I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

My home river has finally come down and over the last few weeks, for
the first time since prerunoff, the fish have been avidly coming up for
dries. I've been fishing pocket water on my home river with good
success and had a great day on a feeder creek that CharlieW. told me
about. About a week and a half ago, the Trico hatch started on the
lower river and the fall has been OUTSTANDING for the last week.

The area I have been fishing has a tall cliff along one bank that shades
the water until midmorning. The hatch starts at about 9:15 and is over
when the sun peaks over the cliffs and strikes the water, about 10:15.
Been going out most mornings. Ten minutes to the spot on the river,
about an hour's fishing and then home. I got there earlier one morning,
but the river was completely dead until about 9:00 when I spied the
occassional riser. By 9:15, the pods of fish were feeding heavilly
enough in the shallow flat that they use to feed, that you can fish to them
without scaring them off.

The area I've been fishing has a large deep pool on the lower end with a
shallow riffle on the top. In between, there's a flat that's about
a hundred yards long. At the present water levels, it runs from two the
four feet in depth. The flat has few features and the current is faster
than the pool below but moderate enough that there are few surface
disturbances. Most of the time, this flat is devoid of fish. The
upstream riffle will hold some fish, but during nonfeeding periods, the
fish will concentrate in the pool in the lower end.

During a light hatch, a few fish (often good ones) will cruise
the flat picking bugs off the surface covering large areas in their feeding
cruises. These fish are usually VERY spooky and tough. You have to be
the first person through the area if you even want to see these fish.
The water is shallow enough and the fish are big enough that you see the
fish feeding below the surface as well as above.


During heavier hatches, fish will move onto the flat in pods ranging in
size from 4 to 10 fish. Most of the fish will set up specific feeding
stations. The competition, and the heavier feeding make them less spooky
and more approachable.

The Trico spinner falls have been very heavy lately and the flat will
usually have four or five pods of fish feeding on the spinners. Most of
the pods will stay in a specific area and use set feeding stations but
one of the pods slowly cruises through a large area in a rhythmic
fashion making a curcuit of the area every ten minutes or so. Even
though there are concentrations of fish in a relatively small space, the
majority of fish are locked onto their station. Although a covering cast
that floats through the area will be close enough to several fish to be
seen during its drift, casting to a specific fish and getting the fly
right in its feeding line is much more effective and usually critical.

When the fish are really "tuned on" to the hatch, you can catch one fish
out of the pod and the rest will continue feeding. However, during the first
and last part of the hatch, a hooked fish will scare the rest of that
pod (or several pods) back to the pool. Although I tried a variety of
different Trico spinner patterns in a variety of sizes, they caught only an
occassional fish. I've had much more success with a tiny Griffith's
gnat. The fish are definately feeding on the spent spinners and the only
thing I can think of is that the Griffith's gnat makes a better
impression on/in the surface or maybe it's something else I'm not
considering.

Most of the fish are sizable, heavy fish and I've been landing about one
out of three or four takes. Some of the missed takes, I'm sure, are due to
partial refusals but even with good takes, it's hard to get solid enough
hookups with the small hooks. I try and apply enough pressure to limit
the length of the fight and end up pulling out of many of the fish.

I didn't get out this morning for the hatch but drove near the river
during an errand around noon and stopped to check out the river. It was
overcast and I thought there might still be a few fish on the flat
feeding. I spotted a couple fish and went for my rod. Since the spinner
fall was over, I thought I'd try a bigger fly and tied on a 16 cream
colored parachute. Hooked and landed both feeding fish! Although we had
a cold front come through today, I hoping for a couple more weeks of the
Trico action.

(I've got some pictures of these pods of fish feeding on the Tricos. I
also have a few of my trip with Rusty as well as some of the pocket
water I was fishing at the end of August. I'll post em when I get the
chance).

Willi

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Willi & Sue wrote:
Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Willi & Sue wrote:
Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Willi & Sue wrote:
Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

http://tinyurl.com/4n3vf


--
Frank Reid
Reverse email to reply

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

http://tinyurl.com/4n3vf


--
Frank Reid
Reverse email to reply

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote in message
...
Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

http://tinyurl.com/4n3vf


POTD (MWA)

--riverman

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote in message
...
Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

http://tinyurl.com/4n3vf


POTD (MWA)

--riverman

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

riverman wrote:
"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote in message
...

Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

http://tinyurl.com/4n3vf



POTD (MWA)

Picture of the day? Not likely, and I have no clue what MWA stands for.

I'm picking up the "stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick" in
Lewiston on Wednesday, Oct. 6 in Lewiston, ID, and we're meeting up with
Warren, Chas, and (I hope) John Hightower for steelhead on the
Clearwater. I cannot imagine a more amiable crew of fishing companions.
Let's hope the fish cooperate.

If anyone else on ROFF is interested, we'll be at the Myrtle campground,
between Lewiston and Orifino, through the weekend.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

riverman wrote:
"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote in message
...

Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

http://tinyurl.com/4n3vf



POTD (MWA)

Picture of the day? Not likely, and I have no clue what MWA stands for.

I'm picking up the "stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick" in
Lewiston on Wednesday, Oct. 6 in Lewiston, ID, and we're meeting up with
Warren, Chas, and (I hope) John Hightower for steelhead on the
Clearwater. I cannot imagine a more amiable crew of fishing companions.
Let's hope the fish cooperate.

If anyone else on ROFF is interested, we'll be at the Myrtle campground,
between Lewiston and Orifino, through the weekend.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

riverman wrote:
"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote in message
...

Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

http://tinyurl.com/4n3vf



POTD (MWA)

Picture of the day? Not likely, and I have no clue what MWA stands for.

I'm picking up the "stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick" in
Lewiston on Wednesday, Oct. 6 in Lewiston, ID, and we're meeting up with
Warren, Chas, and (I hope) John Hightower for steelhead on the
Clearwater. I cannot imagine a more amiable crew of fishing companions.
Let's hope the fish cooperate.

If anyone else on ROFF is interested, we'll be at the Myrtle campground,
between Lewiston and Orifino, through the weekend.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
m...
Willi & Sue wrote:
Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Indian Joe worriedly --Ken I'm worried about you. Anyone who dislikes
themselves so much that he sends messages like that to get attention really
needs some medical help.
The last time I saw you I thought we had a fun day fishing and hiking
together on Slickrock Creek. I must have left a bad taste in your mouth.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
m...
Willi & Sue wrote:
Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Indian Joe worriedly --Ken I'm worried about you. Anyone who dislikes
themselves so much that he sends messages like that to get attention really
needs some medical help.
The last time I saw you I thought we had a fun day fishing and hiking
together on Slickrock Creek. I must have left a bad taste in your mouth.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Joe McIntosh wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

Indian Joe worriedly --Ken I'm worried about you. Anyone who dislikes
themselves so much that he sends messages like that to get attention really
needs some medical help.
The last time I saw you I thought we had a fun day fishing and hiking
together on Slickrock Creek. I must have left a bad taste in your mouth.

The lying little prick insists on repeating the same lie over and
over again. I will not let it slide. I never said there were no
hatches in the Rockies in September. I did try to warn them off
the Henry's Fork during the third week of September by telling
them that the kick ass dry fly fishing, the reason the Henry's
Fork is a "destination," could very well be over for the season
by then.

The only reason pricks like Willi and Dan Finn and F.Y. Choc
keep repeating their lies is they're chagrined and embarrassed
to admit that I was right.

As for our hike to Slickrock, you plopped your sorry ass down
on a rock, opened a can of sardines and told me to go fish by
myself. You didn't even make it to the first ****ing waterfall !
Bad form that, not to mention the pasta in the trout stream and
the irate neighbor with the torn up lawn. You're a real jewel
you are, you racist piece of ****.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Joe McIntosh wrote:
"Ken Fortenberry" wrote:
Subject: line is a not-so-subtle insult

Blow me, you stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick.

Indian Joe worriedly --Ken I'm worried about you. Anyone who dislikes
themselves so much that he sends messages like that to get attention really
needs some medical help.
The last time I saw you I thought we had a fun day fishing and hiking
together on Slickrock Creek. I must have left a bad taste in your mouth.

