Pteronarcys alert!

BeanMan · Jun 20, 2022

The Hatch is on, we’re going to head into the bottom of The Black Canyon of the Gunnison for three days this afternoon. Wish my old knees luck.

2lumpy · Jun 20, 2022

Share a picture of the canyon and the fish?

RRCowboyStar · Jun 20, 2022

I am jealous! Haven't been in a couple of years.

Homer · Jun 22, 2022

BeanMan said:
The Hatch is on, we’re going to head into the bottom of The Black Canyon of the Gunnison for three days this afternoon. Wish my old knees luck.

Gonna be a long afternoon…..lol

BeanMan · Jun 23, 2022

It was a great three days with many medium sized fish caught, this year made 36 years in a row we’ve backpacked in the National Park inner canyon

2lumpy · Jun 23, 2022

Excellent. Tks for sharing. Beautiful canyon.

Homer · Jun 23, 2022

Where is the water level compared to the last 36 years…..it looks very low

BeanMan · Jun 23, 2022

It is very low, only 330 cfs which I haven’t seen in a long time. ‘Normal‘ would be 650-700 cfs

elkassassin · Jun 23, 2022

Mostly Browns & Bows Beaner?

BeanMan · Jun 23, 2022

Mostly brownies, the rainbows are coming back. 35 years ago it was 95% rainbows. Then DOW introduced whirling disease upstream. Ten years ago it was almost 100% brownies. The newer whirling disease resistant bow strain is making a comeback.

eelgrass · Jun 23, 2022

Beautiful trout water. What did you catch them on?

BeanMan · Jun 23, 2022

Pteronarcys californicum fly’s. They won’t take much else during the stonefly hatch. Some call them salmonfly’s.

tailchasers · Jun 23, 2022

And no Folgers can of worms? Lol!! Awesome stuff right there!!!

bullskin · Jun 24, 2022

Nice photos, and it looks like a great trip. 36 packs in tells it all.

DeerHunter53 · Jun 27, 2022

Love the hatch carry no bait just reach to the nearest bush and take one off. Prove river in Utah has a stone fly hatch used to be a lot of fun back in the day. All artificial now