4-20-2013 First trip of the year! Boulder Creek

That first call that I have been waiting for (and not long), came in and I was headed out for the first guide trip of the year. The weather wasn't quite what I wanted, although it was in the mid 50's and just slightly overcast. I couldn't really complain, now could I? The flows were a little high but we stayed real low in the canyon and hit up Boulder Creek by Dome Rock.



Getting into one of the deeper holes at the end of the day. (Notice all the snow on the ground still.) 

I took a father and son out that had just taken the intro to fly fishing class at RMA (Rocky Mountain Anglers) and it sounded like they were possibly looking to get into it. I always love to see that.

The fishing was alright; not great, not horrible. They both caught fish although the son kept missing his strikes because, boy, those trout were quick that day.  He managed to get one on the hook by the time we left but then the fish decided to jump ship.

We fooled around with some different dry flies in hopes of getting a dry strike for the client, but it never happened. They were however, taking some Callibaetis RS-2's underneath a heavier dropper. This was especially true later in the afternoon around 5:00 or so as the BWO's came out in full swing for a few minutes.


All in all, a good trip. Good to get out again. Definitely looking forward to the season.

Tight Lines!