12-11-2005 Report

[Brian Wise]

North Fork of the White River

With water levels now stable from heavy rains a few weeks ago fishing is good! The water levels are a bit higher than they have been for a while opening up more of the little eddies and "nooks and crannies" to fish.

The newest hatch of rainbows are in "growing mode" and are feeding fairly predictably in the Blue Ribbon section. More browns are being caught upstream as well as they go through the spawning motions.

The Stonefly bite is building back up and they are catching good numbers of fish now (it's about time.) Egg patterns, Copper Johns, Micro-May's, Hare's Ears, bead-head Cracklebacks, and Red Fox Squirrel Nymphs are all doing very well.

Fish are still hanging around in the smoother water JUST after the tail-out of a good riffle. I would still fish all the way from the head waters of a riffle until a few yards into the totally smooth water (if there is enough structure to fish it.)

Brian