Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Good Day, but Small Fish

DATE: Wednesday, 6/29/2005

TIME: 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM

WEATHER: Low 90s to high 90s, clear, calm

WATER CONDITIONS: 0 units

LOCATIONS FISHED: White River, 1st riffle at Rim Shoals

HATCH: None

ROD USED: Winston 10’ 4-weight WT

FLIES USED: #20 olive cockleburr, #14 beaded San Juan worm

OTHER: I fished with Ed and Phillip. Water was failing upon our arrival. I caught 5 fish immediately on the #14 beaded San Juan worm, then switched to dry flies, with no significant luck. Finally, I began casting about 65 feet quartering downstream with #20 olive cockleburr, then stripping back. I ended the day catching fish on 4 consecutive casts; there was no appreciable size to the fish. Ed and Phillip were fishing a “big ugly” dry fly and caught several fish each, on top. The fish absolutely smashed the fly!

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