Upper Columbia Rainbow Trout

Post by **Mike Carey** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 4:59 pm

I know this is cross-posted, but I wanted to make sure the fly guys got to check out this video. I caught some footage of an amazing caddis hatch where we had huge rainbows slurping insects all around us. If you are looking for a trophy rainbow trout destination in Washington I think this qualifies!

FarNorthCharters Upper Columbia River Rainbow

Anglinarcher · Post by **Anglinarcher** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:43 pm

Nice fish up there at times. I keep forgeting to check it out.

Thanks.

Post by **Bodofish** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 7:46 pm

Hey Mike, what's the deal? Everytime you head out for video with a guide it rains. How are we going to break this jinx????

Post by **Mike Carey** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:10 pm

keeps me from drying out, LOL. When we came up that evening we were treated to a way cool lightning show, almost worth the tough fishing the next day. You can see how tired I was by how sloppy the summary I did was. Kept stumbling over my words. I was dog tired. Justin had us out all evening (not complaining, I'd do it again in a heart beat). I'll tell you what, Aaron caught the best fish of the day in the dark right across from the Laze-Daze B and B. Couldn't get a good video shot of it. I had a fish at dusk just slam my fly. Wasn't ready for it and off it went.

MaxExp82 · Post by **MaxExp82** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:18 pm

My parents have a cabin near Northport on the columbia , its amazing the hatches that occur there at night !! Im not a fly fisherman, but I have seen people catch some amazing fish down there doing it.

Lotech Joe · Post by **Lotech Joe** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 3:33 am

Hey Mike,
It's nice to see you with a fly rod in hand.

fishaholictaz · Post by **fishaholictaz** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:36 am

Cool video Mike looks like it was a blast!:cheers:

Now all I am going to think about is fishing while I am at work......

Post by **Mike Carey** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:52 am

thanks, had fun making it and keeping it in the 10 minute YouTube limit, ouch.

Joe, I was a little worried about my skills for casting a dry fly to these fish. I have to give credit to Justin, he noted a few adjustments for me to make and I actually got my line out far enough to catch fish. I'll tell you what though, watching Justin cast was something else. The guy knows how to lay out a dry fly! I just don't do it enough to develop those kind of skills.

Desertcreek · Post by **Desertcreek** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:50 am

Mike,

In a previous life I was a fly fisherman. Only a fly fisherman. To this day the upper columbia is the only fly fishing I still do on an annual basis. I was taken up there for the first time by a famous fishing college basketball coach in exchange for a trip I had taken him on earlier in the year. I fish it with him as often as I can and it is unquestionably the best trophy rainbow spot in this state and possibly in the North West. The first fish I ever hooked on that river took me to my arbor knot in minutes. Glad you had the chance to experience it.

MaxExp82 · Post by **MaxExp82** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:38 pm

Ill be hitting the Upper Columbia this weekend from Northport to the Canadian border, hope to see you all up there ! :-)

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