Lower Kinni 5.18.16

I hit the Kinni tonight looking for revenge on the big one that got away on Monday, starting the outing off with a Frick’s Fix. Normally tied on a hook size 6 or bigger, I tied this one in a size 10 since I’ve never gotten Kinni fish to commit to the bigger streamers in the past. On the first cast I caught a small brookie, a rarity on the Lower Kinni (he slipped out of the net before I could get a picture). I worked my way up the pool and hooked into another fish, this time a nice brown around 11-12 inches.

After getting to the head of the pool, I opted to switch back to nymphs. I stopped and talked to a nice gentleman on my way down to the stream that gave me a couple flies that he’s had good luck on lately. A couple were in this shell pink color and one was light olive. I think they’re some kind of scud imitation. Anyone know what these are called?

I caught probably ten more fish between this fly and the zebra midge below it. This 11.5-incher was the biggest.

There were quite a few midges, caddis, and BWOs out but not enough rising for me to switch to a dry. I talked to another fisherman that had luck using a Purple Haze.