Strawberry Reservoir  October 1

Fourteen BFF members attended our fall trip to Strawberry this year.  The weather was spectacular, with morning fog transitioning to warm temperatures, trace cloud cover, very little wind (very uncharacteristic for Strawberry) and beautiful fall colors.  Nearly all caught fish, with numerous catching multiple large cutthroats on relatively large dry flies.  Some success was also had on subsurface leech patterns. We were encouraged by insightful techniques provided through Pat Rhonneburg.   President Fred was able to provide new member Dmitry and his son some ‘on the water’ equipment, casting and fly fishing tips, as they are more familiar with conventional tackle.

Most of us were focused on the dry fly shore fishing techniques from Pat, and were happily rewarded with tight lines from a number of locations around the entire twin reservoirs of Strawberry and Soldier Creek. Hopefully we can look forward to a equally rewarding trip next year!

-Kim Schroeder