The streak comes to an end

[MNtransplant]

The last two Tuesdays were super productive so I guess the law of averages balanced things out today..

I threw jerkbaits, jigs, then headed to the outlets and tried scuds and midges...not a single bite...

I dont think i have the high flow tactics figured out quite yet...i tried some heavier 1/4oz.  jigs but I wasn't keeping consistent bottom contact.

I did have one pretty cool encounter with about an 18" rainbow. Flipped my midge and float setup upstream to float it down to him..when it got to him he slowly rose and sipped in my pink float...makes me want to start tying some dries..

As far as my new equipment reviews. I LOVE my new pflueger trion combo. I got the 6' medium light with the 30 size reel and its my new favorite trout rod. Super light weight and the reel is super smooth.

As for my other purchase, the size 25 Pflueger President reel, I was not overly impressed. It seems like its needs a lube job right out of the box...it ran fairly smooth but it's like i can feel the gear teeth meshing and it makes a very light grinding noise..anyone have a similar experience?

[Phil Lilley]

The reel should be smooth out of the box. You should return it. 

 As for fishing, it was tough for Bill and I too. The dirty water didn’t help.