A couple of great fish started rising to pmd's as soon as the sun left the river. It was about 8:30 pm when they showed themselves. I had spotted one of them rising mid day to pmd's and pmd spinners several days ago when fishing with a friend. I returned tonight to see if the rainbow would be up and feeding. I sat and waited for one hour and one half. The pmd hatch was sluggish. However, the fish did show itself when the sunlight left the river. Then another large fish started sipping higher in the pool, again on a shallow bank. I caught both on a size 18 pmd cripple; a Bob Quigley style. Two great bank fish in a foot or so of water. The lighting was perfect to see it all unfold: the rise, the take...
Pmd's are the main hatch and what good fish are rising to. I continue to see some lime sallies and lots of midges buzzing on the water. River temperature is still in low 50's F with all the rain. The water has dropped a lot but is still above seasonal levels.
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