High water has done its work. The river looks great, all kinds of debris has been moved down river. All you see under the boat are rocks, river grass and fish. The water is very clear so it is time to be sneaky and sight fish in the shallow water.
The ants fell this week and the fish are still looking for them. I waded some customers around the back channels for two days and did very well all on ants. Some of our other guides took there customers from Texas hole to catch and release water fishing ants all over the place. Carp fishing on the lake has also been great on the surface. There are also cicadas singing in the trees and hoppers jumping around so dry fly fishing should stay good for a while.
Midge fishing in the morning and evening has been very productive all over the river. I have done best on cream and olive midge patterns sizes 22 to 26. The baetis are hatching in the afternoon all down river from T-hole. I have been catching fish above and below the surface. Both the nymphs and dries are olive and small, size 22 and 24.
We are also fishing the lower river or private water, doing well on streamers and drys. The caddis and PMD’s are hatching!
You just can’t go wrong! Good luck, Chris
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Comment by sandra407 — September 9, 2009 @ 11:57 am