09-21-2019, 01:56 AM
I had to make a trip up to Scofield today to close up our cabin for the winter. I threw in the fishing gear thinking that I could fish until I got blown off and then go take care of my chores. Well the wind never did get as bad as I thought it would so I was able to fish from 8:00 until 2:30 in my tube.
I used a slow sinking line in the morning and switched to a fast sink in the afternoon using size 6 & 8 crystal buggers and leech patterns. The best fly was a size 6 bead head midnight fire crystal bugger and the best method was getting it to the bottom and then stripping it back to the surface. I never caught anything over 16" and they were all cutthroats. The best part, no chubs.
The water temperature was 56-57 degrees and the visibility in the water of about 4' because of algae. The reservoir is still at 79% full, which is great for this time of year.
There were a couple of boats and a few shore anglers.
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I used a slow sinking line in the morning and switched to a fast sink in the afternoon using size 6 & 8 crystal buggers and leech patterns. The best fly was a size 6 bead head midnight fire crystal bugger and the best method was getting it to the bottom and then stripping it back to the surface. I never caught anything over 16" and they were all cutthroats. The best part, no chubs.
The water temperature was 56-57 degrees and the visibility in the water of about 4' because of algae. The reservoir is still at 79% full, which is great for this time of year.
There were a couple of boats and a few shore anglers.
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