Utah Fly Patterns

Going to the Wind Rivers is sort of turning into a family tradition.  This year my father in-law Harry, brother in-law Ryan and brother John all came along for the trip.  This would be the first time that Mandy was unable to make the trip.  She was 7 months pregnant, so that pretty much explains that.  She insisted I go without her (twist my arm).  I may not be able to get back up there for a few years so I took advantage of that.

Every trip we usually go to the same area’s, trying a few new ones along the way.  This year was no different.  One thing that was different this year were the crowds.  There were a lot more people up there than normal, which did affect the fishing.  But we still did quite good despite the heavier fishing pressure.  I also decided to pack in my waders this year, which ended up being a great idea. (no boots though, used wading shoes)

I had a goal of landing a fish larger than 24″.  The lake I wanted to do this at wasn’t fishing well at all, it rarely does but when you land one it’s usually big.  I was still able to get my large fish though, just from a different lake.  It measured at 26.5″, nice little lake trout.  With out my waders I may not have hooked into this guy.  You are always more daring to venture out from shore in them on than you are with out them.  I was able to get to an area that gave me greater access and a better angle than I would have normally been able to fish.

The fishing mainly consisted of catching Cutthroats or the Hybrid Cuttbows, but we were able to get into a lot of Lake Trout too.  I caught one Brook Trout that was quite nice, I didn’t get a chance to measure it, but it was pushing 18-20″

The weather was nice, the fishing was good and the company was great.  About all you can ask for on a fishing trip.