![]() Date: 05/02/23 Time: 11:15am–2:30pm Weather: moderate rain, overcast; some sun Air: 48° Windchill: 45° Water: 53° Water pH: 7.66 Some days I like to fish familiar water, and other days I’m up for a challenge, an adventure. Yesterday was an adventure sort of day. I was concerned about the significant amount of recent rain and had no way of knowing the condition of the stream. Upon arrival, I was met with a stream that appeared literally unfishable. ![]() Taking time to observe a given stream and to hypothesize on trout holding patterns based on current conditions is often paid off in spades. This was no exception. Although I observed some hatches of midges and stone flies, they were not abundant. And with such high, fast water, I opted to fish an attractor type fly sub-surface. One benefit of high, fast water is that trout lies are limited. Trout cannot survive in the fastest water, as they would expend far more calories than they would be able to consume. Also, such water allows an angler to approach trout closer without being detected. Fast water is often loud, thereby drowning out noise made by the angler. And, often fast water creates surface disturbance, thereby impeding a trout’s ability to see the angler. Therefore, taking time to understand a stream’s conditions will significantly improve one’s success. I fished the slow glass-like patches of water. I also fished the seams and transitional zones - the lines in between the fast and slow water and the lines where the stream bed drops. Focus was given on getting my fly down in lower water columns where the water moves slowest, which is a place trout are most likely to rest in such turbulent conditions. And I was rewarded. Click Play Below. Comments are closed.
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