river update...

just got a message from some fish usa board members who are down at dsr right now... fishing sucks they said... mid river would be my suggestion...

Sounds normal to me,it's early.If you are lucky to be where the few fish that are coming in are you might get some action,it's like this every year.
Dropping the water flow sure is n't a help but it is what it is.

It gets us all itching to go and we have all been there, we all want to get them early while they still have a good fight in them. I know it's early and been going there for many years but every year my curiosity always wanting to go. they know they got us by something

I will add that in 22 years I've never known dougie to. Give a false report... remeber that sometimes a few hundred yards can make a difference...

Btw... just got a text... they moved down lower and they are now slamming them

Well I fished there this morning,hoped to hook up with Tuna and fitchy but it didn't work out.
I hooked 4 in about five hours most of which was walking, either looking for them or a place to fit in without crowding the younger and faster walking set.

I hooked 1 in the flats, first piece of open water, although there was a guy in what looked to be the best holding water.
Saw 3 hooked up in joss while fishing there,they sure jumped alot for kings.
That is to say they were fishing short drifts and getting their hook out of the water fast for the nextdrift.

Over a dozen guys in the upper clay.
Eventually saw 2 landed that came down from there.
It seems we not only have hybred kinghos but a cross with bluegills since they seemed to put their sides to the current alot as they were being landed.
I did see some more bent rods up there.

I wandered down to the meadow and found only 3 guys fishing it.
Plenty of room so it was my nirvana for the day,
The first fish hit after 4-5 casts, shook and headed for the lake.
Still being on a 5 pound lifting order after my fusion, once he had my flyline run out I pointed the rod and cracked him.
The fish were hitting about 1 every half hour.
The guy across from had 1.
I hooked the next 2. Got them to stay close by throwing some slack a couple times and changing rod angle but the end result was predetermined by my restriction coupled with my unwillingness to chase kings a quarter mile.
Then the guy across from me again followed by the guy 2 below me.
Then it was time to leave and I don't know what happened after about 11 am.
Didn't see 1 coho, which is what I was hoping for since once you start them up the burn themselves up and I might of had a shot at landing something.

My second fish hit a #4 double pink bunny fly on the first cast.
Anyone who fishes bunny and bou knows they don't sink well til they are thoughly waterlogged.
This king came within 4-6 inches of the surface to crush that fly.
I had to wait until he shook his head away from me before I set to make sure I didn't pull it away from him.
All this while watching him come to the fly, grab it and start shaking it as if trying to kill it.
That one fish would have made my day.

Fi$hing reports are what they are.
Right place right time or not makes a world of difference in what you report.
I would certainly not call what I saw today a run, but I have to figure a least 10 or 12 went by without hitting for every one that did.

Don't think of them as holding down there as much as pausing.
Ya gotta figure the seam-break they will rest in for a minute or two before moving on.
I was near enough to the lake that even though it wasn't a strong run enough were moving that every half hour or so you would have a few in front of you.

PS they were in a meanazs pizzy mood today.
Always a big help.

The pause is the best because they don't lose their aggressiveness like stationary fish do.

If you hit it right, when a fresh run is starting.
YES!

I don't fish for kings much so today was my one payment till the chrome start.

RT--that was no TRICKLE that came in ;)

No--can only do Wed/Sun till the last wk in Nov-1st week in Dec--but I was in town--it was a pretty good run that came in ;)---pm me b4 ur next trip.

ONE OF THE PINKIE PLEASE!!!
You me yours an I'll so ya mine so to speak.
It was like they were just trying to kill it.

PS I have to tye one before I can post I can post it,but don't let that stop you.
Also the check is in the mail.
I'm sterile and I promiseI won't (well lets leave that quote there)

 None left in my box either. Go up river and swing some more-you might get a two fer.  It was amazing. Next time it may be Chartreuse. If I used a 14 wt and 2 flies, I truly believe I could've hooked doubles.
 
Charlie

Awesome charlie; im disappointed I missed you guys; we'll have to make it up this weekend... btw; I've had my best days for salmon and steelhead in that same hole...

Ps; last year if a guy claimed that they hooked 20+ fish this time of year he would be bombarded with people calling out BS.... don't worry I believe you...lol... you deserved your success yesterday... tight lines brother...

This was the HOT fly for the day.. They wanted nothing to do with any other colors.. But as Charlie said it may be something different the next.. You just have to find what they will take and hope you have engugh in your box .
I know what I will be doing today

Congrats guys- glad to hear ya moved around till finding those holders- sounds like a great trip- you guys deserve it.
  Guess I left a day early and missed that mid town push but OH Well - September.
 Thats just bout the same fly was throwin when hooked my King above town too -lotsa blue and pink with a bit of sparkle- mine was a #2 as I recall.
   C U at da party.