TIME: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
WEATHER: Partly cloudy, mid 80s,
WATER CONDITIONS: 0 Units
LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, Island above Ackerman/Handicap Access to Island below Otter Creek
ROD USED: 10’ 4 wt Winston
FLIES USED: #14 Special K
HATCHES: Midges, Sulphurs
OTHER: I finally got back on the water after traveling for a few weeks, waiting for the holiday river traffic to subside, and was surprised to find the sulphurs still hatching. Fishing solo, I tried a #14 gray Norfork River scud in the pool but had limited success. At the bottom of the island below Otter Creek, fish were emerging like crazy, and because a few sulphurs were hatching, I tied on a pink cockleburr, aka the Special K. This fly only works a couple times a year—during the sulphur hatch and early fall. Anyway, the fish began slamming the fly as soon as it hit the water, I caught at least a couple of dozen fish in that area, with over half of them 15+ inches. Maybe more of the same tomorrow…
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