The lying little prick insists on repeating the same lie over and
over again. I will not let it slide. I never said there were no
hatches in the Rockies in September. I did try to warn them off
the Henry's Fork during the third week of September by telling
them that the kick ass dry fly fishing, the reason the Henry's
Fork is a "destination," could very well be over for the season
by then.

The only reason pricks like Willi and Dan Finn and F.Y. Choc
keep repeating their lies is they're chagrined and embarrassed
to admit that I was right.

As for our hike to Slickrock, you plopped your sorry ass down
on a rock, opened a can of sardines and told me to go fish by
myself. You didn't even make it to the first ****ing waterfall !
Bad form that, not to mention the pasta in the trout stream and
the irate neighbor with the torn up lawn. You're a real jewel
you are, you racist piece of ****.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Willi & Sue wrote:

[snip of nice detailed description]

(I've got some pictures of these pods of fish feeding on the Tricos. I
also have a few of my trip with Rusty as well as some of the pocket
water I was fishing at the end of August. I'll post em when I get the
chance).

Thanks for the post, Willi. It was a fun read and very helpful for
someone like me who is still a newbie at chasing trout.

I'll look forward to the pictures.


Chuck Vance

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Willi & Sue wrote:

[snip of nice detailed description]

(I've got some pictures of these pods of fish feeding on the Tricos. I
also have a few of my trip with Rusty as well as some of the pocket
water I was fishing at the end of August. I'll post em when I get the
chance).

Thanks for the post, Willi. It was a fun read and very helpful for
someone like me who is still a newbie at chasing trout.

I'll look forward to the pictures.


Chuck Vance

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Willi & Sue wrote:

[snip of nice detailed description]

(I've got some pictures of these pods of fish feeding on the Tricos. I
also have a few of my trip with Rusty as well as some of the pocket
water I was fishing at the end of August. I'll post em when I get the
chance).

Thanks for the post, Willi. It was a fun read and very helpful for
someone like me who is still a newbie at chasing trout.

I'll look forward to the pictures.


Chuck Vance

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

"Willi & Sue" wrote in message
...

My home river has finally come down and over the last few weeks, for
the first time since prerunoff, the fish have been avidly coming up for
dries. I've been fishing pocket water on my home river with good
success and had a great day on a feeder creek that CharlieW. told me
about. About a week and a half ago, the Trico hatch started on the
lower river and the fall has been OUTSTANDING for the last week.
(disgusting report snipped)

Hi Willi,
Thanks for the report. Sounds like something that resembles fun. Even
though I am around a lake about every day in the early mornings, I haven't
fished since a trip to SW Colorado in the mid part of July. (I'm obviously
doing something wrong . . . grin)
BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen
Denver

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

"Willi & Sue" wrote in message
...

My home river has finally come down and over the last few weeks, for
the first time since prerunoff, the fish have been avidly coming up for
dries. I've been fishing pocket water on my home river with good
success and had a great day on a feeder creek that CharlieW. told me
about. About a week and a half ago, the Trico hatch started on the
lower river and the fall has been OUTSTANDING for the last week.
(disgusting report snipped)

Hi Willi,
Thanks for the report. Sounds like something that resembles fun. Even
though I am around a lake about every day in the early mornings, I haven't
fished since a trip to SW Colorado in the mid part of July. (I'm obviously
doing something wrong . . . grin)
BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen
Denver

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

"Willi & Sue" wrote in message
...

My home river has finally come down and over the last few weeks, for
the first time since prerunoff, the fish have been avidly coming up for
dries. I've been fishing pocket water on my home river with good
success and had a great day on a feeder creek that CharlieW. told me
about. About a week and a half ago, the Trico hatch started on the
lower river and the fall has been OUTSTANDING for the last week.


[snipped nice TR]

Good to hear you're having some good fishing, but to what do you contribute
this bizarre, ultra late-season insect activity? Global warming? The
approach of Armegeddon and the End Time? Perhaps the earth is shifting on
its axis? Maybe its some chaotic effect, a la the
butterfly-in-China-syndrome, due to the collapse of any sort of competitive
football in Illinois? I suppose only the Grand Poobah of the Universe knows
for sure, but I'm glad someone is enjoying it. Its obvious that some are
not.

