Spent a late September day fly fishing Rock Creek in Montana. Being versatile was key. I used Streamers, dry-dropper, and Euro Nymphing techniques. It was an incredible day of fishing. I caught Brown Trout, Rainbows, Cutthroat Trout, and Cutbows (with a couple of Whitefish thrown in!).
The temps started out cool (the high 40s) and got up to 80 degrees. I started fishing with Jigged Streamers, using a size 8 Olive "One Nut" ( a pattern of mine). As the temps rose, I moved to double nymphing using a Red Ant on the dropper (size 16) and a Red Butt Spanish bullet perdigon (size 16). By mid-afternoon, I was 100% dry-dropper, using a Bionic Ant in a size 12 and occasionally a bushy "Big Sky" Caddis ( another pattern of mine) as my dry and a size 16 Red Ant on the dropper. I caught just as many on the dry as I did the dropper.
In this video, I discuss how I fish a deep pool, read water in heavy currents and how to fight fish there, and my approach to dry-dropper and why a long Euro leader is sometimes better than a traditional fly line. As an added bonus, the fishing was pretty darn good, and the fall scenery was amazing!
Montana is a special place. It is my home away from home. I hope you enjoy the video.
Rod: T&T Contact ll 10ft 2wt. Reel: Galvan GEN 3.25 Line: Airflo Euro braided line Leader: 29 feet of .18mm Pezon & Michel Color line Pink/white to a tippet ring Tippet: Cortland Ultra 6x
