09-13-2021, 07:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-13-2021, 07:43 PM by Jig-fisher.)
Pretty jealous of the reports coming from down south. The Bear river has been more like the backed up slough than a river for almost the entire contest. Little to no flow at all. Nearly all the side canals that usually produce some of the great fish we catch up north are stagnant and the fish all died in them a couple of months ago. What a stenchy mess that was. You couldn't go near the water because of the smell. Even now, there is barely any flow in the main river and the popular spots at the bottom of the refuge have been hammered. Ran into Ahi down there on Thursday and he says he has been fishing the river almost every day and no big fish to show for it. We are hoping at the end of Sept into October when the irrigation canals in the upper valley are shut off and the water diverted back into the river, that we might find a few. The drought has killed us up north for the cat contest and for the most part, I have chased other species instead. Again, congrats to the south team for your great catches the last couple of weeks.