A wet week in the ‘hood

Wet. That’s the way things have been around here lately. River
flows have gone up and dirt roads are muddy.

Last week, I had the pleasure of taking Tom and his son, Ben out
for two days on the water. The guys were celebrating Ben’s recent
graduation from Uof New Hampshire. Due to high waters around
Jackson, we hit the road and stayed at the Teton Fly Fishing cabin
in Dubois. While there we fished for rainbows in a local stream, and
despite the rain, sleet and snow, Ben hooked up with a few nice
fish and landed one beauty. The next day we headed to the Big
Horn for a float. Again we battled some lousy weather but the guys
were champions! Some BIG fish were hooked; fish that caught Tom
and Ben by surprise, taking off up river, down river, jumping, etc.
Only a few were landed, but the guys had a blast!

Yesterday Jamie and I headed up into the hills hoping to fish a
small cutthroat lake. I was excited, Jamie a bit sluggish after a
Saturday spent at the Brew Fest on the town square. We managed
to get within a mile or so of the lake, only to be shut down by deep
snow covering the road. We debated hiking on, but with a steady
rain falling, ended up bailing and taking a drive through Grand
Teton Park looking for animals.

It looks like the wet weather is on its way out. Have a few fishing
trips planned this week so hopefully I’ll have some reports and
photos in the next few days.