Mountain streams. Always pristine, cool and clear. In my region they are the home to Cutthroat trout. With the cool wet spring we’ve had they are still somewhat high and the water cold even though it’s July 9th. I’ve been waiting for the flows to recede and the water to warm so that hopefully insects start emerging and the Cutthroat start rising. After a couple hot summer days I fished two evenings in the mountains. The wading was challenging on the river I was on but I was able to criss-cross it and work my way upstream. I saw very few bugs: just a few drakes, a few pmds, a few small yellow stones and a few rusty spinners dancing above late day. It appears the mountain streams are just starting to come alive. They are waking-up. Here are the best of the several Cutthroat and Cuttbows that I did pull-up while prospecting the river with Haystack and Usual dry fly patterns…