TIME: 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM
WEATHER: PC, Low 70s, windy with south to variable winds
WATER CONDITIONS: 2 units
LOCATIONS FISHED: White River, Jenkins Creek to Rim Shoals
FLIES USED: #14 SSF (Simank's Secret Fly)
ROD USED: 9 ft 5 wt Winston
HATCHES: Caddis, Midges
OTHER: Fished with John and Ed in the river boat. Met them a little late due to a medical appointment. Wind gusted to about 20 mph, making drifting and fishing sometimes difficult. Nevertheless, we caught a lot of fish, though none over 16 inches. Fishing was best immediately upstream of Jenkins Creek, in the riffle at the creek, and just downstream. We did drift through Rim Shoals late in the afternoon, and caught lots of fish in steady succession, despite the wind. We saw a few caddis coming off, but again as the previous day, didn't see any rising fish.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
White River
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Norfork River
TIME: 9:45 AM TO 11:15 AM
WEATHER: PC, Low-40s warming to upper 50s, windy with east winds
WATER CONDITIONS: 0 units
LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, 2nd Island above Ackerman/Handicap Access
FLIES USED: #20 Ginger Cockleburr, #20 Olive Cockleburr, #20 Kay's Gray, #20 Dunn's Z-Dun
ROD USED: 9 ft 5 wt Winston
HATCHES: Midges
OTHER: Wind direction totally changed from yesterday, coming out of the east today (wind from the east, fishing the least). Fished solo, and started river-left at 2nd island. Some idiot was standing right in the middle of the small riffle, and put the fish down. Tried downstream, but no luck. Moved to river-right at Cook's Island, and again, another idiot was standing right in the middle of the riffle; wish these guys would stay home! Anyway, saw some rises and threw everything in the fly box at them. Finally, put on the last Dunn's Dunn I had, and it was a modification with a zelon tail, thus called a Dunn's Z-Dun. It seemed to do the trick, though I only picked up a couple, and I fished hard for those two. The first idiot left, so I moved back upstream, switched to a Ginger Cockleburr, and caught a rainbow and a brown. It was not a bad day, but I fished hard for all 4 fish.