Last Nights Fishing Report...

[Leonard]

I got to the dam about 8pm.

headed to outlet 1, with the spinning gear and throwing rapalas.

went throw a couple different colors. Ended up catching the first fish in about 15 minutes of being there.. it was the little jointed silver/black that hit the first one. about 8 casts and 7 fish... 3 cast later, 5 cast 5 fish.. ave size was 13-16inches

got bored throwing a rapala. so I switched over to a black PMS 1/8oz jig, and put on a unweighted PMS olive fly (as a trailer)..

end up catch bigger fish (ave 17-19inchers), not near as many. Probably ended up catching 8 on the PMS (there were taken both colors)..

I made it a very short trip. and left about 10:30, Just wasnt feeling good.

Night fishing is still GREAT!!!

even with the high water,.. Fly fishing is still a little tough, it seem the trees are to close to the water.

Leonard

[zsmith62]

Fly fishing is still a little tough, it seem the trees are to close to the water.

Couldn't agree more. The only decent places I saw on Sunday were by Outlet 2 and by wading at 1, and at one, you could only do it if you roll casted. The worst part was setting the hook, if your timing was off, then you'd end up in the trees above. Must've lost a dozen flies up there between me and the guy I was with. Despite that, the fishing was good... just be prepared to have lots of extra flies and leaders.

[Micheal Kyle]

You might have to learn how to spey cast if this keeps up and I would be more than willing to teach you.

[fly2fish]

As long as you are at outlet 2 and no cars in the parking lot, you have plenty of room to backcast.

Saturday night was good drifting a beadhead peach scud size 10 above a peach egg size 8. I had (3) no.6 split shots about 5 inches above the egg to keep it down. Caught 3 fish in the first 4 drifts between the outlet and the steps. Caught 7 before Leonard came down from 1 (after the boat incident). Went to 1 later with less success, went back to 2 and lost the egg replaced it with a tan chamois worm catching 9 more including a 21" brown, the only brown of the night. My son caught fish at both outlet 1 & 2 with stickbaits but on the average they were a lot smaller fish, he did hang a couple at outlet 1 that had his rod spinning rod bent in half before pulling loose, may have been walleyes like were caught Friday night.

Henry

[zsmith62]

Michael-

Can you spey cast with a one handed rod, or do you have to get one of the specialty rods?

Zach

[Micheal Kyle]

You can But it is more difficult if you you were going to use a one handed rod you need to make sure it is a long rod like 11 feet. TFO has one then Sage Does make a switch rod. I have regular spey rods though and they work great for no back casting room.

One thing that you could do is rig up with a shooting line and chuck and duck no need for back casting room.

Works great for high water

Michael

[zsmith62]

I'll have to try that shooting line, but i think that the spey rod may have to wait awhile... I'd sure like to try it though

[WebFreeman]

There is a video on Midcurrent about 1-handed spey casting. It's in the lower right. I haven't watched it yet.

http://www.midcurrent.com/default.aspx

[zsmith62]

Thanks Web...not a bad video, turns out I think i've actually been using some of those casts already and didn't even know it.