Solved 2 Problems This Weekend 3/18-19

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With the generation line not responding and the release schedule not reliable I wasn't sure what to expect when I got to the parking lot about 11pm Friday night. I found it to be about 704.5 and not sure if it was steady or dropping but either condition that level has always been tough for me, not enough flow to do any good drifting with lighted indicator or bounce a jig and to much to really throw a streamer. After no success with any of those methods I tied on a white streamer and pinched on a 1/8oz. split shot about 6in. above the fly on the spinning rod. This method finally started to produce consistently. Even though a 1/8oz jig wouldn't drift the added drag of fly/split shot would. It didn't take more than a 5 foot bounce to get a strike. After catching 6 in less than 30 minutes I deemed problem solved and left at 3am. At least I didn't have to deal with a bright moon (2nd problem)because of the cloud cover.

Saturday night arrived about 9pm took a couple of friends and 6 year old. Water was dropping out from 704 but bright moon overhead. The granddad landed a small one on the spinning rod with the fly/split shot while I was teaching the 6yr old to throw the fly rod a bit. He did great but without waders couldn't reach the fish at outlet 1. He switched to the fly/split shot and landed a 15+in bow his second cast. His dad took a couple pics and released it. After that he was ready to go back, he almost fell alsleep while we were eating (all day at SDC and a couple hrs in the pool) otherwise he is the last to want to quit.

It is now about midnight and I had picked up a few, one 18incher using the white bunny leech with 1/8in bead. Had to get the fly down to the bottom to get bit, just like when they are generating. Saw someone walking up stream and they asked "doing any good" and knew it was Leonard, as I was walking over with fly still dragging behind, had a hard hit and it was the second best of the night at around 17in.

You can read Leonard's report on how the rest of the night went. So I think I have solution to the bright moon. Get it to the bottom.

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