04-04-2018, 04:43 AM
Finally put my ice gear away and had the chance to bust out my new fly rod. I picked up an Orvis Recon 10' 3 weight to replace my 10' 4 weight Cabelas CZN rod. I hit the Middle Provo on Sunday and had a great day giving the new rod a workout. Ended up with 22 browns, all pretty average. Amazing how much nicer the Orvis felt than the Cabelas. The CZN was a great rod for the money, but it pales in comparison to the Orvis.
Could have done without the wind, but overall it was a beautiful day. Lots of BWOs in the early afternoon along with a few midges. Didn't see hardly any noses above the water though. I'm a nympher so that didn't bother me as they weren't overly picky with fly choices. I did pump one fish and there were plenty of small midges, a caddis larva, and a couple BWOs about size 18-20. My size 18 iron lotus is in the pic for comparison.
I didn't notice until I was looking at the pics, but the guy in the last fish pic has a bunch of orange dots on his dorsal fin. I've seen plenty on the adipose fin but I don't believe I've ever seen them on the dorsal. Wish I would have seen that on the river to get a better pic but still neat none the less. Fishing should be solid till the run-off, if there is much of one this year.
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Could have done without the wind, but overall it was a beautiful day. Lots of BWOs in the early afternoon along with a few midges. Didn't see hardly any noses above the water though. I'm a nympher so that didn't bother me as they weren't overly picky with fly choices. I did pump one fish and there were plenty of small midges, a caddis larva, and a couple BWOs about size 18-20. My size 18 iron lotus is in the pic for comparison.
I didn't notice until I was looking at the pics, but the guy in the last fish pic has a bunch of orange dots on his dorsal fin. I've seen plenty on the adipose fin but I don't believe I've ever seen them on the dorsal. Wish I would have seen that on the river to get a better pic but still neat none the less. Fishing should be solid till the run-off, if there is much of one this year.
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