Fished a few places on Toponce Creek this afternoon and really had a pretty good time. Fish larger than expected have moved out of the mainstem of the creek to the softer water of the South Fork. I fished three areas of the S.F., the extreme upper only producing a few small cutts, the middle was the best and actually had a great mayfly hatch, and the extreme lower which had picked up more water and the flows were just a little too high. It was about 50 degrees and cloudy today which really aided all the bug action. In the stretches of faster water I ran some weighted nymphs with some good success and in the slower water with rising fish I fished dries. I found one hole where there were probably 10-20 fish sipping adult mayflies and I automatically thought it would be like shooting fish in barrell. An hour later I had finally found the right pattern and landed about 10 of those fish, but I had to clear out my box to get it done. Talked to a friend of mine that has fished a few more things and according to him the Bear River is terrible right now, probably due to the "recreational flows" for kayakers and rafters. The Portneuf is high right now but fish can still be taken if you don't mind getting out the lead and dredging for them. 8 mile Creek near Soda Springs is high but fishable. Pebble Creek is the same. In addition, I drove through Yellowstone Park the other day and the park waters are realy fishable right now. Here are some pictures of our Yellowstone trip just to spice up the blog a little.
