wormwalker

Both of your answers helped. I used 6x tippet, but I got to tell you the 8x is so flimsy it is hard to tie on............. that along with how does anybody see where the size 26 midge is in the water ..... do you just guess or fish straight downstream letting out line?

The good news at Baptist. At 8 AM I was in clouds of tricos - right at the canoe launch. Using a #26 I caught 2 on the first 2 casts, lost one and that was it. Added one more later in the day on an ant, lost a few on copper johns and had a few runs at a mohair leech....... No people. Now the question --- Saw tons of trout. Some sipping something----- I don't know what, I saw nothing coming off the water. Most were stacked like logs, a few inches to maybe 12"-18" below the surface. Seemingly doing nothing. I gave them everything I had in the box ----- sometimes one would move on it, then back off. Very frustrating. I just couldn't figure them out. Anybody out there care to educate me. All in all, even this frustration was better than being in the office.

I am thinking about taking a Monday and hitting the Current. Heat, aside, my questions are 1. How productive can this time of the year be? I'll be fishing from 8-3. 2. Should I start at Tan Vat or Baptist? 3. Can I assume that even shallow water - 12"- (riffles) will hold fish in the summer because it has more oxygen? 4. Should I prepare to use all forms of terresterals, nymphs, streamers, dries, droppers, etc.? - even the kitchen sink. 5. What about those areas 6' deep, along the logs with all sand bottoms --- any sense dragging a heavily weighted bugger? thanks for the encouragement

I hope to hit Cardiac on Wednesday (9/12). I see the Steelville gauge at 435. I thought I recall that anything under 350 is pretty wadable. Any thoughts or warnings from you all out there. Also thoughts on flies for high water. Thanks