Well the wife and I decided that since our holiday camping trip was scrapped we would take our daughter out for a day on some local water. We started up on
the South Fork of the Stillagumish (Stilly). Man I tell you what we have had a very snow packed winter, because as you'll see the river was running pretty
good when normally this time of year it is running at summer flows. So I lined up the Heddon #8387 and was throwing some #12 copper johns. I did eventually
get a nice hit, but I wasn't expecting anything in this spot and as usual I missed it. After about 10 minutes we decided to move down river and try
another spot. Using the same copper john, this run actually looked alot better with the higher flows and I started getting some nice hits, but I think the
fish were on the smallish side, because they would pretty much hit the fly and not really take it. Since it started to rain pretty good we decided to move on
to a little creek down in the "flat land". This is the little creek that I specifically bought the little Heddon #8381 for.
Once we got to Pilchuck Creek we walked down to a little spot that has a nice little beach (Pacific NW style) to eat a quick shore lunch that our daughter wanted. Sorry Cameron no fancy paminto cheese stuff here. We had good ole PB&J with chips, rice crispy treats and pop!!!! The wife was getting excited about flying a dry at some of the trout in this water. There was no rain, water was calm and the bugs were coming off sporadically. So we lined up the little Heddon with a parachute Adams in #16 and spent the next couple of hours enjoying the little buggers that inhabit this creek for a year before they out migrate to the sea. In the fall I fish this creek for some really nice sized coastal cutthroats that are running up river with the salmon, but for now it is nice, quiet dry fly fishing for small rainbows and cutthroats.
Even though we didn't bring any fish to hand, although I'm not complaining. The less I fondle these little guys the better they can survive into adult sea going torpedos...
S.F. Stilly
My wife was really excited about the mist coming off the river...
Once we got to Pilchuck Creek we walked down to a little spot that has a nice little beach (Pacific NW style) to eat a quick shore lunch that our daughter wanted. Sorry Cameron no fancy paminto cheese stuff here. We had good ole PB&J with chips, rice crispy treats and pop!!!! The wife was getting excited about flying a dry at some of the trout in this water. There was no rain, water was calm and the bugs were coming off sporadically. So we lined up the little Heddon with a parachute Adams in #16 and spent the next couple of hours enjoying the little buggers that inhabit this creek for a year before they out migrate to the sea. In the fall I fish this creek for some really nice sized coastal cutthroats that are running up river with the salmon, but for now it is nice, quiet dry fly fishing for small rainbows and cutthroats.
Even though we didn't bring any fish to hand, although I'm not complaining. The less I fondle these little guys the better they can survive into adult sea going torpedos...
S.F. Stilly
My wife was really excited about the mist coming off the river...
I got snagged, but she thought I had one on!!!!!
Down river a ways... About a dozen or so hits, but no takers. Then the rains came...
The remaining shots are of Pilchuck Creek, man I love this little water...
Pacific NW type of beach....haha!!!
My daughter eating her lunch...she loves her PB&J...
