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Well after an eternity of high water I think we’re finally starting to see a steady drop albeit it’s rather slow. Fished Monday afternoon with good success dead drifting a tungsten Nymph. Two of the fish were quality size Rainbows. I did notice they were not in their usual haunts so don’t be afraid to fish different seams and runs from your normal tactics. Look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday for our Healing Waters event.
John
John, I fished yesterday (Tues., May 28), the day after you, with the water holding at 390 cfs but rising slightly due to a downpour that morning. I started in the Warren Glen section but found my usual spots too high and fast, so I moved up to the Asbury section. River was certainly higher than I like and a little green but with sufficient visibility. Had a total of probably 7 hits and landed 4 rainbows, 2 of 12 inches and the other 2 ca. 16 inches, all on a red Squirmy Wormy, figuring in high fast water it was more visible and enticing than a conventional nymph. Used a couple of split shot to get down. Mostly caught closer to shore, on the slower edge of runs, not the middle. River looks good all considering but I’m still waiting for it to drop to 200 cfs. See you at the Saturday vets gathering. Jim Merritt
After last weeks monsoons I had to give it a try on Memorial Day morning, even though it was still ~390. I was fishing in a stretch outside MTC water, down near Bloomsbury. The Musky still had some color, what I might describe as about 50% between clear and milkshake muddy. I could see bottom up to about 18″ of depth. After that, visibility really dropped off. I opted for a black crystal bugger, which really showed well against the latte colored background. I managed 4 bows and a brown by either dead drift or just holding it to wag in the current. Didn’t get a look when stripping. I stuck to the seams along the bank. Biggest was a hog that measured 23″, maybe 4 lbs(?). It took about 5 minutes to revive him (and me) and in the course of my fish first aid I splashed my phone (about 18″ of depth- hence my earlier description of visibility was then calibrated….) The big rainbow survived but my phone didn’t. Got pic’s before the IPhone drown though. BTW- the guy who sold me the new phone swears it’s “waterproof” up to a few feet for 30 minutes. Considering we went up to 2000 cfs last night, it looks like I won’t be water testing the new phone this weekend. Almost terrestrial time folks.
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