Thursday, December 1, 2011

Too Many Fishers, Too Few Fish

TIME: 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM

WEATHER:  Cloudy, slight breeze, mid 50s

WATER CONDITIONS:  0 Units

LOCATIONS FISHED:  Norfork River, Island above Ackerman Handicap Access

HATCH:  Midges

ROD USED:  8’ 9” 5 wt Winston Joan Wulff Favorite

FLIES USED:   Wayne’s Fly (Olive), #20 Kay’s Gray

OTHER:  Fished solo.  As soon as I walked into the river, I saw fishers everywhere.  There were 4 fishers in the small uppermost riffle on river left at the top of the island above Ackerman Handicap Access.  None were catching fish.  I moved downstream  to where I caught several fish yesterday on the Kay’s Gray, but didn’t raise a single fish.  Fishers were everywhere downstream as well.  I asked to fish an area below the next riffle downstream, but the fisher downstream politely said it was a little close.  Respectfully, I moved across the island to fish the right descending chute, catching one fish above Ol’ Charlie’s.  I continued upstream and fished the lower part of the pool, catching 2 fish on a very, very slow drift.

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