I arrived at my favorite hole on the river and started gearing up. By the time I got on the water it was 11:45 last Saturday. I had caught some Native Westslope Cutthroat there before but when I approached the water there was nothing rising. I put on my trusty size 14 feather wing Royal Coachman and started casting upstream and dry. I was casting my 7 ½’ 5 weight Fenwick with a WF6F.


I was able to make a 20 yard or so dead drift. Long story short; It worked great. The water was so cold I could only stand about 45 minutes of fishing. While I was there I probably only had 2-3 casts where nothing happened. The rest of the time I had either rises, takes or refusals. I probably hooked up more than 10 times and managed to bring three of those beauties to hand. It was my first time fishing that rod and I can’t think of a better fish to christen it with. They are gorgeous fish. I quit fishing at 12:30 fully satisfied in my new rod’s character and performance.


The date was Oct. 25th and I only saw 2 other fishermen all day. Mostly hunters. It was a great day on the St. Joe.

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Lotech Joe
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Great report Lotech. I have some good memories of a few trips up there (from Moscow). Nice photos as well!!

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I have caught many fish in my life. The most exciting? The next one.....

Hey! That's the fish that I released when you and I were up there a few weeks ago!

Glad that you and your wife had a good time. The weather and the fall colors were great.
Fishing many times with you this year was great fun. I am looking forward to several more trips next year. I have a whole new list of waters to introduce you to.

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