Tuesday, July 10, 2012—Camera, Action, Roll

DATE:  Tuesday, July 10, 2012

TIME:  11:00 AM to 12:15 PM

WEATHER:  Low 80, mostly cloudy

WATER CONDITIONS:  0 Units

LOCATIONS FISHED:  Norfork River, riffle at the top of the island above Ackerman/Handicap Access

FLIES USED:  #14 Furnace Cockleburr

ROD USED:  Winston 8’ 6” 5-weight WT JWF

HATCHES:  Midges, Craneflies

OTHER:  Fished solo.  I only wanted to fish a short while, so walked in close to home, and it was crowded, with fishers scattered everywhere.  There was an open spot in the pool below the tail out of the riffle at the top of the island above Ackerman/Handicap Access far enough away from the other fishers so as not to bother them; still, I asked permission from them to fish the area.  The downstream fisher was a well known local guide making a DVD on midge fishing (he is an excellent fisher, a good guide whom I would recommend, and a world class fly tier—in other words, he’s a good guy), but he had a poor spot in which to fish, as did I.  I lucked out and caught a small fish, then two fishers at the riffle left, and I waded upstream to fish there.  Fish were taking midges on top and in the film, and I was able to take 5 in pretty short order on the furnace cockleburr.  I felt bad because the camera man kept turning the camera my direction, and it was a bit embarrassing.  I finally waded out, spoke to the guide and offered some insight into the fishing, and left.  It was difficult fishing, and none of the other fishers caught anything, but they were fishing nymphs, midges, and other flies that just wouldn’t work given the time and place they were fishing.