WEATHER: Partly cloudy, mid 80s,
WATER CONDITIONS: 0 Units
LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, Mill Dam Eddy to Otter Creek
ROD USED: 8’ 6” 5 wt Joan Wulff Favorite Winston
FLIES USED: #14 Norfork River Gray Scud, Brown and Green Wayne’s Fly, #20 Tungsten BH Flashback Red Copper John, #14 Black Cockleburr
HATCHES: None Midges
OTHER: Fished with Wayne and Bill. We fished upstream today, from Mill Dam Eddy to near Otter Creek at McClellan’s. Catching fish was a little difficult today as the fish were generally on the move, upstream. Finding pockets of fish proved to be somewhat elusive. Fish were beneath the trees along the island, but the riffle above the island below McClellan’s didn’t product a single fish. The river at the walnut tree produced several fish for Wayne, as did the pool upstream of Otter Creek. He and Bill both caught several fish in the pool and it outlet.
Wayne caught several big fish, over 17 inches, and Bill caught a monster male rainbow just after we first began fishing this morning. Note the size of the reel at the top of the photo.
I struggled to catch fish until finally tying on the black cockleburr and casting to fish rising to emerging insects. One of the casts produced a pretty 17-18 inch brown, similar to one caught a few days ago in the same spot.
It’s always fun to fish with these two guys as they are very proficient at what they do. Here’s a photo of Wayne with a fish on, something quite rare (just kidding as you all know he’s the master).
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