Fremont River

[drw]

I'm thinking about fishing the Fremont River above Mill Meadow. Anyone know how the flow of the river is or what may be hatching? Thanks in advance for any input.


drw

[nordicnomad]

Check the earlier thread about Forsythe and Mill Meadow Reservoirs. I didn't see any real hatches, but still got strikes on a renegade as well as a parachute adams and an elk hair caddis. I fished the stream this time last year and they were hitting just about everything. My brother and I pulled eight browns out of one hole that day - and that was my first experience fly fishing on a small stream.

My challenge on the upper Fremont is actually getting a fly in the water rather than a bush, tree or rock. Be prepared to do a little walking between castable spots. Usually I get one good cast in before I get hung up on something than necessitates spooking all the fish in order to retrieve my fly. Grrrr.

[drw]

Thanks for the info.

[nordicnomad]

drw,

Don't know if you will see this before you head out for the weekend. I was just up in the area fishing this afternoon and evening. The upper Fremont is now running high and muddy. I was fishing the lakes with my four year old, so I didn't get to try any flies on the river. I don't think the irrigators are bringing any more water down than they were - the tributaries are just really high, seven mile creek in particular. I'm sure the river could still be fished with nymphs and wooly buggers, but it is a totally different stream than last friday.

Just as a heads up, there was a good hatch of some sort of dipteran - looked like a big, black mosquito with fluffy mouthparts - going on at Forsythe. The tiger trout were eating them up.

[drw]

Thanks for the heads up. I was just checking one last time before I head out. I'm glad I did. Thanks again.


drw