skyfireblaze
07-11-2010, 12:17 AM
While on vacation last week, I took an afternoon to go fishing on a small stream up in Northern Utah. I had never fished this area before, but was looking forward to it after hearing the water held Bonneville cutthroat trout.
The first stretch of water I fished was flowing pretty fast. I tried to get some nymphs down deep but after an hour or so I gave up and traveled a bit farther upstream to hopefully find some fish.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4774596190_fe4cb245b4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774596190/)
I came across an old beaver dam that created some nice holding water.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4774596872_6c51b5c442.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774596872/)
After several failed casts (flies spent more time in the trees and bushes than on the water), I finally managed to catch this little one on a small BWO.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4774596306_995f9b6e9d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774596306/)
I spooked another little fish while untangling my line, but soon this nice sized cutthroat came along sipping tiny flies from the surface.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4773957473_d97eb758a3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4773957473/)
I decided to drop down below the beaver dam to see what the stream held and caught several nice fish.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4774598062_21644809a2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774598062/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4773958323_e2f23b889d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4773958323/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4774597754_6030d98fca.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774597754/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4773958687_9b0444d464.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4773958687/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4773959673_84e48e54ce.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4773959673/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4774599196_5c83439c43.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774599196/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4774599726_597933634c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774599726/)
All told, a nice afternoon catching some native trout.
The first stretch of water I fished was flowing pretty fast. I tried to get some nymphs down deep but after an hour or so I gave up and traveled a bit farther upstream to hopefully find some fish.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4774596190_fe4cb245b4.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774596190/)
I came across an old beaver dam that created some nice holding water.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4774596872_6c51b5c442.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774596872/)
After several failed casts (flies spent more time in the trees and bushes than on the water), I finally managed to catch this little one on a small BWO.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4774596306_995f9b6e9d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774596306/)
I spooked another little fish while untangling my line, but soon this nice sized cutthroat came along sipping tiny flies from the surface.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4773957473_d97eb758a3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4773957473/)
I decided to drop down below the beaver dam to see what the stream held and caught several nice fish.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4774598062_21644809a2.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774598062/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4773958323_e2f23b889d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4773958323/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4774597754_6030d98fca.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774597754/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/4773958687_9b0444d464.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4773958687/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4773959673_84e48e54ce.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4773959673/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4774599196_5c83439c43.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774599196/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4774599726_597933634c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skyfireblaze/4774599726/)
All told, a nice afternoon catching some native trout.