Strange Mays

Big Mayfly

Weird bug, whatever it is. As soon as one of 'em would hatch it would attack and eat the first next one that hatched. Then, if it didn't fly off quickly enough, it too would be eaten by one of its own. It just goes to show you how cheap life is up there at Brown Trout Lake.

Mad Trout

Don't confuse Brown Trout Lake with some lowland desert stock pond like Nunnally or Lenice. Brown Trout is a wilderness lake and the fish here aren't just wild, they're mad. Mad as hell. Mad that there's never enough to eat, never time to sleep and never, ever a place to hide from the next biggest fish.
There's a lot of water in 735 acres of lake. Throw in bright blue skies and intense heat and you got yourself a typical day in Brown Trout Valley. Fortunately Trouthole and me are fish hunters from way back, back when it was hard.

Brown Trout Lake

Big Brown Trout Lake

Tucked away in a far and secret corner of this state is Brown Trout Lake. Most stories about Brown Trout Lake and its namesake valley are about hunting grizzly bears and mountain lions. Over the years I've only heard a couple of fishing reports from Brown Trout. They were rumors actually, vague tales whispered in the smokey back room of a Skid Row saloon. Really. For better or worse most folks have never heard of Brown Trout Lake. It sees very few visitors, offers no amenities and has probably taken the life of more than one casual sportsman. Trust funders and greenhorns please stay in your vehicles.

Speckled Wing Spinner

Flytimes Callibaetis Spinner

hook: TMC 101, #14-#16
tails: nylon bristles
body: gray antron dubbing
wingcase: gray poly-yarn
wing: oversize grizzly hackle

Another Flytimes variation of a Craig Matthews pattern. This imitation can be excellent for sight fishing to cruising trout when there is no specific bug activity. During an actual spinnerfall you better have a fresh spool of 6X and a dozen of these flies.

Dolly Varden/Bull Trout gain Temporary Protection

Bull Trout

Temporary regulations have recently been put in place in the upper reaches of the Skagit River Watershed. It seems that several major rain storms over the past few years have had a negative effect on spawning and recruitment. As usual things around here have to get worse before they can possibly get better. Still, some protection is better than no protection and there is always hope that the new regs will become permanent.

Thee Old Parachute Hare's Ear

Flytimes Parachute Hare's Ear

hook: TMC900BL #10- #12
post: white poly yarn
tail: deer hair
body: Hare-line Plus Dubbin, gold #9
hackle: brown saddle hackle
head:Hare-line Plus Dubbin, gold #9

Meet The Double Bunnies

The Articulated Double Bunny Family

Brookie, Brown, Cut-Bow and Whitey.

The Good Guys Win Again

Mo's fight it out over public land and payola.
More good news from Moldy Chum.
The Utah Division of Wildlife purchased land on the Green River that the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration put up for auction. Most sane people like the idea of public land staying public but it appears that some folks are upset with the purchase.
Local yocals feel that the Division of Wildlife screwed them over by scaring away developers.
Officials at the Trust are crying foul too, saying "the children were short changed." They believe that the UDW manipulated the bidding process, effectively forcing a Georgia resort developer out of the auction.
Wah!
The way we see it here at Flytimes, some folks at Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration won't be getting their kickback from said developer.
But don't take our word for it check the facts at the Salt Lake Tribune.