Ugh

Ugh, more of the same. We just can’t seem to get out of this weather pattern. With all of this high water this spring I’ve spent a lot of tie at the tying bench. The outcome of the hours spent have been some great new patterns that swim great and catch fish. The world of tying is going big, articulated, and did I say BIG. Why not? When you look at conventional lures, mostly soft plastics they’re 2-4 inches. Which leads me to my current tying mindset, if a river smallmouth can and will eat a 4” plastic craw why not tie big? Choose your materials carefully in order to keep the weight of the fly down for casting purposes and go BIG the fish will eat it.


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Don't be a dick, PSA

Boat ramps aren’t meant to be fished from. Boat ramps aren’t meant to be used as a dumping ground for your landscaping waste. Boat ramps are meant to launch and remove boats from the water. If by chance you’re too lazy to walk away from your car to find a fishing spot and you choose to fish from the ramp, GET OUT OF THE WAY when a boat comes up to it, so said boat can either launch or be put back on the trailer!

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Shut up and fish

Yes, we’ve had a ton of rain. Yes, the rivers have been trashed. Yes, the water is dirty. Yes, you might get rained on. You have rain gear bought on pro deal, so use it. Conditions like this highlight the differences between guides and insta guides. I have news for you the water gets dirty, the water gets high, the fish live in it. They will eat.

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So close

Things on all of the local rivers are almost back to normal. Levels continue to drop daily and should be fishable by this coming weekend. The pictures below are at 36,600 cfs. The blown out river gave me the chance to spend the weekend at the fields watching my daughters team win the 5 game tournament.

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The roller coster continues

Well here we go again. Another week of high water and trips getting rescheduled. Before the deluge both rivers were in good shape and fishing well. The cold nights have slow the spawn progress down so there’s plenty of big females still on the prowl. Fly choices changed daily. Some days it was a streamer bite and others you had to dredge the bottom. With any luck when things drop back to fishable levels things will be right back to normal.

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EPIC day

Client, “is it gonna rain?” Guide, “Yup” Client, “should we reschedule” Guide, “Nope” and this is why. Not every day is going to be windless, sunny, and 80 degrees. Put your rain gear on and go fish. The fish are already wet they don’t care.

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Off to a GREAT start

The ability to bounce around and find the cleanest, warmest water there is is key this time of year. The water temps have been consistently in the mid to upper 40’s But that is quickly changing. Certain sections of the rivers are pushing 60 degrees Fly choices depend on where you are bottom bouncing to swimming patterns have been working.

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The first couple times down in 19

The first couple times down the river in 19 went well. Cfs is flowing 9300ish, 4-6 inches of visibility, water temps mid 40’s Low and slow with big dark flies worked like they always do this time of year. The birds are out in full force, turtles are sunning and the beavers are busy. I have this Sunday the 24th open if anyone wants it.

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