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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Had fun last week on the Dana Fork. Caught some incredibly small fish (3").
WTF - I've been out twice the last month in Honolulu trying to get one of those monster Hawaii bones. Saw lots of tails *in knee-deep water*. They are spooky. I got one around 12lbs three or four years ago and that is it in maybe 10 days of fishing and seeing lots of fish.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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So what are you guys doing wrong?
Or are those Hawaii Bone Fish the toughest foe on a fly.
Do the locals use Power Bait?
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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I'm not sure what the key is for these big Hawaii bones. I have had perfect casts that were ignored, I have had what I thought were perfect casts (6 foot ahead of tailing fish) the sent them scurrying. I got the one a few years back and I always use that same big fly that worked at least once (well, not the same fly, but the same pattern). I've also had 10-fish days in the Bahamas lots of times so I'm not completely incompetent...
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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WTF - never visited Mayaguana. So far have hit Andros, Long, Great Inagua, and Acklins Islands in the Bahamas and Guanaja off Honduras. Some really nice off-the-usual-spots on all those islands. But, I've never seen bones in the Caribbean that match those beasts in the waters around Oahu.
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bringmedeath
climber
la la land
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How was Guanaja? Looks like a nice place! Hoping to start hitting up some of these places after dreaming for years! Probably will start with with Christmas Island for a couple weeks, since that looked cool since I was a kid. Figure I'll send my girlfriend on trips of her own and bring her along to some of the others.
Anyone done peacock bass fishing? I'm sure it is in this thread somewhere but this has gone on for so many years I can't remember! Always come back to look at this thread. Hahahaha.
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ExfifteenExfifteen
climber
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Always a fun stretch to fish for a couple days. Nothing monster, but decent stuff for a small eastside spring creek.
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Mike Bolte
Trad climber
Planet Earth
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Honduras (specifically Guanaja one of the islands in Caribbean of Honduras) is really nice and interesting. There are some classic flats with a couple of bonefish lodges located on them in the "cays". We did not feel that good about our day there because the coral was pretty fragile and it felt very unsustainable.
But, we stayed around the other side of the island at a place called George and Ginger's. It is a dive lodge. George is a little hard to take, but it is a pretty nice place to stay. Lots of good local food and they have kayaks. We'd get up early and head up the coast line fishing little pocket flats and small creek systems. Not your classic Bahamas flats. Not always wadeable and not usually shallow enough. But, caught some nice bones there, saw plenty of tarpon moving in and out of the creeks, and there were LOTS of permit up to 35lbs. Never got one, but had several shots per day on the water. Going to head back there one of these days now that I think I know a lot more about catching permit.
Also caught snook and barracuda.
I keep in touch with some of the folks I met there. Here is a permit from Guanaja caught three weeks ago.
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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WAY cool Mike, nice permit!
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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There were some nice trout rising to dry flies on Saturday. With a hookup there would be some spectacular aerobatic displays. Fun times in the caldera.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Nice
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Jul 15, 2018 - 01:07pm PT
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what seems to be getting close to 100 days fishing in Eldo I finally caught a bigger fish. It is pretty satisfying after watching hundreds of good sized fish flash at my fly or take it and get off. I have caught lots of little ones but there are deffinately begger ones in there.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Jul 15, 2018 - 06:47pm PT
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I fished the Big Hole river this morning. Caught my first ever white fish. Nothing to write home about. Fished the East fork Bitterroot this afternoon and caught some nice cutties. Overall it makes me appreciate how public our waters are in Cali and how good the fishing is if you know where to look. So far this Montana stuff is overrated. Still got two weeks to go so hopefully I will hit the motherlode before I head home.
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Fritz
Social climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jul 15, 2018 - 08:05pm PT
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G_Gnome! Re your post: I fished the Big Hole river this morning. Caught my first ever white fish. Nothing to write home about. Fished the East fork Bitterroot this afternoon and caught some nice cutties. Overall it makes me appreciate how public our waters are in Cali and how good the fishing is if you know where to look. So far this Montana stuff is overrated. Still got two weeks to go so hopefully I will hit the motherlode before I head home.
I visited Montana several times a year, for 10 days to two weeks, as a Outdoor Gear sales-rep from 1983 to 2013, & if it wasn't winter, I always had a fly rod along. My problem was, I never fished enough anywhere to get intimate with the streams & the fish. I feel your pain, since much of my fishing was not catching, but I was younger then, so I kept trying.
