1st Day on the Stillwater

On March 12th, I hit the Stillwater River for the first time this year. I took Mom up and she sat in the truck and read, and fell asleep. Hard not to with the sound of the river. It was 76 degrees so instead of fishing under the surface, I decided to throw a dry fly on the water. I had a strike right away and landed the trout, a small 12" rainbow. However, I missed the actually strike, darn!

But a few casts later, I saw the next strike and landed a small brown. Not much action on top but it was of course very early in the season. Overall, a great day. Of course, a slow day on the river sure beats a good day at the office anytime!