Saturday 6/13 Fishing

[DaddyO]

I got a late start out of Tulsa and arrived at the River around Noon. I started out fishing the Watts area and caught 2 dozen fish on the BobWhite and Hair and Copper. Both in size 14. I forgot the camera so I don't have any pictures to post. But, I didn't catch anything of any size. They were pretty much all Silver Bullet stockers in the 12 to 15 inch range.

I went further down the river and got into a pod of fish. Saw a few that were in the 2lb to 3lb range. I broke off 3 times in that pod and fished really hard and only landed 3 fish. By this time I was feeling dehydrated and I had to go back to the truck for something to drink and a little A/C.

As I was walking back to the truck, I came across this little pool of water that was created when the water from the main part of the river dropped. I saw a few trout in this pool, which suprised me. There were a bunch of trees hanging over this pool and the only terrestrial fly that I had on me was a Hopper. So, I tied it on and tossed it up under the tree limbs and was rewarded by a topwater take. I conemplated trying to get the fish back over to the river, but decided that his chances were better in this pool than me trying to carry him to the river and cook the poor thing in the heat before I could get it to the water.

After cooling off and rehydrating, I moved up river below the dam and on the other side of the island at the first turn off from the power house road. By this time, the sun had moved behind the hills and it was a lot cooler on the water. Momma told me to bring some fish home for dinner. I didn't like the looks of the ones down river, but the ones closer to the dam looked better. So, I fished for a little while and then decided to get the fish for Momma. 8 drifts and 6 fish later, it was time to go home.

All in all, it was a good 40 fish day. All fish were caught on the BobWhite and Hair and Copper, except for the last 2 and they were caught on one of my Pink and Fire Orange micro jig.