Fishing Report March 16

[Bill Babler]

Fished upper taney the last couple of days with excellent results from fall creek to lookout. Lots of guide boats in the restricted area on monday and lots and lots of fish being caught all day. Best catches still seem to be on the 1/2 sculpin micro jig, this jig is a 256 oz. Yes thats little, it is a bout a size 14 in fly terms, or a straight line sculpin 1/32 sculpin jig. On monday with the cloudy water spoons and inline spinners were also taking large numbers of fish.

The water really cleared on tuesday and the chase fishing slowed down quite a bit, but the jigs keep really producing. Didn't get out until 2pm but Buster started around noon and said they had really hammered them before I got up there.

We found it pretty slow for the first couple of hours, then the swithch turned on. About 50 fish on the trip with most coming in the last 2hr's before dark All on the sculpin micro jig.

Did see one guy really hammering them on a beaded egg fly. He was doing at least as good as we were, maby better. Drifted 3 different scud patterns during the slow time with very poor results. Don't know why, but as soon as you switch to the micro, it's fish On!

[FliTrap4]

Bill!

any place to catch a picture or pattern details for that fly you are calling a "1/2 sculpin micro jig, this jig is a 256 oz."

Great report!

Thanks!

FliTrap

[Bill Babler]

FliTrap, I will try and get one up today. Phil if you have a small 1/2 micro in archives please put the pic up. Thanks Bill