We arrived at the tailwater just before a huge storm, but decided to give it a try until it started pooring. The top section below the dam was slow, deep water and didn't seem to hold any fish. We headed downstream and crossed a bridge over to water looked like it might hold some trout. This section of river had better runs and the cayon wall on the opposite side looked like good holding water for fish. I soon hooked into a nice bow, but lost it after a couple of jumps. Jerry hooked another nice fish and got it in after a short fight. It was a fat 16 inch rainbow that looked like it had been recently stocked, as it was pretty beat up. I landed two more bows in the 16-18 inch range and missed another. We didn't go downstream too much further, as we came to private land. We decided not to risk fishing any further, but it definitely looked like good holding water. The water was a brown muddy color and we caught all the fish on pheasant tails and red midges.

August 14, 2004