Today I met Larry, a first time drift boat fly fisherman, for a day of fishing ion the Jackson Lake Dam to Pacific Creek section of the Snake River. Larry is a Special Forces 
Division Master Sergeant home on leave from Iraq. He is an avid bass fisherman and his wife's parent's gave him a present of a guided fly fishing trip during his family's vaction in Jackson Hole.
Fishing conditions were very good with crystal clear water, light clouds, and tons of bugs. Medium sized brown may flies were prevalent in the morning, small and medium sized brown and black caddis were sporadic throughout the day, and Yellow Sally stone flies avalanched in the late morning and early afternoon.
We started the day with a quick review of casting, line mending, hook setting, and fish landing. Bass fishing habits die hard, but Larry was enthusiastic and persistent and looked increasingly like a fly fisherman as the day progressed.
Larry got a nice cutthroat on every pattern we fished on top of the water as well as some trusty white fish on the nymph.
We had a great day.
Larry is hooked on fly fishing. He thinks he knows a river near Tikrit where he could catch carp on flies!
Division Master Sergeant home on leave from Iraq. He is an avid bass fisherman and his wife's parent's gave him a present of a guided fly fishing trip during his family's vaction in Jackson Hole.Fishing conditions were very good with crystal clear water, light clouds, and tons of bugs. Medium sized brown may flies were prevalent in the morning, small and medium sized brown and black caddis were sporadic throughout the day, and Yellow Sally stone flies avalanched in the late morning and early afternoon.
We started the day with a quick review of casting, line mending, hook setting, and fish landing. Bass fishing habits die hard, but Larry was enthusiastic and persistent and looked increasingly like a fly fisherman as the day progressed.
Larry got a nice cutthroat on every pattern we fished on top of the water as well as some trusty white fish on the nymph.
We had a great day.
Larry is hooked on fly fishing. He thinks he knows a river near Tikrit where he could catch carp on flies!
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