September 15, 2025. With some knowledge of Island Park Reservoir in Idaho, knowing where some spring creeks fed it…time to chunk black/red Woolly Buggers for healthy 'Bows that will often make 'ruinous work' of your tackle. This day I chose the Winston Boron IIX 5wt 9' rod, and bro-in-law was using the 6wt 9' Helios D, again with a 7' 3x tapered leader/4x & 5x terminal tippets. As John Gierach would say, "all fishermen are liars", but this day my bro-in-law landed 18, and some anonymous angler who had a black dawg named 'Tippo' landed 25 'Bows, and another buddy landed 16. A memorable day. All fish quickly released, 100% barbless hooks. It's just great being upright and breathing in the company of good friends/family. We tend to find our inner self on days like these… Pardon any errors in spelling or grammar.
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