I caught over 50 and the biggest was barely 11 inches. It sure seems like the typical fish is getting smaller over the last few years. They are delicious though, especially in the fall.
A week ago my fly club had an outing to a flyfishing only Cascade lake that is over-popultated with brookies. In the interest of community service, we bonk as many as possible and have a big fish fry. A fast strip Carey is my go to...
This:
Caught these:
And looks like this:
Lot's of good advice here so I'll just add "ditto". Especially on the beetles.
Our cold wet week has lowered the water temps, for sure. Crane was mid-50s the other day. Really put a damper on the fires and smoke too...yippee!
PS. maybe consider the following...scuds?
See scud pic
Yes, please...
https://www.oregon.gov/oda/natural-resources/Documents/Weather/forecast.pdf
A nice cool rainy couple of days happening here in Bend. Ahhhh