We had heard good things about the Yampa and after looking into the first hole and seeing it full of fish, we knew we were going to have a good time. We all worked the upper section and managed to hook into some nice fish. Each hole produced 2-3 fish as we made our way downriver. We quickly named the fish "kamakazee rainbows" because these things were nuts. You would hook them and they would jump downriver like steelhead. I even had one jump up into a tree on shore. Jerry and Rob both hooked into 20 inch rainbows and I was having fun fishing for a 22 incher. We came back early the next morning and Jerry quickly landed the largest rainbow of the trip. After working the fish for a couple of minutes it finally took his fly. After a short fight, the 22 inch rainbow tired and I managed to get it in the net. I found another large bow in the bottom of a deep pool and after fishing for it for close to 45 minutes, I realized that it was just a weed flowing in the current. I did manage to land a 14 inch brookie. I wasn't expecting to land any brook trout, but it helped me to complete a Colorado Grand Slam for the trip. The fish weren't picky about flies, but they were easily spooked. The best flies were various midges, pheasant tails, black beauties, and miracle numphs.