Good ol' Weeb 08/24/08

8/24/08... With my dad's death this last Wednesday, I definitely needed to get out and do something enjoyable. Thanks to my friend Nick, I was able to get away for a few and do some fishing on the good ol' Weeb.

Things started out hot, as Nick put on 3 fish in 4 casts... I had a nice brown that took me for a spin and tossed the fly 5 to 10 jumps later. After the nymphing/streamer approach stopped producing, we moved onto the hopper and attractor patterns... Nothing like fishing big dries in the summertime.

Nick racked up the first score of the day with the "no looker" catch of a nice cutt under a bank... Those swift currents suck down a hopper, and this is what comes out. I think the sweet shades he had on had something to do with the lucky catch though....

I tied myself on a size 10 PMX and decided to hope for the best. While the fishing wasn't incredibly fast, my fly did produce some vicious takes from some hungry browns. While they were fun, the best part (and subsequently worst part) of the day was the 20"+ cutt that sipped that fly off the top. He took me for a ride, and right before netting him he popped loose. It was easily my biggest fish of the year, but I couldn't land him...(but I know where he lives).

The rest of the fish that decided to fall for my tricky fly were some aggressive browns. All in all it was a fun day. We didn't get tons of fish to the net, but we had plenty of them on. Its always a good time to get out and chuck some big bugs and enjoy some time in the outdoors with friends.