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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