With the hot weather I wanted to get outside today. When I left my apartment it was 84 degrees out, when I arrived at Butte Creek it was 68 degrees out. Much more comfortable. ![Cool :cool: :cool:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png)
I did not see any other people the three hours I fished (6-9pm). I had at least 100 strikes (pretty much every cast I had fish hitting my fly or my knots) but only managed to land three fish. I was using my 4wt with some sort of dry fly on in a size 18. It had wings and some red on its back.
Any tips for a better hookup ratio? I realize these fish are small, of the three I caught 8" was the largest. I have a hard time even seeing my fly so by the time the fish has surfaced it's too late and I set the hook on empty air. Regardless, I had a blast. Here are some photos.
Mt. Hood in some wheat on the drive up.
![5859380150_fd47d7a7c0_b.jpg 5859380150_fd47d7a7c0_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16152-2cecd4bb9b08c5765a0e55b6c035048c.jpg?hash=LOzUu5sIxX)
Upper Butte Creek Falls
![5859396872_f776db04f2_b.jpg 5859396872_f776db04f2_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16153-e3b0a4a2a221946d1f6ddae7760b8454.jpg?hash=47CkoqIhlG)
Self Portrait
![5858842379_8e6887cffe_b.jpg 5858842379_8e6887cffe_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16154-18a53ece7097e7f8eae72a095f6c9b4e.jpg?hash=GKU-znCX5_)
From the back
![5858851015_2906cedfde_b.jpg 5858851015_2906cedfde_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16155-2ed3c1dc12aaff991dfa62569656b4ec.jpg?hash=LtPB3BKq_5)
Lower Butte Creek Falls
![5859388216_b874b73b22_b.jpg 5859388216_b874b73b22_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16156-cdd3f4fc2036e0937e9e8260a803b6be.jpg?hash=zdP0_CA24J)
![5858852159_6a0b9fb6a0_b.jpg 5858852159_6a0b9fb6a0_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16157-813f5202c69607fc1007a94cc8a63e67.jpg?hash=gT9SAsaWB_)
And the drive home
![5859398300_9f4b551cbb_b.jpg 5859398300_9f4b551cbb_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16158-615992e2c66962c0b05507d60e640efb.jpg?hash=YVmS4sZpYs)
![Cool :cool: :cool:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png)
I did not see any other people the three hours I fished (6-9pm). I had at least 100 strikes (pretty much every cast I had fish hitting my fly or my knots) but only managed to land three fish. I was using my 4wt with some sort of dry fly on in a size 18. It had wings and some red on its back.
![Roll eyes :rolleyes: :rolleyes:](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png)
Mt. Hood in some wheat on the drive up.
![5859380150_fd47d7a7c0_b.jpg 5859380150_fd47d7a7c0_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16152-2cecd4bb9b08c5765a0e55b6c035048c.jpg?hash=LOzUu5sIxX)
Upper Butte Creek Falls
![5859396872_f776db04f2_b.jpg 5859396872_f776db04f2_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16153-e3b0a4a2a221946d1f6ddae7760b8454.jpg?hash=47CkoqIhlG)
Self Portrait
![5858842379_8e6887cffe_b.jpg 5858842379_8e6887cffe_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16154-18a53ece7097e7f8eae72a095f6c9b4e.jpg?hash=GKU-znCX5_)
From the back
![5858851015_2906cedfde_b.jpg 5858851015_2906cedfde_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16155-2ed3c1dc12aaff991dfa62569656b4ec.jpg?hash=LtPB3BKq_5)
Lower Butte Creek Falls
![5859388216_b874b73b22_b.jpg 5859388216_b874b73b22_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16156-cdd3f4fc2036e0937e9e8260a803b6be.jpg?hash=zdP0_CA24J)
![5858852159_6a0b9fb6a0_b.jpg 5858852159_6a0b9fb6a0_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16157-813f5202c69607fc1007a94cc8a63e67.jpg?hash=gT9SAsaWB_)
And the drive home
![5859398300_9f4b551cbb_b.jpg 5859398300_9f4b551cbb_b.jpg](https://www.oregonfishingforum.com/data/attachments/16/16158-615992e2c66962c0b05507d60e640efb.jpg?hash=YVmS4sZpYs)