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No generation this afternoon. Fished just above the MDC boat ramp from 3 til dark. They started 2 gens just as I opened the trunk of my car to start stowing gear to leave.

Mayfly hatch was going on. March Browns and some unidentified Baetis. The fish weren't keying on the March Browns. My size 12 parachute Adams were ignored. Went to a size 16 with an olive body and gray hackle and started catching fish right away. Eventually, that tapered off and I switched to a size 18 BH Zebra Midge in P&P. Fish on every cast for over an hour. Then that slacked off too. Switched to an irridescent green BH Zebra Midge with a black bead and rust thread as light began to dwindle. Caught some nice fish on that too.

Best fish were an 18" Rainbow and an 18" Brown. Smallest were a pair of 13" Rainbows. Most fish were running 16" and fat and brightly colored. All fish fought harder than usual for Taney. The Brown actually had my arm starting to feel the strain before I got him landed. Caught over 40 fish in 5 hours.

Stan and Carolyn Parker from River Run Outfitters were the only other folks within shouting distance of me all afternoon/evening.

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Yes. That was me. I gave up the ghost right after you pulled out. It was getting dark enough I was having trouble seeing. You could probably tell from watching me untangle my line after that last fish spit the hook up close. LOL

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I guess you never know who you will run into. Maybe next time we can shake hands. Did you see all those people below the steps bait fishing. Stan ran one group off, but then those kids showed up and were down there doing the same thing. I didn't say anyhting because they look like they would love to get into a fight. Three of them amd just me. lol

Did you get alot of moss on the end of your line when you would strip in a fish?

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Lots o moss! Yes. And I thought they were bait fishing because of a few things I overhead when they got loud. I will always say something if I'm right by them/walking right by. But I wasn't going to walk all the way down there just to set them straight. I also carry a cell and have the wardens in my contact list. But I won't call them over a suspicion, either. I have to KNOW something is wrong.

Yeah, if you see me again, stop for a visit. I'll do likewise.

SilverMallard

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It would take a full time officer just to police the restricted area. They could make more than enough to pay a full timers salary off of the violators.

Every time I have said anything they just give the deer in the headlights stare and give me the who are you......treatment

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I think either one of ya'll coulda taken 'em all three in a rasslin' match... :lol:

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Maybe so, Terry. But the issue isn't usually about that for me. It's about whether I WANT TO wrestle or not. If I do, I might even walk a bit out of the way. LOL

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I was down there yesterday morning and spoke to a couple of kids about their bait as I was leaving. They didnt give me any trouble, and asked me what they could use. In retrospect, I could of shown them how to use a fly with a spinning gear and bobber. Other than that it was a great morning on the water,the bows were rising to spiders drifted in the film. 10 brace found the net in 2 hours. I agree they were fighting harder than usual. Cant wait till next trip.

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