Crowded On Williams Fk 30Jul17

Despite the weekend bringing a crowd to Williams Fk (I've never seen this many cars at the TH), I gathered a decent day (wow - 3 articles used, I hate that). I wet my line late at 10am near the mouth with the Colorado facing 125cfs flows (a skosh high) after the 30 min hike to the river. I was clearly "last" in and fishing was pretty slow (as a follower) as a result - and bug juice was very necessary - I even reloaded once to avoid the squitee bites. When I arrived at guides and his clients upstream-bound I'd skip a couple spots to give them space. The 3.5 hr fishing day rendered a number of the small browns typical of this fishery but also several nice rainbows (an 18" and 19" here) also possible on this river, one breaking off below me off my own boot - sheesh. The rainbows came only after some of the friendly passings I made. I caught up with the likely #1 dude near the top I think but scored right beneath him on something he might've overlooked. Best performers for the 'bows were rainbow warrior and olive KF midge though one nabbed a glass head FBPT. I've been experimenting with colors on the glass head and today I threw red intended to mimic PMD red eyes... but I've made them in BWO mercury and red quill caramel color as well. Browns took anything but cream colored stuff. Good outing when good fish get to the net. I left early with the crowd and beat the vacationers to town for happy hour at Baker's.