Hey Everybody!!
Mike Daniels (aka RedRoverMike) here after a long cold
weekend up in the hills on Wilson Creek. The fishing friday was horrible as i
only managed to catch two fish in two hours. I was cold, it was late in the
day, and on top of that I was starving. I went back, got some food at the
campsite, and thought about why the fish were so held up for that evening.
Everyone i talked to this weekend was only catching two or three in a day and
most everybody was using eggs or those overly large stonefly imitations. Saturday
I awoke early and was on the stream when the fog was just lifting off the
water. Baffled from the day before, I decided to set out trying just about
everything I could think of in my flybox. I started off fishing midges from
large stimulators and caught one fish in an hour. Around 10:00 am it was like
someone flipped a switch on the fish and although I wasn't catching them right
away they began hitting small tiny sulphurs everywhere on the water. I switched
to a size 20 sulphur spinner with just a little bit of floatant power and began
casting in a way that caused it to almost smacked the water. As soon as it hit
the water the brook trout would come up and sip it in. I caught 24 fish
Saturday and 31 Sunday, all but two caught on dry flies. All the fish I caught
were brook and brown trout. Although I saw a ton of rainbows I just think the
water was too cold for them. During the middle of the day the water temp was at
45 degrees. The flooding from the snow melt as all but ended and the water
levels are about normal. If you have fished Wilson Creek before be ready to
find yourself a few new spots because the topography of the river has changed
drastically since the post winter floods.
Just a few tips, when fishing these tiny dry flies often
times it is imposible to look at the flies in the hatch and figure out what
exactly they are. I used tiny sulphurs because in the light they looked like
tiny yellow mayflies, but in all reality just about any small tiny mayfly
dryfly pattern would have worked. Trout do not have the selective eyes that
some people claim them to have. When a fly is moving past a trout they
typically judge it on size and shape first and foremost. In my personal opinion
color only has a major role in slow water or underwater. Between fast water and
light refracting off the surface dry fly color isnt important. There were
several fish I cought this weekend on size 22 black and white mayflies. The
point I am trying to make is to just have a good time and don't worry too much
about matching the hatch exactly.
Anyway yall, tight lines, good luck, and let me know if you
have any questions. I am always happy to help out. Don't forget to check out
Peiroway Rod Company up in Canada. They make some great stuff and they are the
only rods I use. Build to last and can handl just about anything you can dish
out. Basically they are the Yeti Cooler of fly rods. (THEY AREN'T BEAR PROOF
THOUGH") Also don't forget to check out Betsey's Ol Country Store up in
the DH on Wilson Creek. Right on the river, great place to camp and Bruce sells
just about anything you could need for a camping trip. He also has an awesome
HOTDOG STAND. Nathen's Hotdogs, chili, onions, coleslaw, and mustard... Very Good
$3 each and if your in the mood for something old school he has every soda in a
glass bottle that I can think of. Check it out on Facebook!!! Just google
Betsey's Ol Country Store only 2 and a half hours from Charlotte.
Take it easy and Tight Lines!!
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