A Touchet River Blue River Fishery – Can It Be Done?
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July 4, 2013
Above: This beautiful scene shows how new undergrowth and trees slowly repopulate the riverbanks. Right: Undercuts and shading are critical for healthy fish habitats.
A soft morning mist floats just above the waterline as the sun begins to paint ridge tops with blending hues of orange and yellow, highlighting cliff swallow nests: pin-dot shadows in stark relief upon the dun features of the bluff. The smell of the river is clean, earthy, moist, alive. The hiss and burble of water flowing among rock and root fills the senses with wonder at the beauty of the morning.
A thick white line floats on the surface of the river, bending with the current, wending its way back to the angler. At the end of the tippet a dry fly floats and bobs along the blue-green ripple...
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