A December streamer bite

Fishing is full of surprises. Determined to fish Friday, I set
out from our cabin outside Dubois to fish some nearby water.
For the first hour or so, the wind blew and trout wanted little to
do with my double nymph setup. I debated throwing in the
towel, but in the end decided to throw streamers. Maybe I had
paid my dues earlier, maybe it was the giant articulated
pattern from my vise or maybe it was the long, flat non
descript water; whatever the reason, I was rewarded with a
number of angry trout. Fish hammered my streamer, turning
my day into one of the best streamer fishing days I’ve had in a
long time. Eventually, by mid afternoon, with the sun setting
behind the distant mountains, my day came to and end and I
traded my waders for a fire in the woodstove and comfy couch.

The only rainbow of the day put up one heck of a
fight, fighting well above his weight class

A view streamside. The low December sunlight lit up
the red hills providing a stark contrast to the dark waters of
the Wind river. 

This big kype-jawed male brown trout couldn’t help
himself

Another nice brown showing off some pretty
colors.