A Repeat of Yesterday

TIME: 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM

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 Dunn’s Dun

HATCHES:  Midges

OTHER:  Fished solo and close to home again, today.  This part of the river was already crowded when I walked in, so I just found an open slot and began casting the Dunn’s Dun to rising fish.  After several minutes, only one small fish took the fly, and the take was on the swing.  No one else appeared to be catching fish, either.  The riffle across from Old Charlie’s opened up and I waded downstream and fished there.  Yesterday at this location the fish were taking the fly as it was stripped; today, they seemed to prefer it dry or on the swing.  The morning’s effort produced only a half dozen fish, all small.

Catching fish on a slow day attracts attention.  A fisher from Shreveport (and a rod builder) from downstream waded up to visit and inquire about the fly, and I showed him the Dunn’s Dun.  Also, during the course of the morning, an older gentleman fished nearby both upstream and downstream, but was not catching fish.  I waited for him as he made his way downstream, giving him a fly and directions on where and how to fish it.  Hopefully, he was able to hook-up.