Lake levels
continue to drop exposing some very interesting terrain for the trout stalker
making presentations off the bank. Water temperatures this past weekend were 63
in a foot of water at 9am, rising to 68 by 3pm. Keep in mind there are cooler
water temps at 10 to 18 feet down during the middle of the day. Rainbows are
coming into the shallows to feed on Blood midge, followed by a good Callibaetis
hatch from 10am to 2pm, or until the wind blows things out. On my last trip, we
never tied on a nymph, the trout were sucking down my blood midge emerger with
zero refusals. Yeah, it was all dry flies, and many fish were hooked in a foot
of water, right off the bank with very short casts. It was so awesome! Fishing
pressure was very light with nobody around for miles. There is a problem with
thick mud on certain shorelines, so thick, you sink up to your knees. Look for
the harder clay bank areas if you intend to wade. With air temperatures cooling
back down, and a small system with rain in the forecast, conditions should only
get better. See ya out there.
Wooly mullein Verbascum thapsus standing guard over the legendary Fugawi grove
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