Grand County Was Somewhat Grand @ Williams Fork River 20Jul14

Sunday afternoon I drove up to Parshall and hiked over to the Williams Fork River... flows were ~250cfs so still above ideal for this water but comparatively better than other rivers. This is a 2 mile tailwater from rez to the Colorado; it's famous for springtime migration of huge Colorado River rainbows; I hoped some were left over. I tied on an Obiwan worm, a green mayfly flashy weight, a FBPT and an olive JuJuBee midge, in that order, and used an indicator. Initially I hiked downstream from where the trail hits the river but the fishing back up yielded little but a 12" brown on the PT. That's OK because on my last visit here I was skunked. I kept heading upstream both longline and shortline nymphing and finally got into some bigger fish in slack and riffles after passing the put in point. I ultimately caught just one other 12" brown and three very nice rainbows (16", 18", 20") with two on the worm and one on the midge. The 'bows were a bit skinny but strong and landing in the fast water was dicey. No pics this time... forgot the camera. If you go, take bug dope as there are a brutal # of mosquitoes; also be prepared for the 30 min hike over to the river.