan, and saw the Drake on the window, we knew that we were in for a special day. Once on the water, we immediately saw Rainbows up to 7 pounds sipping big mayflies. Brian summed it up perfectly: "Ten o'clock, thirty feet...head-back-tail, head-back-tail", which describes the motion of a trout taking a dry fly.
I wish I had a better report for the Snake, South Fork or Green right now. The South Fork is now up again to a whopping 22,900 cfs...huge bummer. I had a great day guiding on Yellowstone Lake today, and am heading to the Firehole tomorrow. Yellowstone is where it is at right now. If you've got some time to explore, break out the map and find your own No Tell Canyon :)
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