I have fond memories of the Madison & streams around Glacier National Park. Otherwise, I did a lot of fishing & not much catching. I do have extraordinary memories of one of my best big, & big fish days on the Yellowstone, just down from Yellowstone Lake on opening day, in the long ago, when I hiked about 5 miles down the non-highway side of the river, through bear & buffalo country. I finally quit fishing after my right arm got too sore to fish, from catching & releasing over 50 Cuts in the 14" to 20" range.
Last week, I spent a couple hours at an Idaho stream 1/4 mile from a paved highway. I normally avoid any streams like that. It doesn't get stocked, & I've never caught a trout over 12" there. However 25 wild rainbows in the 8" to 11" range in 2 hours, was fun for this old guy.
I caught 12 trout in the stream stretch in this photo.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Jul 15, 2018 - 08:26pm PT
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Yeah Fritz, I tried to get to a couple of creeks but with everything private up here even that is hard to do. I have caught about 40 fish a day or so but nothing of size so I can't really complain. But it is bloody hot. Heading north tomorrow to see how that works. Then to Yellowstone I think.
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Stimbo
Trad climber
Crowley Lake
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Jul 15, 2018 - 09:46pm PT
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G_Gnome
Something for your checklist:
Make sure you hit the Beaverhead, the Madison in the Park and just below Hebgen Reservoir, Firehole, Shields (above Livingston), Henry's Fork.
They all have some nice fish, somewhere. The heat must be a drag though...
jim
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originalpmac
Mountain climber
Timbers of Fennario
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Jul 16, 2018 - 08:45am PT
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I recently did an overnight white water/fly fishing trip with Rise Up River Trips. (Shameless promotion, company belongs to my girlfriend and mother of our son.) It was an excellent trip though, down the Middle Fork of the American River here in NorCal. Class IV white water, lots of trout, excellent food, great fishing guides. My dad and I did it for the first time and it will now be an annual father/son fishing trip. Here are a few pics.
http://riseuprivertrips.com
1-800-323-RAFT
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jul 16, 2018 - 09:18am PT
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Yeah Fritz, I tried to get to a couple of creeks but with everything private up here even that is hard to do. I have caught about 40 fish a day or so but nothing of size so I can't really complain. But it is bloody hot. Heading north tomorrow to see how that works. Then to Yellowstone I think.
Rumor has a long time friend doing well on the Clark's Fork outside St. Regis. White on tan chubby chernoby (large).
That's all I can say...ha ha.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-7-77
I used to really like the Beartrap but in hot weather in low water its pretty weak.
Little Blackfoot can be fun.
If you stop in at BigRock Bronze Works in Stevensville, tell Chip hi and twist him arm for some fishin' info.
Ditto if you stop in at Coyle's Canyon Bar in Drummond. Say hi to Mike. He should know the local water pretty well...
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otisdog
Social climber
Sierra Madre, Ca.
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Jul 18, 2018 - 08:20am PT
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^^^^^^^ Agreed, the Fall River is big league trout fishing. My issue with the Hex hatch is I'm an early morning person, so by the time the hatch rolls around, i'm usually asleep - so my reactions are off.
Applaud the practice of never taking the fish out of the water....an alive fish is worth so much more than a picture.
Had an amazing day @ Hot Creek Saturday, despite the gloomy reports. Caught all three fish I targeted, 48" worth.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Jul 23, 2018 - 12:35pm PT
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Love catching up on the pics and stories on the best thread ever! Looks like most of you are having some fun.
Boys camping trip with the brothers/nephews/kids. Took out a stand up paddle board and one of WTFs hand tied buggers in a small diversion pond and had some fun.
Been getting out a fair bit on short afternoon trips to west side spots. Nothing big but loving every second cause these fish fight twice their size.
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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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Jul 27, 2018 - 06:49am PT
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Yellowstone adventures.
Jan picked me up at airport in Kalispell. After loading up on beer and ice we went to Rock Creek. It was late in the day so we fished at mile 3 and camped at Norton... $3.00/nite with senior discount... we were the only folks there. I caught some smallish Browns and Jan caught some larger Browns, Rainbows and Cuts. It took me awhile to figure out this new water. Next day we went up by Mile 23. .... I caught bigger Browns and Jan was pretty busy all day... no trout were harmed.
We rolled into Yellowstone at 5am got in line at Slough Creek by 6... and snagged the 3rd and only open site.
Fished the Lamar .... zero!!! It was dirty from all the T- storms, but it was fun hiking back through a heard of Buffalo and Antelope.
Yesterday we hiked back to Second Meadow on the Slough.... I caught the largest trout I have ever caught on a fly.... a few more smaller ones to but that one fish made the 18 mile hike totally worth it. ( picture later)
Today we are off to the Gardiner .... let’s see!
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