Cutt & Dry

Figure the dry fly fishing on the freestones is probably going to slow down soon so I head out for a few days; AQI is a bit on the unhealthy side

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Things are a bit better at the pass

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Set up camp; throw out the panel and suck up as many photons as I can through the murk

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Seriously tempted to grab the carp rod but it hasn’t been that cool and I have no desire to step on a rattler

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Off to the hills

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Foxtrot 2. More than a few of these around; pray to J they’re never used

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Bovid munchies

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On to fishing. First time I came here 11 years ago this is what greeted me.

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It rarely disappoints

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Foam is on the board

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One more out of that run, then it on to the next hole; a half-hearted pass on the foam and then it shuts down

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Muddler time

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Instant return on investment

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More water

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More Muddlers

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And a few more cutts

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Never really hectic over the next few days, no bugs besides 1 yellow sally and a handful of hoppers, and fishing slows noticeably as the week goes on and temps go down, but who in their right mind could complain about being here? Only run in I have with plus-sized quadrupeds is a Bullwinkle scat sighting

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Time to pack it up and head for home

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Blackfeet bison

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Wind shift paves the way for clear sailing

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all the way to Stumptown; that’ll wrap it up.

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Regards,
Scott
 

Canuck from Kansas

Aimlessly wondering through life
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Incredible looking water, my kind of stream, thanks for the great pics and report. Oh, and who tied those great looking flies:)

Cheers
 

M_D

Top Notch Mediocre Flyfisher
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I believe my wife and I camped at the same body of water this past summer….. and loved it.

We hadn’t been along the Front for a decade or more but plan to spend more time there in the future.

By the way….is this an area where you studied sage grouse? I’d love to see one some day 👍

Mike d
 
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