My parents and I started the hike along trail 834 (Grey Wolf River trail) around 12:30 with the hopes of meeting up with some solid bows. After a mile and a half of woodland trail we came across the river. I stopped at one little run to get my Royal Coachman wet and my parents went to see what was around the bend. After a few casts into the middle of a run I hooked into a nice bow, and not long after I got my second one. Both were about 8 inches long and feisty. There was a nice pool with a few bows jumping at golden stones, but it was just out of reach for my 4 weight. After a few more fruitless casts I went to check on my parents. They had stumbled onto a beautiful pool with an overhanging tree and a nice long run at the end. My dad had already landed two nice rainbows and he let me give it a shot. I landed two or three more, and took a short break. I loved watching golden stones clumsily touch down on the pool for just a second before a solid (11" maybe) bow would leap clean out of the water trying to get the massive bug, but in its eagerness flying completly over it. After watching these antics for a while I tied on a hopper (closest thing I had to a stonefly) hoping to tie into this prize fish. Unfortunately for me, it didn't get that big by being fooled. I got it to leap out on one of my first casts, but after that he retreated back into his hole. It was already 4:20 by then, so we decided to head back up to the car and call it a day.
If you are planning on giving this river a try I suggest you prepare for hill climbs (on the way back) and bring along a few big stonefly patterns since trees are prevalent. Waders would also help if you don't mind hiking with them, but there is plenty of fishable water without getting wet yourself.

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