Went To Marval - Lots Of Water.

[wanabeflyer]

Well, I made my trip to MarVal with very little expectations. There was a lot of water running, way more that just the 2 generators.

Fly fishing was mostly out of the question, except for a pooled area out of the main current below the dam. I did get a chance to use my waders, but not very far as it dropped off quickly.

There was a lot of trash (leaves, twigs, etc...) floating on the water so it was quite difficult to cast a fly. I did catch one rainbow with a salmon egg. We also caught a few rainbows from the shore.

As I was checking out today, I saw the flyer about the trout tournament comming up, so I asked if it was going to be cancelled. The MarVal people said it would go on as cheduled. The Corps of Engineers have been talking to MarVal and said they would cooperate as much as they could. They could not say how much but that they would slow the water down as much as they can. Might be a chance for some fishing this weekend.

On a more personal note, I experienced the thrill of catching a my first fish on a fly I tied myself, not a trout but a big fiesty perch from a local pond. The Wooly Bugger was not very pretty, just something I had been working on to help teach myself about fly tying. It had an olive body, with a red tail and the hackle was much to long for its overal size. Not to use a pun, but I guess I am hooked now.

Happy fishing to everyone and maybe see some of you all there this weekend.

Morton Hatch

[DaddyO]

Good report. Welcome to the pleasurable insanity/addiction of fly fishing and fly tying.

[OKFlyFisher44]

Good report. Welcome to the pleasurable insanity/addiction of fly fishing and fly tying.

I second that!