Once again, there I was with Brandon Soucie on the Fryingpan River. He has helped me catch innumerable trout —browns and rainbows— on this glorious stretch of water.
Each time I have gone in March, which is a great time to fish. The river is thronged with anglers in summer, but far fewer show up in March. It is the time of year when the first hatches of midges and blue-winged olive flies occur—especially on sunny days.
And my-oh-my, the hatch was big the two days I was out there this year. Bugs everywhere, and trout all around me poppping their heads from the water to gobble them up.
I was catching plenty of fish, but I know my techniqiue is not great. So I asked Brandon to show me how to drift a dry fly properly to catch a brown trout. Well, half a minute later he had one. You can book a trip with Brandon by ringing up Taylor Creek Fly Shop in Basalt: https://taylorcreek.com/pages/guide-profiles. And if you want to fish this water yourself, visit the guys at Taylor Creek and they will set you up with the right tippet and flies.
Kosar's Fishing Notes 