I’m not a big fan of getting skunked when fishing. And that’s exactly what happened during the short outing on the Teton River yesterday. So today I grabbed my friends Steve and Lisa Berry and floated them through the dry fly section of the Rizzo River. It was time for a little redemption!
The water hardly moves on the Rizzo. The big rainbows and cutthroats have everything going their way. Make a bad cast. Fish too heavy a tippet. Or try to feed them the wrong fly and you have no chance because they can see your every move so well. But I know this and Steve can cast.
Patience was the virtue. I eased us down the river at about .03 mph (loving my new Strava App) hunting fish and casting only to the ones rising. I helped Steve perfect the cast and drag the fly in too the fishes feeding lane technique. Needless to say, we put the kibosh on a bunch of nice fish.
Tomorrow will be a work day. It’s time to focus on editing photos and updating some of my PowerPoint shows with hopes that I can travel and deliver a few presentations this winter. I also aim to push my sharpies on a few boxes and a guitar for customers. And finish up the ice age brown trout painting I started 40 days ago. Last but not least, I’ll pack for the Henry’s Fork. Granny and I will walk Steve and Lisa into the Ranch on Tuesday.
And one more item of interest. On Wednesday night July 8 at 5 PM MST, I’ll be a guest on a live Instagram Interview with my good Argentine friend, Jorge Trucco. Jorge is owner of Patagonia Outfitters and Argentina Outfitters. This should be fun! Access through my IG page.