Thursday, March 12, 2015

A March Quicky....

 Hello all, and thanks for    checking in at The O’Grady flyfishing Adventures. My Dad told me a story many years ago when he used to spend a lot of time on the road. He was sitting in a road side diner in the middle of nowhere and an old truck driver sat in the booth behind him. When the waitress came to take his order, a heavy southern drawl asked the waitress for a quicky. After a few very awkward moments and near fisticuffs he pointed to the menu and just wanted the quiche. Now I wouldn’t bet my life on the story being completely true but here is my “quiche” Ark update for our readers. Cat and I snuck out to the river yesterday afternoon and found bed after bed full of fish; the spawn is in full force right now. It is a beautiful thing to watch these fish repopulate our river. We managed to find a few fish that were actually eating but afternoons this week show the true meaning of fish porn. Guide trips out this week saw a short feeding frenzy mid day and the rest of the day searching for those few feeding fish. Water temps have stuck right around that 40 degree mark and have kept the bug activity at bay, but I am expecting temps to begin rising this week. Sunday is the official end of winter storage and we really have no idea what to expect with flows. Morning fish have been taken on j-bombs, and cream Blings, mid day fish have been on FOD’s and grey emergers, and late afternoons have seen fish on Ninjas and Griffiths have produced on top.

  I hate to admit it but the first fish I landed yesterday was a fatty and as I grabbed her a few eggs spit out. I quickly got her back in the water but felt awful the rest of the day. We also found an 18 inch, well Winston found an 18 inch male laying dead next to the shore with really no marks on him. Fish are extremely stressed right now so please be very careful about handling and fighting these fish right now. That is all the time for lecturing at this time so I will now wish you all have an incredible time on the water. As always, Connell, Cat, Winston, Barry White, and The Drift Fly Shop want to thank you for reading..


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