Sunday, 2/17 PU! what's that smell?

Lahontan · Senior Member

Sunday, 2/17 PU! what's that smell?

TK · Member

Hey Ed,

I too suffered through a skunking on Sunday. I fished from daylight to 5:00PM starting at the bridge, then around mile marker 1.8 and then around parking area 5, finally back at the bridge. I used basically the same varity of flies.

I did not see a single fish, did not get a single hit, and only spoke to one person who said that they saw any fish.

Yea, it must of been the flows.... In fact, I am blaming not catching any fish since November on the flows or just bad luck from the new 4wt rod I got for Christmas. Either way, I am certain my luck with turn sonner or later! I just want to catch a fish on my new rod.

TK

ONEWEIGHT · Senior Member

It's kinda weird how everything just seems to have shut down since the storms around the 1st of the year???????� I have had the same experience my last few trips in early/ mid January.� Granted, a couple of times it was very murky but even as it cleared, just no action.� The thing is, we know they're out there.� Sooner or later, a bite will start, and then the summer deluge begins.�

SK60 · Senior Member

It will be interesting to see what the angler survey shows, since it started in December. Maybe a mid-December-end January or mid-February closure would not be a bad idea, for the spawners and our gas tanks.

shon42073 · Senior Member

I smell it to, I fished about 5 hours sunday and skunked, Not even a hit. Frustrating how the fishing just shut off about the time we got that first big rain. I dont keep a log, but i should, But I also remeber this time last year on the slow side. Maybe a combination of cooler water temps and lack of insect activity. The flows have been better this winter, Last year there were some long periods of them in the 40's.

flygirl1 · Veteran Member

Fished today from about 9:30 to 3:30. Had one on below the bridge. Looked to be a nice fish but came off. Had another jump straight up out of the water about ten feet away, giving me the fin! Saw JT land a couple of nice ones. Water was low and lots of guys on the water, but it was nice to be out there.