Browns On The Run 08Oct17

Yeah - sing it like McCartney. All the devices @ the Nest fell off the net so I needed to head to Summit into the teeth of a storm. Solace: going the back way to the Ark headwaters. Despite the ~600cfs flows still from new Twin Lks releases and recent rains, I set out for fall Arkansas River action. I intended to just try Pinnacle Rock and then head through Hartsel but flows and color had me heading upstream. I wet lines at Rincon and caught all browns like these, including a nice (for here, IMO) 16" Scottish variant who ran like a rainbow downstream and jumped a couple times. Effective flies included stones: BH prince & Pat's Rubberleg, rainbow warrior and a red head mojo (like zebra) midge. I hit the Chaffe Co line area for lunch and then a pass at the CG area - flies that worked on the 'bows were the Pat's Rubberleg, the rainbow warriro and the mercury RS2. Though, I didn't see much fall baetis action yet. Here I caught some smallish browns and some modest rainbows like these. Decent day but I am pining for the low flow, warm day, 50 fish days on the Ark.