TIME: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
WEATHER: Partly cloudy, mid 80s,
WATER CONDITIONS: 0 Units
LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, island above Ackerman/Handicap Access
ROD USED: 8’ 9” 5 wt Joan Wulff Favorite Winston
FLIES USED: #20 Kay’s Grey, #18 Royal Wulff
HATCHES: Midges, Caddis
OTHER: Fished with Wayne. We opted to fish close to home, and it was a great choice. Beginning in the riffle at the upper end of the island above Ackerman/Handicap Access, we saw lots of fish taking midges. A couple of fish took the Kay’s Grey, but the fishing was too slow. On a whim, I switched to a Royal Wulff, and the fun started. On the first cast, a fish slammed the fly, and it was a nice cutthroat. The next couple of dozen casts produced furious hits—and lots of misses—the story for the rest of the day. I fished the riffle downstream, then upstream, and back and forth, resting the water between areas. Meanwhile, Wayne fished a Zebra Midge and took fish on practically every cast. Everywhere we fished, we caught fish. I ended up catching maybe a dozen and a half fish, and missing twice that many more; Wayne caught lots more, but couldn’t have had more fun. Who would have believed the Royal Wulff would have produced so well?
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