[Drossi]

What were the hot flies?

I find that by crushing down the barbs I actually get better hook sets, especially with size 14 and above hooks plus it makes the release easier.

I got out Monday as well. Tried sulfur and hare's ear wet flies but only could move wild fish (i.e. creek chubs) on them. Switched to a brown bugger and I couldn't keep the rainbows off of it. I brought 9 to hand and lost 2 or 3 more. All cookie cutter like the ones in your photo's but fun none the less.

Best part was I had 100 yards of popular stream to my lonesome. I saw one other guy and he was going further downstream to spin fish a big deep pool.