Troutnut.com Fly Fishing for Trout Home
User Password
or register.
Scientific name search:

Updates from August 2, 2020



Photos by Troutnut from Mystery Creek #237 and the Big Lost River in Montana and Idaho

View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (4.3X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (4.8X larger)
Add
Pronghorn antelope overlooking the river valley. From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
Pronghorn antelope overlooking the river valley.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.2X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (3.3X larger)
Add
At 21" this was the big fish of the day. From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
At 21" this was the big fish of the day.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (4.1X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.4X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.3X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (4.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (6.7X larger)
Add
Big sky country! From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
Big sky country!
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (6X larger)
Add
Road leading through the sagebrush BLM land down toward the public access on the Big Lost River. From the Big Lost River in Idaho.
Road leading through the sagebrush BLM land down toward the public access on the Big Lost River.
StateIdaho
LocationBig Lost River
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraCanon EOS 7D Mark II
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From the Big Lost River in Idaho.
StateIdaho
LocationBig Lost River
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From the Big Lost River in Idaho.
StateIdaho
LocationBig Lost River
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From the Big Lost River in Idaho.
StateIdaho
LocationBig Lost River
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (4.8X larger)
Add
I was trying out my dedicated Euro nymphing rig, having left my regular rods half a mile back in the car. This fish and others were rising to some sparse evening hatch, and nothing would even take a passing interest in my nymphs. So I put on a more appropriate dry fly and flopped it out in ridiculous form with my nymphing line/leader. This was the first nice fish on the rod (16" rainbow) and great fun, but was it cheating to break in the new nymphing rod with a dry fly? From the Big Lost River in Idaho.
I was trying out my dedicated Euro nymphing rig, having left my regular rods half a mile back in the car. This fish and others were rising to some sparse evening hatch, and nothing would even take a passing interest in my nymphs. So I put on a more appropriate dry fly and flopped it out in ridiculous form with my nymphing line/leader. This was the first nice fish on the rod (16" rainbow) and great fun, but was it cheating to break in the new nymphing rod with a dry fly?
StateIdaho
LocationBig Lost River
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1
View Full SizeView Full Size and Comment (5.6X larger)
Add
From Mystery Creek # 237 in Montana.
StateMontana
Date TakenAug 2, 2020
Date AddedAug 18, 2020
AuthorTroutnut
CameraNIKON 1 AW1

Closeup insects by Troutnut from the East Fork Big Lost River in Idaho

Female Ephemerella excrucians (Pale Morning Dun) Mayfly DunFemale Ephemerella excrucians (Pale Morning Dun) Mayfly Dun View 12 PicturesThis "specimen" is actually two different duns, one missing the middle front and back left legs, the other missing the terminal filament i.e. middle tail. I added them together by accident, but since they're the same species, stage, and gender, I might as well leave them together.
Collected August 2, 2020 from the Big Lost River in Idaho
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on August 18, 2020
«Older: August 1st, 2020Newer: August 3rd, 2020»

Most recent comments on this post (latest on top)


Comment on this post

You must log in at the top of the page to post. If you haven't registered yet, it's this easy:

Username:          Email:

Password:    Confirm Password:

I am at least 13 years old and agree to the rules.
Top 10 Fly Hatches
BaetisBaetidaeEphemerellidaeHexagenia limbataChironomidaeHeptageniidaeEphemerella subvariaEphemerellaIsonychiaHydropsychidae
Top Gift Shop Designs
I outfish my daddy!Electric blue Hendrickson dun.I love buggers. Big, green, wooly ones.I outfish my husband!Be the trout.
Eat mayflies.
Top Insect Specimens
Baetisca obesa Mayfly NymphCorydalus Hellgrammite LarvaRhyacophila fuscula Caddisfly LarvaPteronarcys biloba Stonefly NymphHydropsyche aenigma Caddisfly Adult
Miscellaneous Sites
Dalton Highway (Haul Road) Corridor Map