BSC blown out?

[Eric82]

Any you gentleman see how BSC is looking today or prospects for tomorrow? You think it's a fool's errand to try it on Saturday? Thanks!

[mreed81]

3 hours ago, Eric82 said:

Any you gentleman see how BSC is looking today or prospects for tomorrow? You think it's a fool's errand to try it on Saturday? Thanks!

I was in Sullivan, MO this morning and went down just to take a look. I walked around for a bit and the creek wasn't flooded around 10 a.m., there was a very decent flow, water had good green color to it, but the water was rising VERY FAST. To give you an idea there was a small gravel patch that washed up middle stream in the last rain we had that was about 10 inches above the water when I got there. Within a half an hour it was completely submerged and the creek was starting to widen out. The water was rushing into the culverts below N when I left as well and the springs at the camp were gushing out a ton of water.

It's really hard to say what it will look like tomorrow since I have really only been there a week after a big rain and the water had somehwat settled. If I had to guess with the amount of rain we received today and what I saw it will be somewhat blown out with the fish hunkering down. If you live within an hour of the creek it may be worth the trip just to check it out.

 

Matt

[Eric82]

Thanks Matt. That's the plan. Gonna go there tomorrow morning and scope it out. If bad may swing by the Little Piney by lane and check that out too. Thanks for the info.

Eric

[mreed81]

No problem, happy to give info. If it wasn't for the 5" of rain we received the other week I think conditions would be better but once that little spring got recharged, this only adds more to it. Last weekend I went and the water was starting to clear up pretty good, caught several fish, but the water was already up from normal levels and there was a pretty steady flow coming out of the spring. Good luck!

 

[mic]

So... how did it go Eric

 

[Eric82]

Well last minute change of plans and went to Lane. Met a buddy there. River was up but fishable. I got 3 and he got 6. All on soft hackles.

[mic]

Eric, I'm curious as I'm really getting into soft hackles lately.  Are you fishing them upstream to you, nymphing them under an indicator, or swinging them.

[Eric82]

i fish them downstream on the swing.  i do try to take into account the flow of the water to get a semi drag free drift.  I dont want the fly to swing too fast so i do put upstream mends into it. i like to cast at a 45 degree angle downstream most of the time. But i will vary my angles depending on how fast the water flow is.  I look for faster water rather than pools.