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Nice report. At least the day ended well!
Posted on: 2013/10/28 9:07
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I just sent Dave a message to see how it went.
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This really does surprise me. Usually any white streamer trailed with a pink egg of some sort in these conditions are just one fish after the other. Hmmm Quote:
I like that stretch on 12. It fishes well when everything else is blown. We hit a couple there last Sunday in the brown & leaf hatch. Quote:
Great! Did Dave's neighbor/friend catch a fish? I didn't leave the couch all day Saturday. I wanted to bring my daughter up, but I knew she would be miserable in the wind and cold. Next time!
Posted on: 2013/10/28 9:12
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Dave's neighbor/friend didn't make it. Dave took the skunk as well. But in his defense, when he was fishing hard, nobody caught fish. By the time the fishing picked up a little, Dave was wet and achy and was pushing hard towards the car. Neoprene's and a couple of lbs of sweat left him wet and dehydrated. We fished the way out, me more than him, and I was willing to cross and do more to get the right angles, which is how I picked up what I did. Think the polarized glasses helped a lot too, I couldn't see fish, but I could see bottom and fished the darker lines where I thought they'd be laying. They weren't aggressive, you had to stick it on their nose I think.
It might have been that on Friday, things would have picked up a little later in the day if I had stuck to Elk for the afternoon. Thursday night was full of rain/sleet/snow, and places upstream in the watershed had several inches on the ground, which proceeded to melt quickly with the warm ground. It may have been more about water temperature, rather than clarity. As I said, the clarity wasn't perfect on Friday, but I didn't think it was all that bad either. Friday night was the same story, to a lesser degree. And again, I think it was after 10:30 till I saw the first fish caught on Saturday, and water conditions were absolutely PERFECT. But from then till 12:30 or so when we quit, it was quite clearly fishing decent. I was hooking up as were plenty of other people. Not "fast", but not slow either, and it was getting better by the minute. I'm concluding water temperature had more to do with the slow mornings than water color. If you had any other "scouts" out, I wouldn't at all be shocked to hear that guys picked up a few fish on Elk Friday afternoon, and maybe did really well Saturday afternoon.
Posted on: 2013/10/28 10:06
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That right there should be the steelhead fisherman's mantra!
Posted on: 2013/10/28 10:11
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I bought new waders at Folly's so after lunch I did go back out and did some casting in the surf at the mouth of Trout Run with large streamers. Lot of people watching, but nobody else fishing. No idea why. Caught 5 missed a few.
Posted on: 2013/10/28 10:13
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One more thing.
NOT!
Posted on: 2013/10/28 10:15
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Are your new breathable waders on fire?
Posted on: 2013/10/28 10:21
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I am starting to worry that they won't fit. I tried them on after sweating off at least 8 lbs.
I weighed myself when I got home and was down about 6 and that was after eating a huge lunch and some homemade soup for dinner. OK, that huge lunch was only a steak salad and a small order of wings, but still. And I'll say this. For a little guy, Pat can really pack away the bar food. P.S. next time I tell that story it will be 10 lbs. Don't worry, I have put it all back.
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:) And THAT'S why I can't see my feet, even without the Richardson. haha.
Luckily, I don't have a sweet tooth. But I do have a grease tooth.
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PS and OT. PatrickC, I owe you a huge thank you. A few years back you helped me with a chronic ankle problem. I had seen a doctor who prescribed me foot inserts (arch support), but it made things worse. After some questioning, you told me to try lateral heel wedges. I won't say it's totally gone. But it's a LOT better, like night and day.
Posted on: 2013/10/28 10:40
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Remind me to tell you a story along these lines from my residency when were on the stream some time... 
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More rain forcast later this week.
Posted on: 2013/10/28 17:15
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Simple mechanics. Some guys are worried about making $350 on a pair of orthotics (whether they help or not)...some guys just want to help. One guy gets rich. One guy guides fishing trips on the side for extra money 
Posted on: 2013/10/28 17:30
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Great thread, my Son and I were discussing the same thing on our way to Elk yesterday. The last few years were hit and miss in the tribs because of water but this year is a banner year with 37 caught and released so far. We're getting spoiled this year.
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This is probably what was going on. Had a similar experience about four years ago. Drove up in snow; 3-4 inches on the ground that melted off the next day. I think the jolt of cold water slowed down the bite. We ended up picking up a handful of fish mid-afternoon in some sun drenched holes. I hope I don't mirror your experience tomorrow and Thursday..
Posted on: 2013/10/29 13:21
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