fishing report

[Sam Potter]

Fishing Report June 1, 06

The river is still running about normal, maybe just a little over average. We did get a small spike yesterday, but it is dropping about as fast as it went up. Typical of the upper Current River. Up fast and down fast, hence the warnings about flash flooding in this area. I had a client catch a nice trout last Wednesday afternoon, about an 18 brown that was taken in some fast water. He had a long hard fight getting the fish to the net. In strong water you have to be very careful about not horsing them out. The extra power of a swift current increases the force tremendously at the end of the line. Cliff did a great job keeping pressure on this fish and he was very patient. Notice the slight off color of this fish. When fish are in discolored water for an extended period of time, their colors will become faint. As the stream clears up the bright colors will return. You may have noticed this with other fish, such as largemouth bass taken out of muddy water.

The upper Current River is in excellent fishing condition, and the fish are returning to normal after the aluminum hatch this weekend.

"A bad day fishing is still a Great Day"

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[Kicknbass]

Nice fish.