Wednesday, June 13, 2012—Awesome Fishing

DATE:  Wednesday, June 13, 2012

TIME: 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM

WEATHER: Low to mid-80s, mostly sunny, light wind

WATER CONDITIONS: 0 Units

LOCATIONS FISHED: Norfork River, Riffle above the Island below McClellan’s to just upstream of Mill Dam Eddy

FLIES USED: Brown Wayne’s Fly, #20 red/silver Zebra Midge, #16 Parachute Sulphur Dun, #20 Special K, #14 Special K

ROD USED: Winston 7’ 9” 2-weight LT

HATCHES: Midges, sulphurs, occasional crane fly

OTHER: Fished solo.  I began by fishing the  the tail out below the riffle with Wayne’s Fly and a red/silver zebra midge, taking about a half dozen fish. The first sulphur came off at 9:22 AM, and I switched immediately to a #16 parachute sulphur dun, and moved upstream to the area between the right and left riffles. The fish were not crazy about the fly, but I did manage to catch a dozen or more, fishing it pretty hard.  I noted that fish were taking midges instead of the natural sulphur, so I put on a #20 Special K, a pink-bodied, furnace-hackled cockleburr, and the fish liked it.  I couldn’t see the fly well against the sun, so switched to the larger #14 size, and the fish really like it.  I managed to catch another dozen and a half fish on this fly.  I didn’t have any big fish today, though most were in the 14-inch category.  It was an awesome day on the river, but my “cold” seems to be getting worse as I was having chills and coughing like crazy.  Hope it’s not pneumonia.  .