Low and clear

I stopped off at this little stream this afternoon. At best, it is marginal for fly fishing due to tight quarters, but today it was made even more difficult due to the fact that it was so low and so very clear. I had an old little Orvis 3 wt graphite rod with me, and I went in to give it a try. I spotted a very nice trout in the first large pool I fished, but I couldn't move it. The trout were so spooky throughout the creek, it was really hard not to telegraph my presence. I raised some small trout in riffles, and further upstream I saw some very good trout in a deep fast run. Finally, I ran a streamer through the deepest pool in the creek and had several nice trout follow it, but no takers. The trout win today.

Wednesday evening on the Grand

I fished the Grand after work. Fished a riffle above Fergus and stayed put. Good caddis hatch between about 7:00 and 8:00. Caught several trout in the 9 - 12 inch range. Foul hooked a 12 incher that rose to my fly, which fortunately shook off quickly. Only saw a couple bigger trout tonight. Lots of people out on the river - I avoided the flats and fished the riffle to get a little space. The fly of choice was a #16 cdc caddis emerger, dun wing and top secret body.

Pupae

I tied up some caddis pupae patterns tonight, anticipating a few hours on the Grand after work tomorrow evening. Last time out, I was able to fool the smaller fish, but the larger ones were wary of my fly. I think my pupae weren't quite right.

pictures from an old fly swap

I stumbled across this today - from an old fly swap.

Fished the Grand after work

I fought some nasty traffic on the 401, but made it up to the Grand above Fergus for an evening of trout fishing. There were caddis emerging more or less regularly, with trout moving to them also more or less regularly. I saw a few cahills as well, but the trout were eating caddis. I found two good risers and worked for them all evening. I pricked one and put him down at some point. Caught neither, but did manage to catch a few 9-11 inch browns in the process. It was a hot day, but it cooled a little into the evening. Water temp was about 62f according to my thermometer. Good to get on a river after a few weeks without any fishing.