Out Of Sorts

TIME: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM

WEATHER:  Partly cloudy, low 90s,

WATER CONDITIONS:  0 Units

LOCATIONS FISHED:  Norfork River, Island above Ackerman/Handicap Access to near Otter Creek (at McClellan’s)

ROD USED:  10’ 4 wt Winston

FLIES USED:  Wayne’s Brown Fly, #14 Norfork River Gray Scud, #14 Special K

HATCHES:  Midges, Occasional Sulphur

OTHER:  Fished with Wayne.  Today’s fishing was one of those “out of sorts” type of day, when nothing goes quite right, but does not go terribly wrong either.  For example, several fish hooked up, but did not stay on.  Several wind knots mysteriously appeared in the tippet and leader, a few fish broke off, taking the fly with them, etc.  Then, I would look at Wayne fishing, and he always seemed to have a fish on, particularly above Otter Creek.  Part of this stemmed from a lack of sleep, and it was a weird feeling.  After an hour or so, things started getting better, with more fish being caught, including an 18-inch cutthroat just above the island below McClellan’s.  This fish was caught near a rock that has consistently produced large fish this summer.  A couple of spots upstream produced several fish, mostly cutthroats.  We fished our way back downstream, catching a few fish along the way, anticipating generation and a corresponding rise in water levels.