The beat goes on . . . It's blowing pretty hard this morning so there is no rush. I slide up to the pasture mid morning where I can find a favorable casting angle and a little protection. I start down the trail with the five weight in hand to punch through some wind, but after looking down at the smooth water around the island, I turn back for the three weight. Come to find out, it's favorable right in the sweet spot at the bottom of the big island. I park where the fast meets the slow, and most of the fish are in the slow. After a few on the leech, it's midging time through the early afternoon. They're eating.
After a late lunch, I move back down to high bridge where I got schooled last night. Redemption time with a #20 sparse cdc cluster and a #22 rs2. That fixes 'em! Not much wind this evening. It goes calm around sunset, and the baetis make a thick, quick showing from 5:00 to dark around 6:45. Another great day, even at a slower cadence. Sunny and 60. I'm soaking up every last ray of light and every btu of warmth that I can.
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| Looking great, as it usually does. |
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| 2600 cfs. Fish are loaded right below. |
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| Doin' it along this bank again from late afternoon to dark. |
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| No, this ain't Silver Creek! They were crawling all over me. |
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| This fly was tied for silver creek, but they liked it in the slower skinny water of the MO tonight. It floats high and is visible despite the small hook and single layer thread body. |
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