Night Fishing Report, Monday- October 13

[Phil Lilley]

Got out last night. Pulled into the parking lot at 10 p.m. and to my surprise, no cars. Zero! I thought this would be the perfect night to be out - no moon, windy, a little rain. Not complaining... it was nice having first dibs on any spot I wanted to fish.

I picked Big Hole.

Walked down and started just below the stump. I haven't been up there wading during the day this year so I didn't know how it had changed. So walking through it I learned most of that area had filled in with gravel until you get down to the washed out bar on the opposite bank. Then it drops off pretty good. There was good flow through this area too which I liked.

I started with a sculpin, #8 gray. Nothing. Then I went to a PMS Olive and I added a large tungsten cone to the line for weight. I casted down at a 45 degree angle downstream (with the wind thankfully) and sued long, slow strips with a small jerk at the end, then pause. I got hit on the swing most of the time, then at the end of the swing. I worked down about 100 yards, catching a dozen rainbows up to 18 inches. No browns. Missed more than I hooked. Broke off on one fish and one hook set. I think the cone was weakening my knot.

Walked back up to outlet #2. There was one guy there using a glow stick. Saw him land one nice brown, I think. Two more guys were walking down to Rebar. I waded in above #2 and started fishing the far side to the middle, casting a quarter downstream like I had before. Nothing. Changed flies a couple of times. Nothing.

Moved down below #2 and caught 2 small browns. Called it a night at 2 am.

Didn't see many fish jumping at all. I know that's not unusual... sometimes they're pretty quiet.

It was nice getting out again. I need to get up there during the day and see all the changes before I go back at night.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Big hole is mostly filled in now.

Kind of a shame really.

Pete

[Lancer09]

Big hole is mostly filled in now.

Kind of a shame really.

Pete

Yep

I've noticed there is a lot of shallow slack water down past there than there used to be as well.

[fly2fish]

Down about 50 yds below the root wad ever so often turn and make a few cast to the north bank in the shallows less than a foot deep. Lately I have been catching more on that side letting it drift back into the deeper part.

F2F