Sat Sun Night Report

[fly2fish]

Hit outlet 1 about 10 pm. water level 710.8. Leonard and another fisherman were on the point or what was left of it. He said things were slow and it was tough casting out far enough to reach the current. I went above the tree and caught one right off the bat on a black PMS jig and that was it until the water dropped 2 feet about 11 and then they started hitting on a white jig and a white and gray Rat-l-trap. Hung something big on the first cast with the trap but it came loose when I reached up to turn my light on didn't get to see what it was. Quit about 2 am and stopped by the shelter to see how Leonard did after they left for outlet 2. Same results drifting San Juans and scuds things picked up there after the drop.

Sunday night water up so I started at the access point below outlet 1 with a white jig, no problem getting a good bottom bump going there , had 3 hits on the first 3 casts before landing one on the fifth cast. After about an hour went up to the point and continued to catch a few on the white jig and also on a black and gold F2 rapala biggest was 16 inch brown on the first cast with the rapala. Water started dropping about 1:30 only this time it dropped about 6 feet and things slowed down instead of picking up, went back below outlet 1 and caught a couple more on the F2. When I got back to the room to see what they had dropped to and it said ZERO units running, I almost went back to throw the fly rod because the upper end was really stacked with fish.

Just checked below the dam at 8:30pm and it was socked in with fog and 4 units and no one around. Think I will just drift fish tonight. Let you know later how that goes.

F2F

[Spinnaker]

Sometime I am going to have to try the night fishing. You are using a spinning rig I assume for fast running water. It would be a real challenge for me to flyfish in the dark. Maybe when I come down to fish TRock next week I will come by in the evening to see if you are there and how you do it. Cheers.