PT Rainbows On Columbus Day 10Oct16

It's time to head back to the PT for fall fishing ~ it's my first time back for several months. Flows were 120cfs today but only 2' visibility with turnover in the reservoir. Fishing was very good and I caught a passel of rainbows, no browns. I caught a variety of sizes on the day with a number of 6" fry and 12-14" second years among the bigger guys. Morning started at the Nature Center and yielded a number of nice fish behind the weirs. I started early but could've gone even earlier ~ the trico mating balls were huge as I arrived. I did not fish the spinner fall as there didn't seem to be big fish rising ~ I nymphed all day. The best morning fly was Jimi's Axe (dark purple electric midge) though squirmy worm and rainbow warrior took some too. The morning story was really that I lost likely the biggest fish when, after a time on the line, he went under a rock in his weir and ultimately broke me off... and I had a second similar break off, though on a stump, in the afternoon. After lunch in the state park I headed upstream from Valco. Again fishing was good but fish were a bit smaller in the PM. It was not too crowded, even for a holiday. It was good to be back on the PT and catching big fish, despite the colored water, but the day got warmish and fishing slowed mid-day ~ 8:30-11:30 and 3:00-5:30 were best. Here are some of the nicer fish.