I got to get out on the river today for the first time in a few weeks, and on Boulder Creek for the first time in at least a month or so. I could tell that the flows were slightly up since the last time I had been out on a guide trip, less than a week ago.
I was due to meet a friend in a while and wanted to get in a little bit of fishing before hand. I managed to hook into a really nice rainbow and bring him to the net; a nice reward to yet more hand tied San Juan worms. I manged to catch one brown, much smaller, later and then called it quits for a while. It was fishing a little slower, but it was 4:00 in the afternoon and hot as heck.
I ended up taking an hour long nap in my truck before my buddy showed up. It was his first time out and I just gave him my rig. Within minutes, he hooked into a brown trout; a nice reward for both. For him, his first fish on the fly; and for me a first for a friend, and an employee of which I am completely grateful for.
We continued to fish around the Roger's Park area for a while. I received a few more bites on a 20 incher, Pheasant Tail, RS-2 combo. He ended getting a few more bites on a purple San Juan worm, tied with a beadhead, and one on a Chubby Chernobyl, with a yellow under body.
Being close to dark now, we called it a day. It was nice to get out for a change and although it was a little slow, I had a good time. I always appreciate teaching a friend to fish. It was nice to get out of the heat too; it was 10 degrees cooler in the canyon than in Boulder. The water was 52 or so and made for some semi-cold wet wading.
Soon, the water temps will rise, the flows will drop and the dry fly bite will go from skittish to crazy. Perfect for wet wading...and dry fly fishing in the afternoons.
Tight Lines
Can't Wait
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