Mary Ann and I hit the Deschutes River yesterday in search for some larger rainbows. She took out my 10′ 6″ 5 wt Micro Spey Bamboo Fly Rod. She got good interest from fish with olive and black Skulpzilla patterns swung through deeper runs. Here is a great fish she landed on the black pattern on the micro spey rod.
Black Skulpzilla
A nice rainbow putting a good bend in the micro spey rod.
A beautiful Deschutes River Rainbow on the micro spey rod.
Mary Ann and I got the chance to fish an evening on DePuy’s Spring Creek when we were in Livingston, Montana last week for the IFFF Fly Fishing Fair. Small flies (midges and caddis) for rising rainbows, cutthroats, and browns. We both fished 7′ 6″ 8 wt bamboo fly rods. Here are a few photos from our evening.
DePuy’s Spring Creek
Fighting a nice Cutthroat that took a small X-Caddis
A pretty cutthroat to the net
Sometimes, the pictures just come out right, although I did a little cropping on this photo. Here is a beautiful Deschutes River Redside I picked up a few days ago. Enjoy!
Deschutes River Rainbow
Several members of the Central Oregon Fly Fishers Wild Women of the Water visited my rod building shop earlier this week as one of their monthly outings. I got the chance to show them the different aspects of building bamboo fly rods. We had a great interactive time, with everyone getting the chance to try out a few of the building steps. I was quite impressed with their interest and skills in the workshop. These women really know their stuff when it comes to fly fishing, and it was fun having them here. Here are a few fun photos of the event.
Discussing Splitting and heat treating
Jan trying her hand at flaming cane.
Susan starting a split.
Renee getting the perfect split.
Kari trying her hand with the power beveller
Lynn demonstrating her expertise at hand planing.
Examining finished rods.
Wow, we got out yesterday on the Lower Deschutes River. Salmon flies on all the bushes along the banks but none were flying. And, we tried hard with Salmon Fly nymphs as well as dries and couldn’t raise a single fish. Fortunately, the rainbows were in the mood for smaller nymphs so we still caught several nice fish. But, here is a “Salmon Fly Photo Essay” from yesterday.
I saw this guy in about a foot of water looking like he wanted to climb out.
I counted 15 salmon flies in this grass.
Enjoying the sun.
Heavy with eggs, just waiting to fly.
Not a happy camper.
A nice spot to hang out.