Need Advice

[stinger160]

Well back from my trip. Not much better than last year. Didn't see anyone catching much. I got one small rainbow swinging a soft hackle in a riffle. Tried the two fly rig, drifting deep and didn't get so much as a nibble. Other guys I was with didn't do much better. Water was warm, we wet waded the whole weekend. Several people I talked to thought the warm water made the fish lethargic. Till next time . . . . .

[Justin Spencer]

Early mornings and late evenings are the best in this heat for sure. Rainbows are in the fastest current where oxygen is the highest, which also makes fishing the toughest as they don't want to move too much in the heat. Even with low water it takes quite a bit of weight to get down in the fastest stuff (I seldom have less than a AAA on even with a weighted fly). Overall fishing is a little slow but the fish are still there, catching them is the trick. Come in spring, fall or winter, that's when this river shines!

[sean c]

Come in spring, fall or winter, that's when this river shines!

+1 to the above. We were there the 25th through the 29th and did a very limited amount of fishing but the fishing was pretty good on the few mornings we fished. If you were there on the weekend that has to make it just that much tougher with the floaters thrown in and additional fishing pressure. If I had to list the seasons from favorite to least for me it would be spring>winter>fall>>>>summer.

[Brian Wise]

Agreed.

You have to bring your "A-Game" to the North Fork of the White anyway....but in the Summer that "A-Game" better be pretty stellar.

Just guessing here but I would say (without having a clue how you fished) your problem was not fishing deep enough, with enough weight, and not long enough of a drift. Typical problems for people that have a tough day on the NFOW.

[Gavin]

You have to be very concious about how much weight your using on the NFoW...I rarely drop below .8 grams (2 BB's, or one AAA) and I carry 4 sizes. BB-.4 grams, AB-.6 grams, AAA-.8 grams, SSG-1.6 grams. In high water, I might have 2-3 SSG's on. Adjust weight & depth for every run...add more till your catching fish. Cheers.