Hendrickson Hatch 4/18/10

Met up for an afternoon/evening of dry flying with Jessie Hollenbeck. We got to the river right on schedule with the Hendrickson duns, and took a few on top in the first few minutes. Got a surprise visit from another friend Ian Yorkston a little later, but unfortunately the wind picked up, and the temperature dropped fast. Spinners didn't show up like we hoped, but we still got a couple more takers throughout the evening.

Jessie letting one fly.

Female Hendrickson.

Nice brown at the end of the fight.

Boots in nice light.

Ian making a cast in the late light.

Hendrickson Spinner Fall 4/15/10

Female spinner with eggs.

Spinner sipper.

Another brown caught sipping.

Emerging Hendrickson.

Male dun.

A little preview of what's to come...

Hendrickson Hatch 4/13/10

Spring is here! My good friend Brian and I took the kids to our local inland stream the other day. As soon as our boots hit the water there were bugs visible and fish rising. Hendrickson duns, and smaller BWO spinners were the mayflies, and the fish were on the Hendricksons. It was warm, sunny, and just an all around awesome day to be on the water...

Field of yellow.

Female Hendrickson dun checking out the Winston.

A colorful setting for this male Hendrickson dun.

BWO spinner resting on a parachute wing.

Brian and his first fish of the season on a dry.

Brown trout on a dry.

Another...

Nymphing = bigger fish.