The list always has been about northwest flyfishing in general, rather than
strictly flyfishing within the state of Washington .
The list charter, as stated in with welcome message received by all
subscribers is:
"This list is intended to provide a forum for the discussion of
fly fishing and fly fishing related issues in Washington
and as a means of sharing fly fishing experiences, knowledge and
advice among fly fishers within the state and surrounding areas.
We ask only that you be courteous to your fellow fly fishers and
generous in sharing your knowledge."
The idea here is to keep the focus on matters closely related to NW
flyfishing. I think that fairly includes members' occassional forays into
remote and exotic waters, especially when those forays help ease -
vicariously - our collective cabin fever.
-Wes
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 6:46 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: St. Joe River Report
>
>
> I know this is a WA list but many of us on the East side fish the
> St. Joe and
> Cour d Alene rivers so I thought a report would be valid.
>
> I was on the river by 9:00 this morning and found the water
> flowing clear but
> a bit high and fast for good dry fly fishing. The water flow is
> about half
> of what it should be this time of year but I would still give the river
> another week or two before I gave it serious consideration.
>
> The morning was characterized by light winds and sparse bug
> hatches. I still
> managed to bring 3 cutts to hand on a size 14 caddis. A green
> bodied seemed
> to work a bit better then a brown but I took fish on both. The
> fish were all
> holding in the side slack waters and only the small fish in the 8-12 inch
> range were willing to rise to a dry. If you attempted to fish
> the current
> seam, your fly was quickly swept down river or developed drag almost
> immediately. No fish seemed to be holding in this area, or more
> likely, they
> were hugging the bottom dining on nymphys. It would have taken
> some serious
> weight to get down to them as fast as the water was moving.
>
> We tried some water above Prospector Creek but couldn't buy a
> fish. I know
> the fish migrate to and from Lake Cour d Alene but have heard
> some stay in
> the upper reaches year around. We sure couldn't find them today.
>
> After lunch we headed down below Avery and fished the lower
> river. Even down
> in this area the water was fast and not very fishable. We
> finally opted for
> a roadside area by Cataldo and got into some decent water and a lot more
> fish.
>
> Overall, not a bad first trip but with limited river fishing days
> till I have
> knee surgery number 3, I was hoping to light them up today. The
> Caddis was
> the best producer followed by a PMD.
>
> If anybody has information about how to fish the St. Joe better
> during the
> early season, I would love to hear it.
>
> Mike W.
> Spangle.
>
>
