July 17, 2012
Flow: 89
Water Temp: 69
****** Water Alert ******
Flows dropped like a rock at 4:15 today. With high
temperatures forecasted through the weekend we could be in trouble again. With
flows this low the evening cool down reduces by half each night. The water near
the lake is still coming out fine but in nine miles it rises to dangerous
levels for trout. Fish early and closer upstream to reduce the chance of
mortality. 4 and 5x tippet will help as well. Enough of the doom and gloom let’s
talk fishing. Lou had a great morning at 391 cfs nymphing rock clusters and
fast water with meat and taters and pheasant tails size 16. My evening trip
near the upper footbridge produced 25 trout in a little over an hour dead
drifting a 22 cream midge dropper below a soft hackle caddis at 18”. Looking at
a 16” waterline on the rocks was a little depressing. The endless fish kept my
spirits up though. In every adversity is the seed of an equal or greater benefit.Tight lines,
Ben
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