Everyone Caught Fish

DATE: Wednesday, 8/24/2005

TIME: 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM

WEATHER: Mid to high 80s, partly cloudy

WATER CONDITIONS: 0 units

LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, McClellan's near Ace in the Hole

HATCH: Small cream midges and two crane flies

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

FLIES USED: #20 green cockleburr, #20 Kay’s Gray

OTHER: I fished with Kay and Dick. Kay and Dick fished the chute on river right; Dick caught lots of fish (30-50) using a #14 gray scud. I fished the flat water and struggled to catch any fish at all. I did manage to catch a half dozen, but worked very hard for them; my fly of choice was a #14 Kay's Gray, pulled under water and left stationary. Kay was having problems getting hookups. She "dared" me to fish her spot with her rod. She had mistakenly added too large of a diameter tippet. I cut it off, and put on 6X fluorocarbon with a #14 gray scud. She said I had to catch 5 fish to prove it was a good spot. I proceeded to take 5 fish on 6 casts—nothing big, but fun nevertheless.

Wayne and Frank were fishing above us. We couldn't see Frank, but noted Wayne's rod bending almost constantly. Once again, he is giving the fish a sore mouth. My guess is that Frank took advantage of the fish as well. These two guys are the best of the best on the river