Putting It In The Right Spot
It’s the time of year where fish are out and about ready to eat the “big bugs”. This can be the most rewarding time of year as far as finding quality fish in those “Fishy” spots. Its about being at the right place at the right time, and knowing which bug is coming off. The Blue Quill being the one that gets these fish fired up for the spring bite. Yesterday we hit the river knowing that, with temps rising to the uppers 50’s. We knew getting out of the car that it could happen today. We suited up and started wading up stream looking for action. When presenting these bugs its very important to not just cast your fly into “fishy spots”. Look at the river bottom and and decide which seam to start with. The most important part of these drifts we need to make is seeing what’s under the surface, and will it hold a fish? This is what a lot of fisherman forget about when fishing these tough rivers. Presenting the bugs in that beautiful bend ahead that you have been waiting to get to since you saw it from the road, is when the fisherman has to show up to be successful. Now, we can say we aren’t out there to just catch fish, but I like to “rip lips” some days. When you see 60 degrees on the weather app, that’s a green light to make it happen and be successful on the water. Structure is an important part to the first hatches of mayflies we are starting to see, because the fish aren’t quite ready for the shallow pocket feeding, but if you can read above and below the water, you will increase your chances. Wood and rocks is the name of the game, and if you have both, you got fish. Some of us get super excited about fishing all to be let down with a skunk or lots of mishaps, but you have to take it all in and take your time. We continued up stream as we approached the tail-out of a fishy run with lots of wood near the bank. “Thats the drift” I said after he makes a huge upstream mend. The indicator goes down, and and low and behold its one of the biggest browns I’ve ever seen. What happened next? Book a trip soon because its all about “putting it in the right spot”.
