A dream about being arrested in Vegas = Streamer Idea.

I woke up this morning during the weirdest dream.  Let me rephrase that, because I've had some pretty weird dreams in my life... during an interesting dream.  My friends Brent Callaway and Joseph Young and I were in Las Vegas and had somehow found ourselves in trouble...with the cops.  We were being arrested and hauled away in a "police shuttle", I in the back seat, and Brent and Joe locked inside a steel box attached to the back.  Apparently they were a little more out of hand than I was.  I snuck the key to the box from the guard who was busy watching TV, snuck out the back, and freed my friends, who were laughing the whole time as we got away.

The Streamer idea came from what I think I saw on the back of the shuttle.  Attached to the hitch insert was one of those chrome boat propellers that some people have to say "hey, I have a boat", although the truth is probably more like "hey, I'd like to have a boat".

So, I got up early, and tied this guy on a 2x hook, using 50 lb mono as the "tail" with beads and a plastic spinner that I picked up a while ago at Big R in Great Falls.  I thing they're used for steelhead rigs, but I'm not exactly sure.  I just thought it looked neat.  The idea is to have it spin on the mono while it's stripped through the water, giving it a little more action.  To facilitate the spinning I added several beads while trying to stay in the rainbow trout color scheme (note the pink belly and olive back).  I haven't had a chance to drag it through the water, in the bathtub or otherwise, so I'm still not exactly sure how it's going to work.  Hopefully it'll spin on the line and not twist the entire streamer.  I guess if that's the case I can certainly cut the garbage off the back and have a pretty decent bugger, if I do say so myself, and I often do.

I'll let you know how it "turns" out.  If it works, we'll find a name.  If not, well, I'll put it in the streamer box next to the other olive buggers.  Comment below for name ideas!!!

In other news, The Bobbin Droppers (www.facebook.com/thebobbindroppers) are about ready to get after it!  Stay tuned!

WARNING.

A little warning to all those that I fish with:

We don't fish in Vegas.  What happens on the river does not stay on the river, unless previously and expressly agreed upon and proper consideration  has been paid (coolies).  You waive all right to privacy and I reserve the right to set up my video camera and record any and all activity while on said trip, with, or without your knowledge.  I also reserve the right to add captions, music, graphics, and other audio and visual enhancements to said video and post it to www.fish366.com, the Bobbin Droppers Facebook page, and any and all other social media outlets now known or unknown.  However, the locations of said excursions shall remain confidential if we get on some hogs.  Thank you.

Hoppers and Streamers and Itches and Scratches.

As the nights are cooling off and the days are getting shorter, so too does the hopper fishing.  However, there are still a few strongholds here and there where a hopper will absolutely do the trick.  But, with the chilly evenings comes a itch that needs to be scratched.  Perhaps you ran out of CDC emergers a month ago.  You might be running low on egg laying caddis, flashback PTs, and your once overflowing san juan worm section in your bag has dwindled to a meager (pronounced mee-grr, not marr) dozen or so.  Yes my friends, fly tying season approaches.  So, while there are still plenty of fish to be caught (like the one pictured here, photo and fish by Max Wasserberger), as the evenings draw ever closer to closing time, perhaps it is time to organize that station, get it set up, and get ready to scratch the itch.

Smith looking PERFECT right now.

457 and 723.  Wow.  Go get em on the Smith!  This chart is from the Ft. Logan station.  All I can say is WOW.  Flows are only 723 at Eden Bridge too... Shaping up to be a great trip without me!  

Updated at 11:13 am.... 442 and 716, but with 70 degrees here in Bozeman, the gang better hurry up and land some fish.  Things might get a little fast tonight and tomorrow.  I've heard that the fishing slows way down on the last day of the float, so it might not be a bad thing to zip through there.  

Picture courtesy of the USGS.

Kyle Nelson is a co-founder of The Bobbin Droppers fly tying club, Bozeman, MT.