2021 North Idahontana part 1

6 days traveling, camping, fishing with my Dad in 2021.


This loop wing CDC emerger type fly killed it for me.



Smoke was swirling around up there all week. I didn't realize how it was getting to me until I eventually got out of it.


There were thousands of these larvae in places. It was truly impressive. I believe they may be Porpyga nigricans, Western firefly larvae. I now see that there's a caddis case on that rock, too. There was no shortage of insect activity. The macroinvertebrate population in this valley appears plenty healthy, and the fish reflect it.





To be continued...

 

[Roper]

Sweet cutties!

 

[Richard Olmstead]

I love the westslope fishing in that part of the world.

 

[tkww]

This loop wing CDC emerger type fly killed it for me.

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To be continued...

Are you fishing that on the surface?

 

[Matt B]

Are you fishing that on the surface?

Yeah mostly as a dry, using silica powder to dust it up. As a magic hour fly I’ll often use it as the second fly behind something more highly visible and less fussy to keep afloat. It works sunken but I think it’s better as a dry.