Norfork River

TIME: 7:00 AM TO 9:30 AM
WEATHER: PC, Low 70s
WATER CONDITIONS: 0 units
LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, 1st and 2nd Island above Ackerman/Handicap Access
FLIES USED: #14 Gray Norfork Scud, #20 Furnace Cockleburr
ROD USED: 8’ 9” 5 wt Winston LT
HATCHES: Midges, Sulphurs
OTHER: Fished with Kay. Set Kay up where I caught fish on May 29, but she couldn’t entice any to take the fly. Meanwhile, I moved downstream and fished traditional areas with not a lot of luck. Moved to a totally unlikely area and began catching fish on the #20 furnace cocklebur. Kay came down, rigged up, and began catching fish by stripping the cockleburr fly while I move across the island and downstream. I saw lots of fish staging near the bottom of the island, and caught several fish stripping the cockleburr fly. Move upstream to another traditional riffle, and found a sweet spot downstream several yards from where the fish usually lay, and managed to catch several more. Moved upstream to the area where Kay initially fished and caught several more. We had had a very good morning, and the river is fishing better than ever IF YOU CAN FIND THE FISH because they are not where they used to be.