to all readers here there is a lot of great information randomly dispersed throughout Kens blog...well worth the time to go through it-you will be a better angler. Thank Ken for his great blog. - Comment from Dan T on July 15 2016
The Swift - Back To Normal
Well, It had to happen sometime and that "happening" is that the Swift River has been "turned down" to its historic flow for this date. Yesterday at noon it was moving along at 100 cfs. Then it dropped to 38 cfs, the historical average for this date. Now, I know some that liked the higher flow but I really like the historical average - ultra skinny water and spooky trout!!!
LOST KEYS
A set of truck (?) keys were lost this past week at the Gauge parking lot. If you find them notify me and I'll contact the owner.
The "New" Tree Pool
Another tree has fallen into the "Tree Pool" and this is pretty much dead center, about a 100 feet below the PIPE RUN. We can't blame the beavers for this one as it appears to be a random event. I guees now I'll have something to lean up against when I need to take a break!!!
Another Shocking Survey
That's right!! July 30, 31 and August 1. The question is what is to be learned from this exercise and when will we learn it? After all, this is our river!!!
Skinny Water
A Good Swift River Brown
Ken
9 comments:
Swinging soft hackles I never go below 5x, reluctantly use 6x for drys, and IF tempted with 7X (tiny fly eyes) use no more than a foot. I agree that presentation is far more important.
Unknown,
Very good points. If you tie your own flies then those "tiny fly eye" problems can be eliminated with wide eye hooks.
Ken
Hi Ken,
On Monday I was fishing the Swift and parked near the gage. Packing up in the rain I think I dropped my keys in or near that parking area. If any of your readers saw them let me know. The main key is a Ford ignition key. Key ring also had a red plastic tag.
Bummer to have to spend the money they ask for a replacement!
BTW, did well on red midge pupa and yellow soft hackles.
Keep up the good work!
Gerry
1st time at Cady Lane this morning. On the water at 7, managed 5 small brookies on #18 olive emerger and foam ant. I could see large fish but no takes so on goes the Pats rubber legs and I hooked up with a large brown. Shortly after i got a big fat rainbow on a beadhead nymph and indy. That rainbow had a large black scar on its back just behind its head. I wondered if that was the result of electro shock or more likely a predator.
Off the water at 9:30, back at the car there were two spin fisherman that showed me pics of 2 large rainbows they caught and presumably kept. Im not sure if they caught them above or below Cady Lane. Nice guys but disappointing to see.
Mike, Andover
Does anyone know a homemade concoction for fly sink? not accepting spit recommendations please.
Gerry,
Good to hear from you but not under these circumstances. Which parking area were you at?
Mike,
Drop a call on them with the environmental police. That's how we can stop this.
Chico,
"fly sink" or "leader sink"?? If it's leader sink there is something called Fullers Earth, A.K.A. cat litter that you mix with glycerol and odorless dish soap.
That's one of them. The other is any glass cleaner. Leaders float because of oil and grease from our hands. Take one paper towel sheet and blast it with glass cleaner and the put it in a zip lock plastic bag then put it in your shirt pocket. Use when needed.
Ken
Fly sink, but leader sink substitute is also appreciated. Thanks
Ken,
I was parked near the gage station above the hatchery pipe.
Probably too late to recover, but if somebody saw it , at least I won't have to rack my brain trying to find it!
thanks!
Like he said first time at Cady Lane.Probably didn't know the boundary line.
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