All's Well

TIME:  3:15 PM to 5:15 PM
WEATHER:  Cloudy, mid 50s,
WATER CONDITIONS: 0 Units
LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, above Ackerman-Handicap Access
ROD USED: 9’ 6 wt Winston
FLIES USED: Wayne’s Fly, #14 gray Norfork Scud
HATCHES: Midges, Caddis
OTHER: Fished with Wayne. Generation stopped late again today, giving us only a couple hours of fishing. I was still recovering from the difficulties in catching fish yesterday. Though the water was still falling when we entered the river, it was already crowded with people downstream. Wayne and I both managed to catch a few fish, but it was a bit slower than yesterday for him; my success came on the gray scud. We worked our way partially upstream, then back downstream, and by that time, all but one of the fishers below us had left since none were catching many fish. It’s the first time I had fished downstream in many months, and the heavy flows from fall and winter had significantly changed the river. The lower island near Ole Charlie Cook’s had joined the upstream island, forming one large island with the result being a deeper left channel. We both managed several fish in this area, with Wayne catching fish on both sides of the island. In total, we each caught about 2 dozen fish, and had a great late afternoon.  For the first time in many months, it felt really good to be on the water and fish a lot of different runs.