Saturday, I was able to take out the Harouny Father-Son combo to the Middle Provo. It was a final fishing jaunt for Jake Senior to be with Jake Junior before he leaves on his mission to California. This was a dynamic father-son fishing duo. Air temperature was in the 90's, while water temperature was in the 60's, making for some cool wading.
Dad stayed with the trusty nymph, working the deep runs and back eddys. The beadhead pheasant tail and the blond sow bug seemed to be working best for him. We did run into some nice tree trout and rock fish as well.
Son did some nymphing, but then a nice green drake hatch came off at noon. He quickly switched over to the beefy #10 green drake and hooked up. He was so confident in his abilities, he even caught one while literally sitting in the water to cool off. Here he is releasing one of his browns he caught.
Note the fine coloring on these fish. These wild browns of The Mid are so well-colored and healthy, even in a low-water year. I quickly realized we were in the midst of a healthy fish-catching competition between the two Jakes.
Jake Senior caught the most at 4 with 2 long-line releases, while Jake Junior caught 3 with 1 long-line release. Both of the long-line releases were big fish that I really wish we could have landed. All numbers haven't been audited and are subject to further review, which I will let the father and son debate. :) Junior did get the biggest fish landed of the day award, as shown here. Hey, 11" is better than nothing for a final fishing trip before a 2-year mission...
All in all, a beautiful day, with productive fishing, and great company. The guide even snuck in a couple of small 6-inchers just to get in on the mix of the competition.
