Gavin Posted November 23, 2011 Posted November 23, 2011 Fished the NFoW last Friday & Saturday..Did the Kelly to Sunburst float in a friends drifter on Friday. Water low, really windy, & bluebird...fishing was really slow. 4 for me and a dozen for the boat. Canoe floated it on Saturday with Bobber. Hazy, windy, & low...6 for me, but Bobber put on a nymph fishing master class..16-17 for him, including one he taped and a 17". Fishing was slow but it was a grand time. Great company, and plenty of wildlife...Flock of Turkeys, couple eagles, lots of herons, and a couple deer along the way. Didnt hear much shooting, but one group did well...They paddled past us at the Falls on Saturday, then saw them unload two nice bucks and a doe at ROLF ramp. Must have been hunting up between Hammond & Rainbow because we didnt see their boats on the way down. The lower float was producing a mixed bag, rainbows, largies, & smallmouth for those who fished it. Best report was an 18" brown..Had to drop to 5&6x to get hits, but the usuall suspects produced. Should be better after this weeks rain. Good Luck.
Snow Fly Posted November 24, 2011 Posted November 24, 2011 Nice report Gavin.....Fished Sunburst - James Sunday with Big John, both caught around 10 or so fish. Nice Bow at the first island, and as you we had 3 eagles follow down river. 1st time on the NFofW where I used anything smaller than 4x, had to go 6x, hard to believe. Great bunch of guys and found I can still go to sleep no matter how LOUD the music was...... "God gave fishermen expectancy, so they would never tire of throwing out a line"
Chris Gates Posted November 25, 2011 Posted November 25, 2011 Nice! We'll be down there next Friday for a day, then heading down to Ark. after that for a couple of days. Hopefully with some more rain tomorrow we'll have a bit more water then you guys. 700cfs+ would be awesome, probably going to be less then that though.
Outside Bend Posted November 26, 2011 Posted November 26, 2011 Good weekend all around, and the recently stocked browns helped pad the numbers Lots of fish on eggs, and I did well around Justin's place on buggers and yuk buggs, as well as high-sticking scuds and heavy nymphs along the deeper tubs. Some of the larger fish I caught (rainbows 13-14") came drifting nymphs only a rod-length or two from where I was wading. Saw a few redds, two with a pair of fish each, but most without occupants. Some eagles, some otters, some deer. Great group of folks, always a fun time, and I always learn something new...including how tough it is to keep some folks awake <{{{><
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