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I was intending to hit Blacksmith Fork today but my other plans in Logan fell through. So I decided to hit the Green. Midges were all over in the air when I arrived and the trout were feeding on them aggressively. As soon as the midges seemed to die down, they never fully went away, the BWO's were out. Dry fly fishing all day. I lost count of how many fish I caught. I don't think a single one was smaller than 18 inches until I caught a couple dinky 12 inch rainbows at the end. All of those browns fought like hell too. What a great day. Maybe my best day of fishing ever. I never even moved from the first hole that I fished. You know the rule, "Never leave feeding fish to find feeding fish." [fishin]
Only the left side of my face is sunburned because I was facing upstream all day. [blush]
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Nice, I have 3 days planned the end of April.
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I'm sure jealous [cool] Haven't fished the green in years.
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Nice fish! I bet you're glad that the blacksmith plans fell apart.
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Very nice. Where were you on the river? Lower A/Upper B has had BWO's for me, and I recently got into some lower down above Indian Crossing at the end of B. Haven't fished much above Little Hole lately.
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I was in the B section. I couldn't have even been a quarter mile downstream from the parking lot.
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Cool. I know it well. Going tomorrow before the storm, and Thursday in the storm.
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Good luck! I wish I knew the river better. I don't make it up more than once or twice a year.
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I take it for granted because I live 45 minutes away. I avoid it during the peak season, but enjoy it from November-early April when weather is comfortable. These early season BWO's are the best of the best. The fish haven't seen anything bigger than a midge for 6 months, nor have they been hammered to death for that long, so they're very appreciative of a meal.
Everybody gets all giddy about the cicadas later in the season, but those don't bring up constantly rising fish, only constant bumper-boats and shoulder to shoulder wade fishing. You hit it just right! I've got a few more days before I aim elsewhere with my dry flies.
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I decided last year that I will be on the lake again for the Cicada hatch, now that was epic!!!
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That sounds like an awesome day!! I am extremely jealous!!
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Hey that sounds like a good plan. What part of the lake do you like?
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I was up there June last year, lake was covered in Cicada's and the fish were just pounding them on top, fished from Eagle Creek all the way down to Hideout just letting the breeze blow me down lake, used the trolling motor to just hug the shore, killing it!
A lot of fat Bows' like the one in the pic.
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That sounds awesome! I'm going to have to take a trip up there this June. I still haven't got my new pontoon out on the water!
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[quote remo_5_0]I decided last year that I will be on the lake again for the Cicada hatch, now that was epic!!![/quote]Heck yes! FG 'bows are the bomb! Too many browns on the river. Give me those FG steelhead!
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Great report. Thanks for posting.
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