Isn’t Life Grand

DATE: Wednesday, 8/10/2005

TIME: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM

WEATHER: Low to mid-90s, partly cloudy

WATER CONDITIONS: 0 units

LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, McClellan’s downstream to island

HATCH: None

ROD USED: Winston 10’ 4-weight WT

FLIES USED: #14 tan Norfork River scud, #14 olive cockleburr

OTHER: I fished with Kay and Dick. I fished a #14 tan scud about 4 feet below a strike indicator using 7X Orvis flourocarbon tippet, with no weight except the weighted fly. I began to fish just above the “Catch and Release” sign across the river from Otter Creek, and caught 8 fish dead drifting the tan scud from above the sign to the point at Ace in the Hole. Dick and Kay were fishing at the point, and both were catching fish, using the same setup. I moved Dick to the flat water, and I tied on a #14 olive cockleburr with floatant, and dead drifted it over some rising fish. I immediately picked up a fish. I had Dick tie on a #20 olive cockleburr; he couldn't see the fly so I tied a #14 black cockleburr to his tippet. This was Dick's lesson on emerger fishing the Norfork River. He caught several fish, including 2 nice 14-15 inchers. Kay continued to catch fish upstream at the point dead drifting the scud. After about two hours, all the other fishers left the river and we had the whole river to ourselves. Ain't life grand? We fished all morning and had a great dime, catching lots of fish.