On Jul 23, 7:34 am, jwh wrote:
Going to FG late August. Interested in what might be a good fly
pattern to tie and a nymph. Would a gold ribbed hares ear nymph work,
thanks for the advice

Nick Lyons says that on Flaming Gorge you should always try to match
the Rapala hatch.

Sorry.

I went fishing in the Gorge in the early 80's. My father's friend had
a good-sized powerboat with a big inboard so we roar off to structure
and then troll sinking Rapalas. I remember that it was a barren
landscape, lots of sculpted sandstone with a hard shale-like cap to
it, but very little vegetation. I found lots of fossil fish in the
scree right on the shore, certainly a highlight of the trip for a
fourth-grade kid with a dinosaur fetish. There was a cove of sorts we
boated past where a natural hollow in the stone made a fine nest for a
set of owlets. They were just fledging, and I recall huge unblinking
eyes on the ugliest sack of wet feathers I've ever seen. Think
roadkill with flashlight eyes. The fishing was good, and my father's
friend caught a big brown that was really close to a state record.
Mostly, we caught rainbows 18"+/- 3". Sorry I can't offer any fly-
specific information or anything from this century, but I do recall
the Gorge was an unusual place to be. Bring your camera.

Steve