Took a group down to Myron's on the weekend of March 7-9. Fished some on Friday afternoon till dark. Fishing was slow that evening until dusk. I was fishing a size 10 black marabou flash beadhead woolly bugger. I was bouncing the fly off the bottom when a nice 20" brown was hooked and… man what a fight. 

Dr. Matt Wilkett on the North Fork

I finally landed him in front of the group. This was the first time these guys had been on the North Fork River or saw a trout that big. Needless to say, the river did not let them down. I was just hoping that the river could produce this type of fishing for the next 2 days. 

The next morning a group of us canoed from Kelly Ford to Patrick Bridge. The weather was wonderful. It was about 60-65 degrees. We caught many fish that day, doing well in the riffles. Hot flies were the woolly bugger and beadhead prince nymph [bigger the better (10-12)]. The key to catching the fish that day was weight (#6 shot 4-5 at a time) and dead drifting the fly. If you think you have enough weight, add some more. If you don’t hang up then your not weighted enough. I would fish through the riffle and on the swing would strip the fly 3"-6" erratically. They usually hit the fly on the swing. Rainbow Alley was wonderful, everybody caught fish in that area. Fishing was so good in that area, it is where we went the next day. 

That evening I was fishing the same beadhead woolly bugger when I hooked a large rainbow. He jumped completely out of the water right in front of me. He was at least 19-21". It was a fitting way to finish a long beautiful day of fishing. After that nothing could top how this perfect weekend ended. The trip went very well. Everybody caught fish and of course Myron’s hospitality is second to none. We are already planning another trip.

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River of Life Farm
RR. 1 Box 4535
Dora, MO 65637
417-261-7777
Myron@RiverofLifeFarm.com