Mike: In a runoff or after a heavy rain, and the water is high and muddy, I think that the fish fill up quickly with whatever is washed past. I remember an afternoon on Hobble Creek after a morning of rain. I fished and fished, and didn't turn a fish. Then I came to a big pool, and in the slow part there were dozens of earthworms drifting around and around. In this case, the best bet is a Mepps spinner, which trout will strike, even if they are not feeding........
Larry Johnson >>> "Michael Bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5/6/2007 3:12 PM >>> Yesterday I was out fishing here in Nevada and I had a bad experience. I traveled quite a ways to get to the river which I was told was one that would be free from the spring runoff. When I arrived the river was high and muddy. Since I had traveled a ways to get there I decided to fish it. No luck. Not a bite and it was my kind of place. I checked for insect life and there were lots of mayfly nymphs. Here is my question: obviously if fish are there they want to eat. Do they eat? If they eat, why do we have such a problem other than fish seeing the fly. People at the local shop said they would not go out to the spring run off plagued rivers and I have heard that before. How much does the mud affect fish vision? Is fishing really useless in such situations? Is it better to use something like a white fly or nymph? Or opposite? Mike
