New Wading Boots...Got To Test Them Out!!

New Wading Boots...Got To Test Them Out!!

Yesterday was a big day!!! I got my new wading boots, Korkers K-5 Bombers. I just had to give them a test drive and today was the first Tuesday I have had off all summer.  So, I took a quick drive over to Blankenship Bridge.  Blankenship Bridge is the confluence of the North Fork of the Flathead and the Middle Fork of the Flathead rivers.  Ok, I don’t usually give out spots, and you can pretty much be assured that my ‘secret spots’ will not be listed in future blogs, but Blankenship Bridge is a well know place to put rafts in and wade fish.

Heck, there were a half a dozen other fishermen fishing that same half mile stretch.  When I go out fishing, I usually like to fish by myself.  So I started off around the bend at the first big turn river right when no one else was. About a half an hour of catching fish by myself, some guy decided to join me because he saw me catching fish!  I get it, he wanted to catch fish as well.

My Korkers were great fitting boot and super comfortable to walk in!  Love the way the are designed to tighten up around the foot and ankle.  Traditional wading boots are sloppy and loose fitting and are uncomfortable to hike in. I usually wet wade with just wading boots and neoprene socks and move around a lot.  So I was looking for a wading boot that fit snug and was comfortable to walk longer distances in.  The Korkers K-5 Bomber is just the boot I was looking for.  I cannot complain one bit about the boots…or the fishing!

I probably netted a dozen cutthroat trout, or cutties and they are usually referred too.  I don’t catch anything big, nothing bigger than 14 inches, but it was a lot of fun.

I stuck with my usual Purple MoFo Stimmi with a purple Griffith gnat as a trailer.  You cannot find those in a fly shop! Those are flies that I have created and tied myself.  I didn’t switch flies once, the fish loved my Purple MoFo today.  Even a bigger bonus was that I didn’t lose one fly today.  No need to go home and sit at the vise and replace a few flies.  After catching several fish down at the turn below the bridge, I decided to move up and fish under the bridge on the opposite side of the boat ramp. There is a little side channel of the North Fork that flows in just above the bridge.  I probably caught my biggest fish there and hooked and lost one that was even bigger! Yes, the big one got away.

Overall, a great day fishing and a beautiful spot.  Not a bad way to spend my afternoon.