Thursday, July 16, 2015

A little summer cool down

Hi Folks, Doubled up yesterday with a boat trip in the morning and a river trip in the afternoon with the fly rods.  Big cold front pushed through yesterday morning.  We experienced it first hand as we were on the water as it all went down.  Surface temperature of the lake we fished was 74 degrees.  The wind increased from the north as the morning progressed.  The top water bite was excellent as we landed 7 smallmouth.  A fire tiger popper was very productive.  We located bass on edges in 10' to 15' of water. Working the popper aggressively is what it took to bring the bronzebacks to the surface.  When the front pushed through by 8:30am the fishing did slow.  You could feel the air cool off.  In the afternoon, the river we visited was up from the previous nights rain.  All of our rivers are currently puffed up and off color a bit from the rain.  Water temperature was 67 degrees.  We landed 5 stocked rainbows and 3 small bass swinging a #8 tungsten cone head muddler.  No hatching bugs, but lots of #8-#12 golden stone fly shucks on the rocks and a fair amount of #18 cased caddis on the bottom of rocks.  Off to chase trout this morning and bass this afternoon.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy