DATE: Friday, 8/26/2005
TIME: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
WEATHER: Mid-80s to low 90s, partly cloudy, fog on the river until about 10:00 AM
WATER CONDITIONS: 0 units
LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, McClellan's near Ace in the Hole
HATCH: Small cream midges
ROD USED: Winston 10’ 4-weight WT
FLIES USED: #14 gray Norfork River scud, #20 green cockleburr, #20 yellow Griffith's Gnat, #14 black cockleburr
OTHER: I fished with Ed, Phillip, and their Texas friend, Jim. Jim, Ed, and Phillip fished the chute on river right at the head of Ace in the Hole and caught fish after fish using the #14 gray scud, and Ed put on a gray sowbug and continued to catch one fish after the other. We dead drifted the gray scud about 4 feet under a strike indicator. Ed, Jim, and I moved downstream to Mill Dam Eddy, and saw lots of sipping fish. We threw every emerger pattern we had, but the fish were extremely selective. I managed to catch two, and lose about 8 or 10. As usual time flies when one is "dry" fly fishing, and we moved back upstream in anticipation of generation. We left McClellan's. Suffice to say that everyone had a great day. These three guys can really fish, caught lots of fish, and were loads of fun. They fished Rim Shoals yesterday (August 25) and had luck on Ed's Big Ugly. They also reported rumors of a caddis hatch at Rim Shoals about 6:00 PM.
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