Danl
And BMIA.....

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Danl wrote:

[snipped nice TR]

Good to hear ...

And BMIA.....

Still bitter about the only 'Clave in roff history noted for its
lack of camaraderie and good fishing ? Believe me when I tell you
this, I REALLY enjoy saying "I told you so."

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Danl wrote:

[snipped nice TR]

Good to hear ...

And BMIA.....

Still bitter about the only 'Clave in roff history noted for its
lack of camaraderie and good fishing ? Believe me when I tell you
this, I REALLY enjoy saying "I told you so."

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Don't tell *me* so. I had all the great camaraderie and good fishing at the
HF clave as I have had at any other clave, bar none. I experienced better
dry fly fishing at the HF clave than I have at several other claves that I
have attended. I fished with folks every day and caught fish every day and
spent every evening in the company of the other attendees and had a great
time doing so. I don't remember a bitter word or action at the clave. The
HF Clave was just like all the other claves I've attended in regards to
fishing success and socialization. Of course, I was there every day and
every night. BTW, I didn't see you there. Maybe you think that ought to make
me bitter, but somehow it doesn't. If it makes you feel better to think I'm
bitter, go ahead. I'm sure that we all want you to feel better.

Oskie Oh****,
Danl




"Ken Fortenberry" wrote in message
. ..
Danl wrote:

[snipped nice TR]

Good to hear ...

And BMIA.....

Still bitter about the only 'Clave in roff history noted for its
lack of camaraderie and good fishing ? Believe me when I tell you
this, I REALLY enjoy saying "I told you so."

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Danl wrote:

snip
BTW, I didn't see you there. ...

I arrived early, took one look at the river and the snowflakes
on my windshield and decided to not even bother buying an Idaho
license. I fished the Bechler the day before the 'Clave started
because I already had a license to fish in the Park.

Your revisionist version of events does not coincide with the
contemporaneous accounts posted here on roff, but I'm glad you
had a good time. As for having good dry fly fishing on the
Henry's Fork that week, that's as big a lie as the whopper you
and Willi keep repeating about me.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Danl wrote:

snip
BTW, I didn't see you there. ...

I arrived early, took one look at the river and the snowflakes
on my windshield and decided to not even bother buying an Idaho
license. I fished the Bechler the day before the 'Clave started
because I already had a license to fish in the Park.

Your revisionist version of events does not coincide with the
contemporaneous accounts posted here on roff, but I'm glad you
had a good time. As for having good dry fly fishing on the
Henry's Fork that week, that's as big a lie as the whopper you
and Willi keep repeating about me.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Danl wrote:

BTW, I didn't see you there.

I did, briefly. He skedadled with his tail between his legs when I told
him he'd better keep the **** away from me.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Danl wrote:

BTW, I didn't see you there.

I did, briefly. He skedadled with his tail between his legs when I told
him he'd better keep the **** away from me.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:49:27 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Your revisionist version of events does not coincide with the
contemporaneous accounts posted here on roff,

One person ****ed and moaned about camaraderie, big deal.
--
Charlie...

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:49:27 GMT, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:

Your revisionist version of events does not coincide with the
contemporaneous accounts posted here on roff,

One person ****ed and moaned about camaraderie, big deal.
--
Charlie...

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

rw wrote:
Danl wrote:
BTW, I didn't see you there.

I did, briefly. He skedadled ...

That's another lie I get sick of hearing repeated. Although
that one's not as repugnant because nobody with any sense who
has met the both of us would ever believe it.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rw wrote:

Danl wrote:

BTW, I didn't see you there.


I did, briefly. He skedadled ...


That's another lie I get sick of hearing repeated. Although
that one's not as repugnant because nobody with any sense who
has met the both of us would ever believe it.

It's no lie. I showed up early, you were there, you had the nerve to
talk to me, I got in your face, and you immediately left. Good thing, too.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Ken Fortenberry wrote:
rw wrote:

Danl wrote:

BTW, I didn't see you there.


I did, briefly. He skedadled ...


