This past weekend we had heard rumors and whispers of big rainbow trout and brown trout staging at an inlet and around the river mouth of a reservoir a few valleys west of where we live. Last minute and on a whim, we decided to go check it out early the next morning. We tried our best to do some research and find out more about the fishery, but there seemed to be not much written about the certain area and inlet we were planning to fish. All we knew and the only information we were going on was that there were supposedly some big rainbow trout stacking up and getting ready to make there journey upstream. Also, the rainbows were to be followed by the big browns. After a big Friday night of vodka sodas, I somehow managed to get up at 5:50 in the morning and wake up the boys for our trip. After a windy drive we finally arrived at the reservoir. There were a bunch of Utah guys in fag bags at the mouth not catching fish. So, we rigged up and made our way to the mouth. Right of the bat a big fish whacked a brown streamer. After a brief battle the fish jumped and threw the hook. The fish looked to be 24 inches, maybe a bit more. Whatever the case, it was a nice sized trout. So, we quickly realized that the rumors were true and there were infact some nice fish in the area. To make a long story short, we had good day on the water and caught fish on all sorts of flies ranging from big streamers to small nymphs and everything in between. Together, we all ended up landing five big rainbows and two big browns. We were convinced that this was a spot we would come back to sooner than later. Stay tuned for more to come when we get back from next weekends trip. Game over.
chuckgear … amazing looking fish .. both the brown and rainbow in the pic look picture perfect; healthy and big. i bet they ripped up some line …. tell ya what … if you ever make it to the east coast and want to do some saltwater fly fishing for albies, stripers, bluefish, bonito or whatever or trout, salmon or steelhead i would hook you guys up; in return for some of some montana info or a day of fly fishing with you guys in your neck of the woods if i make it out there this year .. .shoot me a pm if you come east, i will do the same if my travels bring me to or through montana … they often do … cya … nice work, you musta been amped when the rumors and whispers came true and you crossed paths with those fish .. sweet stuff …
Sweet fish boys, its amazing how you can get up after a late night and go fishing with ease. But, if oyu had to get up for work…different story. Nice fish tale. If you are ever in Colorado look me up.
Great fish and pictures. I had hoped to make a similliar trip this year but allas, twas not to be. Next yer for sure. Thanks for the article.
you boys have way too much time on your hands
wow. I envy you guys. Great pics and great story. And hilarious about the fag bags. Totally know what you guys are talkin’ about. Good stuff boys.