Fly Fish Nevada

So, how did I end up at Lamoille Canyon again?  Henry, my oldest son, had a football game in Owyhee, Nevada on Saturday.  Not to many overnight accommodations in Owyhee, so Jen, the wife, and I stayed in Elko on Friday night.  she had never seen Lamoille, so I figured we would go up and check it out.  Of course, I brought my fly rod along.

Jen and I in Lamoille Canyon.

We checked out the canyon and then explored the same ponds we fished on my previous trip there back in August with Henry and Owen.  Jen took photos while I fished.  While the fish were as active as they were in August, they weren’t as eager to take a fly, at least not the flies I was offering.  It was a beautiful evening and the mosquitoes were mostly absent, unlike August.  It was too early to catch any fall colors.  I only fished about 45 minutes, then we sat on the tailgate and ate dinner.  However, I did manage a couple of tigers and and handful of small brookies.

One of the many channels and sloughs within the beaver pond complex.

Fighting a tiger trout.

A 13-inch tiger from Lamoille Creek.

The next day we drove to Owyhee fro the football game.  If you want to read more about that, visit my other blog, Being Retired.  I will state here for the fishermen in the audience that although I did not fish the Owyhee river, it looked fantastic.  I am going to have to get up there and give it a try.

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