Sunday, July 18, 2010

Scheduling a fish.

Blog #4 Truckee River Tips


I guess because we can drive to a store 24-7, we think the same thing works for fish.
Not so....
If you want to do well with the finny guys, check their schedule.
Right now, it is get up very early, and stay out very late if you want the love.
High noon is a good time to nap, or spend some quality time with family.
The fishing pressure increases, and the bite diminishes as the sun slides high across the sky.
It's not just the fish either, all the critters lay low when the day is at it's hottest.
I'm not saying a fish can't be had at all, during the day, just that the bugs and fish have a different schedule than ours.
Don't tell me fishing is tough, if you won't adjust the way/time you approach them.
The value of Fly Fishing may be finding out about how the rest of the universe lives,
not just about "the color of the sky, in your world".

Jim

Monday, July 5, 2010

Truckee River 7-7-10

Delight!!! The looong spring has moved on.....
It is officially summer, high temps 70+, massive radiation exposure. Man this feels good.
Flowers blooming, critters running around, birds singing arias.
Fishing has picked up too.
The bite has shifted to earlier and later.
Lots of bugs!
Grass hoppers, PMDs, little yellow sallies, small goldens, and midges both cream and black.
A smattering of drakes.
A streamer may do some good too.
The flows are down 6" in the last three days.
Clear and fishable. H2O temp 63.
Large raft hatch this weekend. The last wave of them floated through by 7:00pm.
That leaves 1 uninterupted hour to say hi to walter.