Caddis Patrol

Since I have been so busy I had not yet fished the great caddis hatches on the local rivers. That changed this week when David and I were able to head out and fish for a few hours one evening. The hatch came on fairly strong but unfortunately we were on the wrong side of the river. We saw fish rising all over the place on the far bank for at least a half hour. We should have probably moved as soon as we saw the fish rising but we were thinking it would pick up on our side. Once it was prime time we realized it was too late to head downstream to a safe crossing point and work our way all the way back up. It seemed the high water had most of the fish hemmed in against the far bank while the side we were fishing was for the most part poor holding water. Regardless, there were a few fish working our side and David managed to hook into a nice one. Later on we headed to some calm water and tried sight casting to fish we could see under the light of our headlamps. I had a fish chase my mouse pattern for a few seconds which was fun. It was a great time out but left us wanting more. Next time we are heading to the far side of the hole so we can knock em' dead.

Can you spot the natural?