December 18, 2013

Flow 93 CFS

Water Temp 40.5- 44 Degrees

It is another fabulous day on the Ark.  I met my guest at the Nature Center at 9 AM and proceeded to complete the necessary paperwork and go fishing!!!  One thing to note, the air temp was 45 degrees.  That was at 9 AM, the banana belt in full force.  However the trout were not cooperating!  The cold water has basically shut down nymph production.  Multiple seining resulted in one nymph and multiple case caddis larva.  As soon as the temperature reached 44 degrees we began to put fish in the net.  In the end seven fish came to net and it was a good day.  Steve was very pleased and we did not realize how good we did until we met fisherman ending their day at the Nature Center parking lot.   None of them had more than one fish in the net.  Among them were a couple of pro’s from Colorado Springs and Castle Rock.  The last fish of the day was a feisty 14 inch bow in the rock piles below the Judges Hole.  The bug of the day was BH FB Peasant Tail.  It does not get much better than this folks.  Your local guides know best!

Tight Lines

Lou