New Rod and Yellowstone Update
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I am going to be mixing Rods and Rivers in this one and run the risk of being accused of falling to the High End rod price psychology that Zach’s gone on about lately.
About a month ago, I raad Dave Hughes’ Trout from Small Streams and it prompted me to consider acquiring a shorter rod. After a bit of experimentation at local shops, I settled on the Orvis SuperFine Trout Bum, 7’6″ Tip Flex in a 4wgt. I lined it up with a RIO Selective Trout DTF on a Mid-Arbor. Why the tip-flex instead of a softer rod? Most all my other rods are fast rods and my casting style seems well suited to the fast rod. Everytime a tried a softer rod, I just didn’t have the patient casting stroke to make it work correctly so I went with the faster rod.
Backyard casting proved this rod would handle both short and longer casts with ease and would do well in the wind. (something in abundance in Montana). It roll casts beautifully.
Its first river test came yesterday for about 3 hours on the Gardner River in YNP. I fished the south side of the lower reach from Rescue Creek bridge to the confluence with the Yellowstone. The river is still running high and essentially unwadeable, but has good clarity. I was bobber fishing with big stonefly nymphs and very successful for Browns and Cutbows anywhere you could find could runs along the edges. The fish weren’t shy and a few rose to the bobber.
A few Gardner River pics
The new rod performed extremely well in the tight quarters and handled the wind (10-15+) blowing straight down the canyon. It roll cast the nymph rig well and could punch some good distance casts into the wind if there was room for a back cast. All in all, am very pleased with its performance. Next real test will be some small stream dry fly fishing this summer.
In between lots of business travel, I’ve made a number of trips to the Firehole and the river is fishing extremely well with not a lot of crowding. Get off the beaten path and you’ll be alone. The biggest deterent to a great day are the ever present afternoon T-storms which can get a bit nasty.
Meadows below Midway, last Friday
A Muleshoe Bend Brown sucking a soft hackleNice report Mike! Feel free to push that rain up north if you want. Getting a little now but it has been a dry spring so far….
Joel
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