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Greetings to all.  I hope our fine finned friends are treating everyone well.  I am new to the forum.  I have been lately fly fishing on the north branch of the root for smallies.  I have released a hand full in the 6-12in range and wondering if there are better places to try.  My focus has been between Chatfield and down stream to Hwy 52 crossing.  I wade-fish 95% of the time.  If anyone would like to input on locations to wade for smallies I would greatly appreciate it.  In addition to, last week I was fishing the lower S. fork of the Whitewater R. and released 15 nice browns within about 45min.  4 were in the 5-6in range (excluded from the 15), 7 were in 8-10.5in range, 5 were in the 12-13 in range, and the last three measure 13.5, 15.25, and with a 19in pig toping them off.  I was using BWO (14 quill body,16 comparadun), Lt. Cahill w/ lt. yellow butt (12), my wulff hex (8) (cross between a white wulff and hex dry fly), Dk. brown X-caddis (16), muddler variant (3X shank, up turn eye, 8-14) trailed by orange bh scud (14).  All these patterns produced a take.  Some of the takes I won and some of the take they won.  That is the scoop for now.

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Smallmouth fishing has been phenominal in the bluff country for several weeks.

D.A.