Fishing Report 11/23/07

[Murdoc]

Well it was 18 in Cassville at the bank at 7am but I was going fishing. The wind was calm and the air was crisp to say the least. The trout were ready for some company! I had fun keeping the ice out of my eyes. The river has more big fish in it than I've ever seen. I caught 5 fish over 5lbs. I didn't even notice the cold. At 8am I could see two people up the river but before long some more started to show. Looked like about 30 in the upper part of the park. San Juan was the ticket for me today. Did see lots of people catching nice fish. Great time!!!!

[timsfly]

Fishing was very good today, lots of 3,4, and 5lb fish in the water, this one was 23" long and weighed in at 6lb, weighed it in my weigh net, caught in on a brown beetle. Caught it on my 6' 4wt bamboo, it was a lot of fun.

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[Center Punch]

nice fish guys! i have never fished roaring-what are some of the bigger fish that you see in the c and r months. any above 10 lbs??

[timsfly]

Last year there were several 10lb + fish in the river, this year 8lb is about the biggest, there are a few browns around that might go 10 or 12.

Most fish this year have been in the 3,4, and 5 lb range, there are a few 6's and 7's around. I caught several over 3 today and 1 over 5, and had one on that would have gone 6 or 7. Caught most of my fish today on small #16 oregon cheese fur bugs and 6X tippet, it was a great day, started off real nasty and rainy, just perfect and the sun finally came out about 1. A good day all in all.

If we ever get a bunch of rain there will be some big fish in the rver, they come out of the spring pool when there is a quick rise in water.

[Center Punch]

thanks for the info timsfly-it is kind of a long drive and its hard to pass up taney but im going to have to give it a shot-keep the reports coming

[catman]

Nice fish Mr. Murdoc, I should have known what you caught it on...