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Well, I had a meeting in Armstrong on Wednesday afternoon, and had to be back for anloother in Vancouver Friday morning. I decided to take a slight detour on my way home to try the Thompson again. The river has dropped about a foot in the last two weeks. I walked along the river bank for about a 1/2 mile. Hit a few nice fish and kept one for home. Rib I might have seen the one that broke you off. I didn't see the whole fish, only the rear half as the fish was re-entering the water. The rear half was a good foot long and thick as my forearm. I had one bow on that took me into my backing twice before I got him within 15' ... and then he threw the hook. I got a few good looks at him (including when he liesurely porpoised to take my fly) and I would guess his weight in the 2 1/2 - 3 lb class. California blondes were drawing some attention, but all the hook ups were on size 8 green Mikaluk sedges. The fish I bonked had a brown stonefly nymph in him that was 1 1/4", but I didn't have any nymphs with me. All in all, a great couple of hours in the middle of a long drive.
Not the best photo but all I had with me was my phone camera :-\ :-\

Not the best photo but all I had with me was my phone camera :-\ :-\