Brian Wise Posted March 31, 2009 Posted March 31, 2009 After a night of rain Friday night/early Saturday morning I met my guys at their cabin and we talked a little about what the water may do. Everything was great so we decided to hit it. This was NOT a beautiful Spring day, temps started out in the mid 40's and dropped out quickly...add a cold rain and some pretty strong winds to that it you could say it was fairly brutal. -Floated from ROLF to Blair. The morning started off nicely, catching fish and having hook-ups consistantly. About mid-day we noticed that the water was coming up nicely (not too fast but coming up) and then it got a little dirty and the fishing slowed WAY down. At one point I thought that it really looked and seemed like the water was going down but that didn't last long until it started coming up again slowly. It turns out I was actually right and looking at the graphs that is exactly what the water did. It was a lot like the tailwaters only not so dramatic. As the water changed so did our style of fishing. I had one guy fishing a NASTY nymph rig with a huge stone and a San Juan Worm and the other guy with a double streamer rig. The double streamer rig (that was being drifted at the time) got a huge take and the fish literally ran 30' in about 4 seconds, one of the most stout runs I have ever seen. Got the fish to the net and it was a super nice 20+" rainbow. Had a great day with a couple of fellow mountain bikers! Brian My Youtube Channel
Jeremy Hunt Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 Brian, how's the river? Where did you get that net with the wood handle like that? Nice bow, they're sure pretty on that river. Any browns being caught? Accept the drift.....<>>><flysandguides.comVisit my blog
Brian Wise Posted April 2, 2009 Author Posted April 2, 2009 The river is on it's way down after the weekend...for now at least. Getting REAL good looking. That net is actually an aluminum CHEAP net. I am horrible to nets for some reason. We caught a few browns when the fish were going crazy on the BWO's but nothing big....little footballs, man they are fat! Brian My Youtube Channel
Brian Sloss Posted April 2, 2009 Posted April 2, 2009 Brian, you guys catching very many young of the year trout yet. I've been keeping my eye open for some over here given the spawning action last Nov. Not a lot to report over here yet, how about the NFOW? Many young ones yet? www.elevenpointflyfishing.com www.elevenpointcottages.com (417)270-2497
Brian Wise Posted April 3, 2009 Author Posted April 3, 2009 Not much to report yet here either Brian. How is that trailer coming? Brian My Youtube Channel
Brian Sloss Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 Nothing new, probably going to throw a roll bar across the back and call it good for now. www.elevenpointflyfishing.com www.elevenpointcottages.com (417)270-2497
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