I brought an old pair of hip boots and Jess's fly rod so she could try and arrange a fly-fishing date or two before things freeze up, and what better way to spend a morning than to make sure she was well versed in using them before sending her out alone into the cold, brushy world of fly-fishing!
We tried Nebo Creek early in the morning, with very little luck. I had one fish to hand and only one other take in about an hour on two different sections, including the section Rob killed them on in August. Both were on a black stonefly. I don't know where all the fish went, but we only saw the occasional fish when walking through the holes we had fished. We tried hoppers, humpies, renegades, stones, and even the psycho prince, but no luck. Early morning glare was really bad. I think better luck would have been had a little later in the day, but today this creek only gets a 1 1/2 fly rating (the half because it is so pretty!).
Leaving Nebo Creek, we had a big decision to make - first session of conference or another hour or two together fishing on Diamond Fork. Hmmm, I think Willford Woodruff would understand.
We found Diamond Fork with many turnouts occupied, but about 4 miles up found an open spot. The water was a little clearer than my last visit, but not much, visibility about 12 inches. Jessica received instruction in nymphing with a strike indicator, and once she got the hang of casting with the extra weight/drag of the stike indictor, she did very well.
Jess caught the first fish, the monster shown below (at least a monster compared to my first fish at Leeds Creek the other day). I had a decent brown, then Jessica hooked and fought one that got away. All on psycho prince, but that was all the action we saw. I'd like to fish this with Tom and Mike Dover and see if their day was a fluke when all the stars lined up right, or if we are just lacking the proper technique for this stream (don't answer that Tom!). For today, we give this one another 1 1/2 fly rating.
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