All Smalls @ 11 Mile ~ Where've The Pigs Gone? 18Apr23

I spied a bald eagle exiting as I entered the canyon at 9:15am this day ~ so cool. There were 13 cars on the way in (and 25 on the way out). I went to the head of 11 Mile Canyon section of the SPlatte River as typical here; I parked just upstream of the last bridge, as usual here. Flows have been reduced to ~80cfs, so not good. Weather was cooler ~55° and windy, especially after noon, I caught a gaggle of cutbows consistently. But WTF, no bigs visible or in my net. The longest fish was just 18+" skinny cutbow at the fence. Midges did the work today... choose Pop Top, Awesome, Top Secret, Money, Blue Oyster Cult in #22 and you get them ~ but they'll be small (<+17")... I did best at the top section. I do really wonder where the bigger fish have gone this season ~ I bet it's pressure combined with lower flows. Grrr...

I did like a targeted and landed Snake River cutthroat, again from the top most section.

As always, it is completely sublime in 11 Mile Canyon... I just wish we'd had a real shot a pigs. I was wielding the RFDB, my go to 4wt power wagon these days, so I could handle the weight.