I got a late start today. Hit the Snoqualmie around
11:30. I started up off of the David Powell Road. I
parked in a pullout and walked upstream toward
Plum's Landing. I could see at least four drift boats
up near Plum's. I could also see various fishermen
waded in near the riffle by the landing. On
my walk upriver I passed one fisherman that was high
sticking nymphs I believe. I think he was after
whitefish?
It was a sunny, beautiful day.
Flow at Carnation: 2740 CFS
Water temperature was 46 degrees
Wind was gusting strongly from the East/South East (my
right shoulder)
Rod #8, floating line, 10 foot extra-fast sink
polyleader, 3 foot level 10# Maxima leader
Fly: #2 Orange Marabou
I fished through about 50 to 75 yards of a run filled
with submerged boulders into the tailout above a rapid
under the power lines. The boulders were quite
slippery and uneven. I was pretty happy with how I
covered the water. I only dinged myself in the back of
the head with the fly once. I tried to time my casts
to fall between the major wind gusts. I was moving
pretty fast, it probably took me about a half hour to
fish through. Unfortunately, I did not get any
strikes.
After I was done I decided to move to an area that
might be more sheltered from the wind. On my way back
toward Fall City, I passed a guy Spey casting (white
Ford Ranger?). Anyway, it looked like he was having
fun. I went down through Fall City and crossed the
baseball diamond in Fall City Riverfront Park to get
to the gravel bar just down stream from the Fall City
bridge. It was a wise decision. The wind was coming
strongly over my left shoulder. I knew this would be
much safer for me. I switched my rig to the following:
T-200
Stripping basket
2 foot level 10# Maxima leader
Flies: #2 Orange Marabou, #2 Purple Marabou
I walked up the bank to a point almost under the Fall
City bridge. I could see many plunkers on the other
side of the river. I started fishing down stream:
cast, 2 steps, cast. I started getting the hang of the
stripping basket. It helped me get decent casts out
through the wind. I can't say it was effortless. I got
a rhythm going, and before I knew it, I was 75 yards
from where I started. I was broken out of my rhythm
when I heard a jet boat coming up the river from
around bend. I was only about thigh deep (10 yards
off bank), but I figured since I was one, and the
plunkers were many, I was going to get blown off the
river. However, when the boat rounded the bend,
he saw me and immediately throttled down. He actually
split the distance between me and the plunkers. I gave
him a Thank You wave and got into a cast/step rhythm
again. Around 2PM, I packed it in.
I guess this is just practice for writing a report
when I actually catch a fish. :-)
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--Brent
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