Lawn mowed, yard and garage mostly in order, so I gave the old what-to-do meter a spin, and it came up Go Fishing again! So I did, picking up the #8 on the way out of town.
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| Surprised me again by stopping on Go Fishing! |
On the water by 8:30, immediate action in the shallow riffles like normal, but almost all the action was slashing at my strike indicator. Caught a couple, tried a caddis and dropper, but nothing in about a dozen casts, so back to the double CGPPN. Not so many fish in the first run, but most of those to hand were 9" to 11", good for this river.
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| Typical early morning rainbow |
Fishing was a little "slow" compared to my last couple visits - I only had 18 in the entire first run (compared to a couple dozen without moving my feet), but there were plenty to be found.
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| Gotta love that face |
As usual, many in the shallow riffles rather than the deeper runs. Ended up with 56 in the 1/4 mile from the entry point, then dropped in to the run below my access point. Found another 23 downstream. I love this stream!
If you ever wonder why I only fish the caddis green psycho prince nymph on this stream, here is the reason why. I pulled a couple small sticks from the bottom, which were covered in caddis cases.
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| Caddis cases are abundant |
Give one of these things a little squeeze from the bottom, and its occupant will poke its head out.
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| Look what's hiding inside... |
Let's compare this abundant food source to the CGPPN....
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| Don't tie on anything else here (unless they are actively feeding on dries...) |
Yup, a pretty striking resemblance. I had discovered through experience that this fly killed them here compared to even a normal prince nymph. One day I opened up one of the cases and discovered why it was so effective. Never leave home without a good supply!
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Glad you had a great start to July!
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