Had the same sort of day, Mark - I was at the River Bend junction in North Bend - it was like a mid-September day - low water levels, warm breeze blowing from the west, but I couldn't touch a trout to save my skin. 3 whitefish to hand, 9-11". Using a black beadhead pheasant tail and a black and red chironomid about 7' under the bobber and 2 size 8 splitshot (I left my size 4's in my steelhead vest). A nice pipeful of dark Cavendish and life was pretty good.
I'm deeply worried about what this portends for the rest of the year, though. Looks like water rationing is a foregone conclusion... Question for the board - where will folks go with the water levels down and the water temps up? I'm thinking of doing a lot of hiking for the high-mountain lakes this summer and leaving the low flowing rivers alone (and therefore not putting undue stress on the fish). I figure the low-lying lakes will be stressed as well. I've only lived up here for 7 years, so I've never seen conditions like this. I'm sure some of the long-timers on the board have seen similar times as these - what did you folks do to keep the Jones off? Sean -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Steudel Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 2:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Middle Fork report 03/05/205 Hit the middle fork today from 9 - 1. Caught around 12 - 15 whitefish. All small, 6 - 12 inch range. No trout. Used a bh zug bug, about 8 ft down, with a size A splitshot. While it was fun to catch fish, it would've been more fun had I had a 3wt.
