08-08-2013, 01:53 AM
Well, here's my report:
I fished the first access point from the dam and took my new 3-wt and my new 5-wt, hoping to break them in properly. Did - but not fabulously.
I had the 5-wt set up for nymphs and caught three browns in the morning, when the bite abruptly turned off. In between those, I threw some dries on the 3-wt and managed to land two more - all cookie cutter 10-inch browns. Had lunch at 1 and then went back out again.
Nymphs were apparently off the menu in the afternoon, and the fish would rise for ten minutes on dries and then go to sleep again for an hour. Frustrating, let me tell you. Finally connected with a nice almost 15-incher on a #14 Adams. Kept that one for the table and was surprised to find a second fly in her mouth besides mine.
The successful flies were bead pheasant tail and hare's ear nymphs and small renegade and Adams dries. All classic patterns. Go figure, huh?
I had watched black clouds build and said to myself "Last cast" when thunder rumbled overhead. Last cast for darn sure.
She was delicious, btw. Baked her at 350 for 25 minutes stuffed with lemons and dotted with butter. It really doesn't get much better.
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I fished the first access point from the dam and took my new 3-wt and my new 5-wt, hoping to break them in properly. Did - but not fabulously.
I had the 5-wt set up for nymphs and caught three browns in the morning, when the bite abruptly turned off. In between those, I threw some dries on the 3-wt and managed to land two more - all cookie cutter 10-inch browns. Had lunch at 1 and then went back out again.
Nymphs were apparently off the menu in the afternoon, and the fish would rise for ten minutes on dries and then go to sleep again for an hour. Frustrating, let me tell you. Finally connected with a nice almost 15-incher on a #14 Adams. Kept that one for the table and was surprised to find a second fly in her mouth besides mine.
The successful flies were bead pheasant tail and hare's ear nymphs and small renegade and Adams dries. All classic patterns. Go figure, huh?
I had watched black clouds build and said to myself "Last cast" when thunder rumbled overhead. Last cast for darn sure.
She was delicious, btw. Baked her at 350 for 25 minutes stuffed with lemons and dotted with butter. It really doesn't get much better.
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