Busy evening

Did an evening guided trip at Hosmer last night. Couldn't believe how crowded the lake was for a weekday in September. It was a total zoo. Just getting the driftboat in the water was a major accomplishment. If you want see some terrible boat ramp etiquette, go fish Hosmer! Okay, sorry for the rant. Once we were on the water we were able to locate some nice pods of brookies and get a few of them to chase after our flies. Fishing was on the slow side, but we were able to get hooked up on some nice brookies and Atlantics. Bright colored flies stripped in close to the bottom generated the most strikes. Insect hatches were almost non existent until right before dark, when a decent midge hatch had the salmon swirling on the surface. It was a beautiful evening on the lake and it's always a fun place to cast a fly, just don't expect to find much solitude up there!