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North Fork River Flyfishing Report "On
our recent visit to the River of Life Farm my buddies and I were
fortunate to have perfect weather and sky conditions. The daily
overcast produced some of the best hatches I've seen in the last few
years. While the North
Fork was lower than it usually is for April the fishing was good. Our
best efforts were in working the runs with olive woollies #14-12 and
squirrel's hair nymphs #16. Yellow crackle-backs were a hit when
fished in the surface film and pulled under at the end of the drift.
Pheasant tail nymphs #16-18 were good as well. The
best fish were taken deep on full sinking line and weighted nymphs.
Prince nymphs also worked at times. Pale evening dunns were popular
dries during the surface action each evening while small chocolate
caddis seemed to be the most abundant hatch. Caddis nymphs with a
trailing husk imitation tied with grizzly tips accounted for several
rainbows. On our
last evening in camp Myron invited us to fish 'The Falls'. Easily the
most beautiful place on the North Fork, the falls ended up being
Myron's front yard! Taking
his advice on approaching the run from the far side we made our way
across the river and entered just below the white water. The evening
light made it difficult to see my selection of a pale evening dunn dry
#18 so I made a roll cast and skittered the dry out of the direct
current into a seam. As usual, I was fiddling with my line instead of
being ready on the first cast and a large trout rolled on my
offering. Making
a quick false cast I dropped the dry slightly upriver of the roll.
Within the blink of an eye an explosive strike stole my fly from the
surface and I was in for a power struggle. Several minutes later I had
the privilege to release a gorgeous 16 inch rainbow. She was sleek and
deep-bodied and colored almost too brightly to be believable! You've
got to fish Myron's front yard!!! Having
friends along that were new to the 'fork' made for some interesting
discoveries about the slippery bed-rock. All managed to stay dry but
not without doing our renditions of the 'North Fork river-dance' in
our efforts to stay upright in the heavy current. Bring cleats!!!! The
accommodations at ROLF were first-rate.
Our only regret was in leaving. Myron is a gracious host and knows the
river intimately. Be sure to seek his advice on current conditions and
the availability of guides and float services." Lefty
Wilson
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