I decided to break in the fishing year with a trip to Diamond Fork Thursday night. I get to my spot around 5:30 without another person in sight. I decide to go with the green Psycho Prince Nymph and a red beadhead WD40 dropper. I hit the first seam I see and get a bite but my rusty reflexes are a little too late and I miss the the strike. That is the only action I will see for the rest of the evening, it was discouraging.
I decided on a change of venue for Friday, so I head to the Provo. I drive to the spot just below the camp ground before the Deer Creek dam. I'm greeted with 5 cars in the parking lot but I decide to head down anyway. I make my way to a favorite deep run with a BWO emerger and an olive scud dropper. I know this run has fish in it but they do not like what I'm offering. I notice a fairly bigger fish rising and just sipping bugs off the surface. I change my setup to a BWO dry fly and move my way over to the rising fish. On the second cast I land this fighter for my first fish of the year:
First fish of the year. |
I decided to head back to Diamond Fork on Saturday, knowing the Provo will be a popular place with the nicer weather in the forecast. I start with the same set up as a couple of nights ago (Psycho Prince Nymph and WD40). No action in the first 30mins. I snag my line and break off my current setup. I decide to take the opportunity and change it up. I put on a Crystal Flashback Scud and a beadhead Prince Nymph. I decide to double back and try my previous holes I just fished. First cast in and my yellow strike indicator dives down fast....fish on. A small 12 inch brown, first fish landed on Diamond Fork this year. I hit the same run and almost the exact same fish landed. I move up to the next run and land 3 more, roughly the same size. Then as I'm about to move on my strike indicator disappears quickly and to my surprise, I land this meaty brown:
Healthy Diamond Fork brown |