That's another lie I get sick of hearing repeated. Although
that one's not as repugnant because nobody with any sense who
has met the both of us would ever believe it.

It's no lie. I showed up early, you were there, you had the nerve to
talk to me, I got in your face, and you immediately left. Good thing, too.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

rw wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:

That's another lie I get sick of hearing repeated. Although
that one's not as repugnant because nobody with any sense who
has met the both of us would ever believe it.

It's no lie. ...

Yeah, yeah. Tell the same lie long enough and maybe you'll
even come to believe it yourself. But then you're a ****ing
putz and you have no sense. Anybody with a modicum of good
sense would know instantly that you're all woof and no bite.

Good thing, too.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

rw wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:

That's another lie I get sick of hearing repeated. Although
that one's not as repugnant because nobody with any sense who
has met the both of us would ever believe it.

It's no lie. ...

Yeah, yeah. Tell the same lie long enough and maybe you'll
even come to believe it yourself. But then you're a ****ing
putz and you have no sense. Anybody with a modicum of good
sense would know instantly that you're all woof and no bite.

Good thing, too.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Yeah, yeah. Tell the same lie long enough and maybe you'll
even come to believe it yourself. But then you're a ****ing
putz and you have no sense. Anybody with a modicum of good
sense would know instantly that you're all woof and no bite.

Good thing, too.


Here's the lie. You said you left because the weather was bad. In fact,
on the day I saw you (the last time anyone saw you) the weather was very
warm and sunny. It was so warm that I was stripped down to my shorts
while I was putting up my tent. Your pants are on fire.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Yeah, yeah. Tell the same lie long enough and maybe you'll
even come to believe it yourself. But then you're a ****ing
putz and you have no sense. Anybody with a modicum of good
sense would know instantly that you're all woof and no bite.

Good thing, too.


Here's the lie. You said you left because the weather was bad. In fact,
on the day I saw you (the last time anyone saw you) the weather was very
warm and sunny. It was so warm that I was stripped down to my shorts
while I was putting up my tent. Your pants are on fire.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

"rw" wrote in message
m...

I'm picking up the "stupid, lying, sanctimonious little prick" in Lewiston
on Wednesday, Oct. 6 in Lewiston, ID, and we're meeting up with Warren,
Chas, and (I hope) John Hightower for steelhead on the Clearwater. I
cannot imagine a more amiable crew of fishing companions. Let's hope the
fish cooperate.

If anyone else on ROFF is interested, we'll be at the Myrtle campground,
between Lewiston and Orifino, through the weekend.

--
Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Wish I could make that meeting, the fish karma should be strong. Too bad
the call of the mortgage is stronger. Tight lines.

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

rw wrote:

Here's the lie. ...

The last time I saw you I very deliberately and slowly exhaled
a whole lungful of Marlboro smoke right in your face because
instead of answering my questions about the 'Clave you were
making little girly noises about how I better just stay away
from you. You then scurried away and hid in your tent. When I
left your campsite I flicked a cigarette butt in the general
direction of your retreat and made loud, obscene comments about
****ing putzes to no one in particular because everyone was
hiding.

Yeah, you sure showed me, you lying putz.

As for the weather, it was seasonably unpredictable but there was
snow the day before you arrived and cold rain predicted during the
week you were there and anyone familiar with the area would not
have been encouraged about the dry fly fishing or the camping
either.

--
Ken Fortenberry

I know there are no hatches in Sept in the Rockies but.........
 

rw wrote:

Here's the lie. ...

The last time I saw you I very deliberately and slowly exhaled
a whole lungful of Marlboro smoke right in your face because
instead of answering my questions about the 'Clave you were
making little girly noises about how I better just stay away
from you. You then scurried away and hid in your tent. When I
left your campsite I flicked a cigarette butt in the general
direction of your retreat and made loud, obscene comments about
****ing putzes to no one in particular because everyone was
hiding.

Yeah, you sure showed me, you lying putz.

As for the weather, it was seasonably unpredictable but there was
snow the day before you arrived and cold rain predicted during the
week you were there and anyone familiar with the area would not
have been encouraged about the dry fly fishing or the camping
either.

--
Ken Fortenberry