Fishing Taney

[Rolan Duffield]

Boated to the dam Tuesday afternoon. Didn't see any other boats on the lake fron Lilleys to the dam. I believe they were running three turbines. Wind was fierce at 25+ mph. Tried to use the spinning rod with a white 1/4 oz jig. The wind was blowing so hard that it was impossible to see the line and any strikes. I tried two floats and finally gave up and moved down to the Lookout area.

Floated from Lookout to Fall Creek. Still didn't have any strikes on the 1/4 oz. jig. Tried white and sculpin colors.

Decided to try my luck with the fly rod. Rigged it with a long leader and pink 1/50 oz jig. Also used a weighted "Peppy" scud (gray) 15-20" below the jig. Finally caught 5 trout in the 11-12" size on Peppy. Interresting part was that not one trout was caught on the jig. I tried pink, white, sculpin and ginger colors.

Wednesday the wind continued blowing hard, so I stayed in the Lookout to Fall Creek area where some areas were slightly sheltered from the wind. Had slightly better results with the fly rod and only landed one trout on a jig. I did have to replace a couple of Peppy flies that were tore up. Tells me I wasn't seeing strikes though I did manage to catch a 16" Rainbow.

Thursday the wind died down although the rains came and stayed all day. Peppy was still the fly that worked although you really had to pay close attention to see any semblence of a very light strike.

In spite of the conditions, I really enjoyed the trip and a chance to enjoy a little flly fishing.

Rolan