Monthly Archives: April 2012

The 95th Percentile

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Hayden Mellsop

Spend a season on any given river, a hundred days or more, and you’ll find that there’s maybe five or six that stand out in your memory, days when a healthy river system is revealed for what it should be, … Continue reading →

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A Good Day to Stay Indoors?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Hayden Mellsop

It is a fact that the best days to find fish rising to blue wings are often the best days to stay indoors, close to the hearth. They are those days when a sullen blanket of grey smothers the peaks … Continue reading →

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Diary Of A Dry Fly Tragic

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Hayden Mellsop

While there is an element of optimism inherent in any style of recreational fishing, I like to think it is heightened amongst the ranks of dry fly tragics. The dark arts of nymphing may be viewed as an acceptable, at … Continue reading →

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The Dog Days of March

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Hayden Mellsop

In a way I feel cheated. Cold spring days battling wind, snow and sleet on the river are as much a part of the fishing calendar as the t-shirt weather of August, the glory of fall in the high country … Continue reading →

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