Rivers

A good qoute:

"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river, and he's not the same man."
-Heraclitus

The Streamer Cause

This evening I was ready to go out and fish the Salmon River with streamers. In fact, the only boxes I packed were loaded with Bucktails, Woolly Buggers, Clousers, and Barely Legals. When I got to the pool of choice I saw some risers, but those were not what I was looking for. I tied on a streamer. Half an hour and two hits later, I remembered that I stuck one little stonefly In that box. To stave off the skunk, out it went. A moment later it was slurped down by a nice Rainbow.

After that I continued to fish streamers. Further downstream, I took one Smallmouth bass and had a brooky on briefly, bringing my day to an end. 

Perch Only

This morning I headed out into the rain for some action on the lake. Right away I found some exceptionally skiddish feeding carp. I got withing ten feet of them, crouched, and they spooked. I set up a Euro Carp rig, bated an area, and left that while I went on to cast flies for Panfish and Bass. Unfortunately it was not a bass day, but the perch were hungry. I caught around 20.

The Carp Drought Continues

For whatever reason, regardless of the time I am putting in, carp just haven't been showing this week. This morning I went out for an early session and didn't see more then two fish in several hours. The cold nighttime temperatures are likely to blame. It's about time for me to get out of the early morning routine and put more afternoon time in.

Lacking in Wild Trout

Today I went out and fished some small streams that I have been eyeing up for a while. Unfortunately, the only trout I could find were stockers in a spot I already knew. At least that's something. It blows my mind to find so many Brookyless streams when they are just the perfect habitats. It's just sad.