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·I got to go fishing on the 4th of July up on the Lower Salt River. I met a new friend Ron from another website. He brought his son Zack and his nephew Josh. His friend Randy also came. We got there at five AM, just at daybreak. The river was flowing real high. I havn't seen it this high in many years. I used to see this high back in the mid. 90's in winter time when they would release water for the Dam. We headed down to the river to fish the hot spots that I used to know. They were covered with water so we had to wade out an extra 50yrds and 3 feet of water, just so we could put in our lines. Fishing was slow. I had a few nibble but didn't set the hook. Nephew Josh caught the first. Not a Trout but a Bass. Nice one I thought not a keeper but just shy of 13 inch. I got some pictures of it and he released it with a smile. Not much else was but caught, so my friend Ron rounded the crew up and moved down river a good streach. He was having trouble finder a place to sink his line due to the cover and trees and high water. I was just starting to catch up with them when I heard my name being call up stream. I knew that voice, It was my friend Josh Smith. He just made it down there to do alittle Fly Fishing. I thought I would chat a while and sneak a few picture of him in action as I keaped trying to catch my first Trout of the year. Josh Smith waded out to the middle of the river and started his casting. Two or three cast and he is hooked into one. It was a trout and he smiling because he was not skunked like I was at this point. I got a few good shoots of him in action. I was about 75 yrds down stream up to my thighs in water fishing and trying to take pics. of him. It isn't eazy doing all this and not drop some thing. :roll:
I headed out of the river to catch up with Ron and the others, which were heading back as I caught up with them. Ron was up there the past few days and wanted to head down stream to the Blue Point Bridge a few miles where he knew the Trout were jumping on your hook. As we reach the rivers edge there was planty of room for all to fish. I spot a streach that looked like it had the Trout I used to catch some years back. Rapids just what I was looking for. I was about 100 -75 yrds up stream from Ron and the others. I headed out into the fast moving water up to my thighs and threw my first cast. I was in heaven again. I had a nibble on the first cast, but missed. No big deal it just felt right. I love being in the water casting and waiting for that bite to come and get that adrenaline going once again. On the 4th cast BAM. Got one, nice fight and I had to make my way to short because I didn't bring the Net. Landed it and it was about 8 in. and on the stringer it goes. Back out in the water I get a few more, small but fun. I got another nice one- 11 incher and headed down to Ron to see how they were doing. Ron is having a great time every one is catching fish. I got to watch and take some action photos of them as they were pull in the Trout. Looks like Randy was the guy with the biggist fish and knows what he is doing.
Now for a few pictures.
Josh Smith Fly Fishing



Ron in action

First Fish


Lets start= Ron's Nephew Josh- Bass and frist fish of the day. Nice

Lets start- Ron and Crew BEFORE 5:00AM !
From Right to Left- Ron, his son Zack, Randy in the back
and Ron's Nephew Josh.

Ron and Randy Fishen...

I headed out of the river to catch up with Ron and the others, which were heading back as I caught up with them. Ron was up there the past few days and wanted to head down stream to the Blue Point Bridge a few miles where he knew the Trout were jumping on your hook. As we reach the rivers edge there was planty of room for all to fish. I spot a streach that looked like it had the Trout I used to catch some years back. Rapids just what I was looking for. I was about 100 -75 yrds up stream from Ron and the others. I headed out into the fast moving water up to my thighs and threw my first cast. I was in heaven again. I had a nibble on the first cast, but missed. No big deal it just felt right. I love being in the water casting and waiting for that bite to come and get that adrenaline going once again. On the 4th cast BAM. Got one, nice fight and I had to make my way to short because I didn't bring the Net. Landed it and it was about 8 in. and on the stringer it goes. Back out in the water I get a few more, small but fun. I got another nice one- 11 incher and headed down to Ron to see how they were doing. Ron is having a great time every one is catching fish. I got to watch and take some action photos of them as they were pull in the Trout. Looks like Randy was the guy with the biggist fish and knows what he is doing.
Now for a few pictures.
Josh Smith Fly Fishing



Ron in action

First Fish


Lets start= Ron's Nephew Josh- Bass and frist fish of the day. Nice

Lets start- Ron and Crew BEFORE 5:00AM !
From Right to Left- Ron, his son Zack, Randy in the back
and Ron's Nephew Josh.

Ron and Randy Fishen...
