The Old Flies Don’t Work

DATE: Monday, 7/18/2005

TIME: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

WEATHER: Mid-80s to low 90s, partly cloudy

WATER CONDITIONS: 0 units

LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, riffle above McClellan’s

HATCH: Tiny black midges, crane flies

ROD USED: Winston 8’ 6” 5-weight WT Joan Wulff Favorite

FLIES USED: #20 olive cockleburr, #14 furnace cockleburr, #14 flying ant, #16 parachute sulphur, various other dry flies and emergers

OTHER: I fished with Wayne at the riffle above McClellan’s, both river left and river right. I missed several fish before hooking up. Fishing for me was tough, at best, and old, dependable flies did not work. I managed to catch 7 fish, but worked real hard for them. My most successful fly was #20 olive cockleburr.