Dog Days Report, August 19, 2012

I fished the Oldman River tailwater section again. The thermometer in my pack said 96F. Hot! The water temperature was 58F in the shallow riffles late afternoon. Cool! That's a great temperature (water) for trout. The water flow is around 35 m3, perfect for dry fly angling and wading the river. I managed some good sized rainbows and an 18 inch Brown on a size 20 PMD dry in the tail of a slow, glassy pool while Osprey circled above. The Dog Days of summer are here. Trout are still sipping on tiny mayflies and someone threw a no-hitter in Major League Baseball this week. Imagine that!

size 20 PMD, white polypro wing, with trailing shuck