Caddis

TIME:  1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

WEATHER:  Partly cloudy, windy, high 70s

WATER CONDITIONS:  0 Units

LOCATIONS FISHED:  Norfork River, Island above Ackerman/Handicap Access

ROD USED:  7’9” 2 wt Winston

FLIES USED:  #16 green body, tan winged caddis, #20 Olive Cockleburr, #20 Kay’s Grey

HATCHES:  Midges, Caddis, Sulphur

OTHER:  Fished with Wayne.  Noted caddis hatching prior to wading; walked in near the house, and fished a caddis downstream along the right descending bank, catching 2 or 3 fish under the leaning tree.  Ol’ Charlie’s occupied 3 fishers, but the riffle across the way was open.  I threw the caddis fly upstream into the fast water with no results, but saw some fish rising in the slow water seam. I threw the caddis into the slow water and was immediately rewarded with a small trout. I continued fishing the slow water seam and caught several fish on the caddis. I saw a number of fish against the underwater ledge on the left descending bank and threw the caddis to them with no reaction whatsoever. I switched flies, tying on the cockleburr, and drifted the fly over the fish. Again no reaction from the fish, not even a refusal. I switched flies again, tying on a small caddis, with the same result. Retrying the larger caddis fly, I returned to fishing the slow water seam and caught two or three more fish. By this time the area in front of old Charlie's had been vacated and I fished the caddis in the riffle there, but only caught a couple of small fish. I moved upstream to the riffle on the left descending bank at the top of the second island and managed to catch several fish on the caddis. By this time Wayne and I had tired, and called it a day. I ended the day with over a dozen and a half fish, all caught on caddis.