Roaring River Clearing Up Nicely

[timsfly]

Water is clearing up quickly, you can see fish in the river now, and the water has dropped a bit the past few days, we have had about 1 1/2" of rain the past 2 days, more expected tonight, but so far the water is looking real good.

Still hearing the white bass are being caught up in the Roaring river arm, mostly towards dark.

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

Tim, planning a quick day trip on Tuesday. What would you suggest for flies?

Thanks,

John

[timsfly]

If we don't get a bunch more rain, pheasant tails, craclebacks, olive or black woolybuggers are good the water isn't perfect yet but will be getting better everyday if the rains don't get to bad.

There has been dry fly activity everyday, caddis and B.W.O.'s have been good. I like to use san juans and glo-bugs when the water is like this, still need to use more weight than usual, but you got to get the flies down.

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

Thanks Tim, I'll stop by the store while I'm down that way.

John

[mbgrulz]

i was there on Saturday, 3-29. the water was definately getting better. still high/fast, but the fish are somewhat see-able again. i noticed that dry hollow wasn't near as high either, so things are getting back to normal.

i had luck on olive and tan woolies. the tan seemed to work better though. throwing the wooly into the really fast current just up from the big oak tree in the middle of the C&R area really made the fish bite.

hoping i can get back up there soon!

BTW, where are these white bass at RR?

[timsfly]

If you leave the park on F hwy, F hwy dead ends at 86 hwy, turn right on 86 go about 3/4 of a mile and you will turn to you left on Roaring River Villiage road, follow this road till it dead ends and the river will be right in front of you. The whtite bass are there, but they are scattered and only seem to be biting early or late, if you have a boat, canoe or other type of water craft, this area of Roaring river can be fished eaisly.

It is tough to fish from the bank here, with a fly rod.