6/5pm Peter and Nelson

By Chad Pettrone
7 June, 2013
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Peter and Nelson are both from Denver and had a little bit of experience with fly fishing. We did a little entomology lesson to start the day, and I pulled out the helpful flyselector to show why I chose the flies that were on the rig. Most of the day was spent trying to read the indicator, get a good drift, and set the hook appropriately. The afternoon proved to be a little more finicky as the river was starting to get a little crowded and the trout more weary. When this happens, hook setting becomes of great importance with timing and speed. I like to say that a hook set needs to be fast and soft; Fast enough to set the hook before the fish spits out the metal with thread, but also soft enough to not rip the tiny hook out of the fishes mouth.