Hello
friends and thanks for checking in at the O’Grady Flyfishing Adventures. If you
are checking in because you saw the title and are thinking I have some kind of
inside info on this week’s Broncos or even my beloved Huskers, offensive game plan,
you have been duped. Sorry guys, were just talking about our river. For those
of you that aren’t sure about what turnover means, and what it means to you, this
blog is for you.
Every summer in our reservoir, the
coldest water sinks to the bottom and that is the water that comes out of the bottom of the
dam. If the reservoir was not there, our water would be way to warm to allow
trout to live through summer. Every fall as the weather begins to cool, the
cooler water begins to work its way to the top and the warmer water makes it
way to the bottom. This is why our river stays warm enough to keep the fish
eating all Winter long. The moving of the water causes a churning in the lake and the water
coming out gets the milky green look and we lose visibility.
Every year when the reservoir begins
to turn the shop gets tons of questions as to how long it will last. I will try
my best to answer. The last few years the reservoir has been really full and the
weather took forever to cool so we dealt with the milky water until late in
November. This year the weather is turning quickly and there is less water in the reservoir, so I am hopeful the reservoir should turnover quicker. I am hopeful that as soon as we get to November, the first real cold
snap should complete the turnover, so best case scenario, I’m hoping first of
November.
So how to fish turnover water, this
morning I headed out and my first run was really milky green. I put on a
size 18 A&W, followed by a few small midges and I ran it through a normal
feeding lane. First drift and I got my fish of the day, he was just a hair
under twenty inches. I fished that run for a little while and not another take.
I began to make my way up river and every run seemed to take one fish. I got
into one of my favorite runs and ended up hooking a few nice fish, and then
they just stopped eating. The river had sporadic bugs flying around all day and
I think that is why the first drift was normally money and then I needed to
move. I began working back down river and I began to see the dinks rising. I
always say that little fish need love to, so I set up a doubly dry rig. I was
having so much fun hooking the dinks that I almost didn’t see the big fish that
was sipping. When he caught my attention, I slipped in below and I notice
several shadows moving around. I tossed the flies out a few times with no
success and then finally I watched one come up and take a look at my first fly.
He backed away and then moved over to the trailer, he opened his mouth and
sucked it in and as I set the hook, my flies came straight back at me. I casted
again and the same fish moved over and sucked down the trailer again. I set the
hook and came to the conclusion that either that fish had a big hole in his mouth,
My fly was missing the hook, or possibly, I’m not a very good dry fly
fisherman. I checked the hook and it looked fine so I’m going with the fish
having a void in his mouth area.Hehe.
Looking toward the future. As of now, we
are still seeing a few tricos, caddis and pmd’s, and when temp drops and the
water clears we will be back fishing the Bwo’s. Yummy!
A few odds and ends, now I’m sure I’m
going to sound a little like a homer but after going back and forth the last
month fishing my Igniter and X, I just can’t say enough about those two rods.
Light, powerful, and an absolute blast to fight fish(as long as the fish don’t
have holes in their mouths). The shop still has a limited number of A&W’s
in the shop and when they are gone, they will be gone until next year. And
lastly, our tip to Belize next year is nearly filled. We have one room left and
it will be first come first served. As always, Connell, Cat, Winston, Scott
Frost & Vance Joseph and the Drift Fly Shop want to thank you for reading…….
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