I Drove down from StL Monday morning to fish, camp that night and fish again Tuesday. First, when you wake up and and have to put a stocking hat on, IT'S COLD!!!
The fishing was as good as I've seen it since the new reg's. Caught fish all day, both days, on a variety of flies and technigues. Swinging buggers, drifting scuds and an awesome dry fly bite in the afternoon. People all around me were hooking up. Loved that they blew the horn and didn't run water on Monday. I had the whole area below rebar to myself for an hour or so. And that hour was awesome. All rainbows and one brown. One male rainbow well over 20".
I remember about 15 years ago I was fishing that area below rebar and wasn't doing particularly well when an old guy walks up beside me. He plunks down his worm container and lawn chair and starts rigging his baitcaster. He puts a big ole worm on and slings it out. He sits down and looks at me and says "how's fihing"? I told him I wasn't doing well when he sets the hook on a real nice fish and pulls it up on the rocks and puts it on a stringer. 4 nice trout later he packs up and leaves. I was thinking about that guy Monday when I got to catch those 18 - 20 inch trout. Only now they are still in there.
Even with all the people a lot of fish were caught and I didn't see a shuffler. In fact, the crowd was very pleasant and respectful. What a great fishery! Thanks to all who helped to get the new reg's in place.
Snagged.