Whoa Man! Where did Summa Go!

Well there it was gone! August came and she went and she left me wanting a little more of those carefree summer days and nights. The Elk and tribs continued to be a little finicky running hot and cold for most of the month.

There were hatches and there were fish, maybe not in the numbers that we are used to but they were there and people smiled. When I think back to the days on the water in August I am not reminded so much of catching Cutthroats or epic hatches of Green Drakes. I am instead reminded of all the individual experiences I had with my clients and friends this month and I love how much time I spent smiling and laughing.

Dirty South

I got to spend a good portion of August with my boys from Shreveport Louisiana, and they let me take them all over hells half acre chasing Cutts, Bows, and Bulls and fuck did they make me laugh!

The wanker above is Ed.
Ed is a "Hoover".
He has caught more fish than most of us have seen, Ed always like getting one last cast.

 Now I not much for grip and grins but this is only half of the latter as Randy looks like he is about to poop while holding that piece of meat. Randy worked his ass of all week, he let me abuse the shit outta him.... Good things happen when you listen to your guide...

Now Scott, if your reading this don't feel bad that there isn't a photo of you. I love you and your greasy ass Jerry Curl....


I will post a proper fishing report later in the week after I do a little fishing.... In case you haven't noticed that there are flying ants around, well, there are.

PRESS PLAY

Well holy crap!!!

July is over!!

Mother nature has a glorious way of making us adapt doesn't she.

What a whirl wind of adventure and high water we had down around these parts.  With the Elk and weather being unpredictable for most of the month we found ourselves looking elsewhere for awesomeness.

We found awesome hiding down dusty prairie roads, we found awesome at the bottom of impossibly muddy tracks, and we also found it in late night revelry.

 

One of the best parts of working in our area is that there is more fish-able water here than you could explore in a lifetime.

 Exploring is exactly what we have been doing, we fished the Elk when we thought that conditions were prime, and when they weren't we went adventuring.

 

I found myself revisiting many of my old AB haunts, chasing Browns and Rainbows with my friends and man did we have a good time!

So what of the Elk and our areas tributaries?

Well the Elk has finally come into her own, there are a plethora of bugs ripping off the water and our hungry little Cutts are looking up eager for a meal. We are still battling higher than normal flows and cooler morning water temps, so act accordingly. All in all I think that we are going to have some serious "Hero" fishing this month.

The tribs are experiencing the same high and cool temps, but water levels are dropping rapidly. I have found the fishing to good all around. A cautionary note to all you small creek stalkers, as the month progress's please keep an eye on water levels and temps. As the water drops the fish will begin to congregate in the same pools and competition and stress will increase. Ask yourself, "Just because I can, does it mean I should?".

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER PHILLY POO!

PRESS PLAY: SORRY IF YOU DON'T FIND THIS AS FUNNY AS I DO...

Keep your game tight and don't forget to smile!

Spence