Upon arrival, I found one other truck, so I knew I would
have the place pretty much to myself most of the afternoon. The skies were a
crystal blue with a slight breeze out of the northeast most of the afternoon. I
entered the gorge at access six and saw no surface movement, so most of the
afternoon was spent fishing nymphs. I did manage to take a few trout on top but
I think the trout were annoyed with the presence of the fly as opposed to really
eating the fly. The drift had to be near perfect to get a take on any pattern.
I’m really glad I had numerous boulders to sit on because I did a lot of experimenting
with different patterns most of the afternoon. A lot of fun takes and a lot of
trout lost today.
This was the size trout today that broke the 2
weight in on its first outing. I kept wondering on the way home why I missed a
lot of takes today; could be slow reflex and learning to fish a lighter fly
rod. Whatever it was I enjoyed the afternoon on one of my favorite tailraces.
Special!!