TIME: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
WEATHER: Partly cloudy, windy, high 70s
WATER CONDITIONS: 0 Units
LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, Island above Ackerman/Handicap Access
ROD USED: 8’9” 5 wt JWF Winston
FLIES USED: #16 green body, tan winged caddis
HATCHES: Midges, Caddis
OTHER: Fished with Wayne. We hadn’t fished near our houses, and we thought because it was a Monday afternoon the river would be less crowded in the middle of the catch and release section. We were quite surprised when we walked in and saw fishers everywhere. Nonetheless, we began fishing, Wayne at the riffle near his house, while I fished my way downstream along the right descending bank. The fast water in the riffle across from Ol’ Charlie's was open and I began fishing there with a #16 caddis. Though fish were not rising, I was able to take an occasional fish on the caddis. I began casting across the riffle to the seam on the left side and hooked up with a nice fish. The fisher downstream apparently liked what he saw, crossed the river, walked upstream, and stood exactly in the place where I had just caught the fish--less than 20 feet from me. I began wading downstream, but he continued drifting flies in the water I was fishing. Rather than get involved in a confrontation, I walked across, made a few casts at old Charlie's, catching a couple of small fish, and decided that I had had enough for the day. Coincidentally, Wayne was having the same kind of day and after a short one hour session on the water, we opted to call it quits. I ended up with maybe a half-dozen fish though no large fish were caught.
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