The Good It was an absolutely beautiful day with no crowds other than the usual gob-lobbers at the resort hole above the bridge. I think they were trying to squeeze in another day of fishing due to the Nov 15th regs. I took my newbie friend Bob out and we had almost every spot all to ourselves.
The Bad Obviously, any fishing report that starts out with praise for the weather means trouble. The fish seemed really tentative and that may be due to the change in flows which happened the evening the day before. Hooked around a dozen and only landed 3 wild fish at 14", 12" and 11". Also missed many grabs. My friend doesn't think he got a single take the entire day.
The Ugly A decent BWO hatch came off in a favorite spot and I hooked a beast on the swing with a flashback PT. Man, what a muscular fish!!! Took off with a full head of steam heading east creating a satisfying buzz from my reel. Put the hand brake on and felt a few head shakes and off he came. An examination of the fly revealed a straightened Gamatsu #18 hook. Unfortunately, I had used up all my Tiempco's and thought the Gamatsu's would do. Wrong!!! I hope I've finally learned my lesson.
IMO, if the flows stay up, Thu or Fri will be better. Good luck.
i am hoping that they stay up for saturday to, if so it should make for a great clean up day and great weekend. and as longs and the weather holds out it should be a great one.
nice post ct. man i cant wait to get back out there. i need to get into some fish.
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