Roaring River Report

[timsfly]

John and I fished the upper part of Roaring River today, the fishing was good, we each caught maybe 12 fish apiece, we fished maybe 2hrs.

Most of mine came on a small egg colored glo-ball, and a brown woolybugger. John used white, and orange thread jigs, chamois worms and I think he use a small fur bug some, both of us were useing 6X and long leaders.

Water is high and clear.

2 of the fish I caught were nice looking browns, we didn't catch anything to brag about, I missed a good one and so did john, but it was nice to see the water clear again.

[Buzz]

Hey Tim,

I'm coming down on Sunday. Do you think that the river will still be running high? I'll probably start at the fly only area. Are there any lunkers left? After all of those nice fish pics you posted I wonder...

Buzz

[timsfly]

Yes it will still be high, and clear on sunday.

There are lunkers left, John and I both missed

18"+ fish on thursday.

I saw a nice 5 or 6 lb fish in the bottom hole of the

fly area this morning, chased my olive wooly but didn't take.

[Buzz]

Thanks. Sounds good to me. I'll try to stop in and say hi if I can tear myself away from the river long enough.

Buzz

[mbgrulz]

do they take any of the big fish directly to the C&R area?

[timsfly]

Yes they stock a few lunkers in the C&R area every so often.

We self stockes several down there during C&R area, every

nice fish I caught that I could get to the C&R area I took down there

and turned it loose, I would like to see them caught many times.

I know several people that put lunkers down there that were caught

near the mouth of dry hollow. I don't carry them down more than a hole

or two, but if you are fast, they do alright, I've never had one die on

me and it is nice to see them live past march 1st.

[mbgrulz]

yeah, i have caught several nice ones there, and was just wondering if a lunker had to make from the hatchery all they way down in order survive.

off topic - have any of you ever caught any panfish at RR? i fish about every weekend at RR, and i have caught some of the best looking panfish on dry flies there.

[timsfly]

Yes in the C&R area and in the bait area (zone 3)

I have caught some really nice looking pumpkinseeds

and some nice bluegill, I have caught some nice ones at

bennett to.