TIME: 9:30 AM TO 1:00 PM
WEATHER: Partly cloudy, Mid-50s
WATER CONDITIONS: 0 units
LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, upstream of Ackerman Walk-in Access
ROD USED: Winston LT 8'6" 5 wt
FLIES USED: #14 Gray Norfork River Scud
HATCHES: Midges
OTHER: Fished with John and Joe. John fished below one of our favorite riffles, and Joe and I headed upstream. We began catching fish as we waded upstream, and really got into them at the foot of the island below McClellan’s. It was almost a fish every cast. We made our way upstream almost to the channel across from Otter Creek, what we call the Ed Richmond Hole. Joe caught one fish after the other and renamed it the Ray Charles Hole #2. I told Joe that Ed said it was a challenging place to fish and it took lots of skill to catch fish every cast. Anyway, Joe and I worked our way downstream, catching fish along the island below McClellan’s, and ending up at the foot of the island again. In the meantime, John had walked up to meet us, and we all decided it was time to leave as the forecast was for freezing rain later that evening and they had to return to Memphis. It was good fishing with Joe again after so long an absence.
As an aside, Joe caught a 7 lb 6 oz smallmouth this past summer on our annual trek to Quetico. What a fish. You can view it at http://www.justanotherdayinellijay.com/
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