My Yellow Dog Flyfishing One Fly Teammates, Josh Mills, Bryan Gregson, Tom Bie and I practiced today. We were casual about it. Instead of rushing out, the day began with a big breakfast cooked up by Josh. It was a fantastic way to start.
Our time was limited because tonight the One Fly had its Banquet Auction. In addition, I never try to over do it the day before a tournament starts. Its important to keep the body rested. Therefore we fished for only about four hours. We floated south of Jackson Hole on the Snake from Elbow to West Table.
Big cutthroats don’t come easy down south. Regulations are not as strict as in Grand Teton Park. With that in mind, we practiced landing small cutthroats. Little trout count as 2 points in the One Fly and you get bonus points for catching 30, more for 40 and again for 50. In order to take it easy on them all you need to do is touch the leader to consider a fish landed. Trust me, there’s a skill to this. You must be fast on the strip!
It was a fun day and we returned to Jackson just in time for the auction. The One Fly raises money for various needs for rivers and fish. Tonight the One Fly broke all records raising more money at the banquet than ever before.
We’re calling it an early night. Tomorrow Tom and I head for the South Fork and Josh and Bryan are on the Snake. Let the games begin!
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