Fishing Report

[Bill Babler]

Rolan Duffield arrives on the morrow, and I think he may have picked the perfect time for one of his visits.

Rolan and brothers Ed and Gary, could possibly be in the two hundred fish per day mode the next week.

From Fall Creek to Andy's I just haven't seen that many packs of fish for quite a while.

Sunday my client had 61 in the four hr. trip and today I believe we had just about the same number in that ammount of time.

I fished a size 10 stimulator with a four foot dropper to a size 14 ginger scud and it was a blast. About 20% on the dry. My client fished a 1/2 ginger micro on the 7 ft. spinning rod, and we just had a ball.

Bill Beck said his full day trip, with two clients netted over 100 fish on the sculpin 1/2 micro on the flat water and the Full Pink micro on generation, then changing to a beaded egg pattern.

Again and I don't know why we are having trouble with the drift boat guides.

Bill said he was yelled at time after time by a drift boat guide anchored in mid channel just below Andy's house this afternoon.

He said the guide kept yelling at him that no one can catch that many fish, unless they are using bait. To stop using powerbait or he would call the Game Warden.

Bill replyed " This client has on a pink micro-jig, and this clinet has on a peach egg beaded egg fly, what do you want me to do, quit fising"?

We are making long, long drag free drifts and covering 100's of feet of water, on each perfect drift. In an anchored boat you are drifting maby if your lucky 5 to 10 feet of good drag free drift. I would say even less than that of perfect drift. Also some of these guys might try something other than a thread or zebra midge. Great patterns, but not always what the fish are looking for.

We tried these drift boats years ago, and during generation, just could not make them work. You drift the same fish, if there are any there time after time, from an anchored position, instead of floating and presenting to new fish constantly. They just work poorly during power generation.

Bill said he had not seen this particular guide before, but his poor clients sitting the the 86 degree sunshine looked like they were just about to burn to a crisp.

There is plenty of room for everyone and I will guarantee the boat guides from Lilleys' are not fishing bait in the restricted area and are doing it right.

Sorry if were catching too many fish.

[Jeremy Hunt]

Great report and honestly, that is well put. I think the same way. Anyone who fishes needs to remember that trout will feed on other stuff better depending on the conditions of the water. I also have a theory. Trout relate to the same flies in low water as they do in high water. The only difference is the amount of speed the current is and being able to see the flies from far enough away to go over and take a look. Loud colors get fishes attention and that's really important when fishing high water. If you throw a midge or something so small, you tell me how they can see that from far away. You would almost have to put it right in front of their face to get them to hit it. One thing I do know is most of what works in low water whether it's a midge or an egg pattern etc will work in high water you just have to go bigger in size. Throw bigger scud's midges and whatever else you think will work, but loud colors get fishes attention and that's the way it will always be.

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