opening day

  • Jake
    Muddy Corn Field
    Posts: 2493
    January 2, 2003 at 10:10 pm #1322800

    hey all,

    just wondering how everyone did on opener. i’m sure some of you got out being it was a holiday and it was a decent enough day.

    i hope that you did better then i did too. i went to whitewater and got completly skunked . i had one on for a while but it came off. there where a few other guys around that were saying that they had only caught a few too.

    anyone got a report from somewhere else

    d.a.
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 481
    January 3, 2003 at 3:42 pm #249803

    Apparently Hay Creek was fishing well. No midge hatch to speak of but scuds in orange and tan worked well. Small beadhead PT’s were the fly of choice on Beaver Creek.

    Streams are really low and clear, so fishing is tougher than normal.

    bill_cadwell
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 12607
    January 3, 2003 at 4:23 pm #249805

    Welcome aboard to FTR Dave. I know you have a wealth of trout fishing info to share. Keep posting! Thanks, Bill

    d.a.
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 481
    January 4, 2003 at 11:04 pm #249876

    Thanks, Bill – have you and Nate left some walleyes for others to catch??

    Today certainly wasn’t the nicest day, weather wise, I’ve spent on the water, but it was good to get out today. Area streams are all very low and very clear. The absence of snow, snowpack, and any subsequent melting is obvious throughout the area (just look out your window).

    I fished standard #14 scuds in a yellow/orange color with a #20 black Simpleton Midge as a trailer. Midge larvae and pupae are also good choices this time of year, as well as brassies despite much success today using them. Fish were somewhat aggressive despite temperatures that failed to reach much over 30 degrees. Patience, stealth, accurate casting with fine tippets, and more patience are keys right now. There were a few trout taking midges – a dimpling of the surface instead of the slashy type strikes anglers witness at other times. I didn’t bother with dries since there weren’t many trout taking midges.

    Good luck to all.

    Today’s Photos (thanks to my new digital camera) can be viewed at: http://ontheflyguiding.com/today’s_picutres.htm

    nate-cadwell
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 498
    January 5, 2003 at 2:26 am #249887

    Hey Dave I just sent you a PM
    and nice photos, shouldn’t you have been in class?????
    now Dave I know this site is addicting so don’t let it interfere with your homework, I know I did
    talk to you later
    Your Favorite Student

    d.a.
    Rochester, MN
    Posts: 481
    January 5, 2003 at 4:22 am #249893

    There’s no school on Saturday . I would never let a web site interfere with my job . Besides, you know as well as I do that fishing is more important than work as well as school.

    Jake
    Muddy Corn Field
    Posts: 2493
    January 5, 2003 at 9:22 pm #249935

    hey D.A.,

    what school do teach at?

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