Snow, Overcast Conditions On Dream Stream Bring B.W.O's to Surface

What a morning! Snow Falling, B.W.O's Emerging; Fish Rising.  The overcast conditions must have given the fish a "covering" and a sense of protection. It felt like we were fishing into an "extended" night. We found lots of feeding fish taking nymphs early on and then emergers and dry flies. The old gray RS2 was the best fly.

Ironically, I had told my client before hand that he would probably not have many opportunities on the Dream Stream because it has been fishing tough lately.  Glad I was wrong. It just fished well as he hooked fish after fish. If we had a typical sunny day, we both had the feeling the fish would have been far more selective.

Glad we went. We almost rescheduled the trip due to the weather. As is often the case, it is better to "just go," knowing that snow, rain and overcast, can often provide spectacular fishing.

We wish we had a photo of the big rainbow my client caught but it made one last jump out of my clients hands, back in the river, before I could snap the picture. It was a "slab." We did  get a picture of this respectable Brown,  capturing  some of the magic of the morning,  even as the brim of his hat captured some of the falling snow.