JasonB
09-10-2011, 08:59 PM
Headed up the hill to fish a bit on the sfa this afternoon/evening, and what a strange time it was. First of all, this muggy weather has been creating some interesting T-storms. Wasn't sure if that would be a good or a bad thing, but it seemed like it would make for a more interesting fishing trip at least. Indeed it did: driving upriver the first thing I noticed was the river looking slightly more colored than normal, then a LOT more murky, then I noticed that not only was the river quite off color but it was also WAY low. Looked to be about half the flow that it was last week (rough guess= less than 50cfs?). I had heard that there is a diversion of sorts up near Kyburz so I kept going upstream and sure enough the flows picked up and the clarity returned to normal as well. Kinda wierd to say the least.
The fishing was pretty weak at best, just a couple of smaller trout rising to take one of several attractor patterns that I tried (none seemed more consistent than any other). Funny thing was, I kept having trouble landing them!? Wasn't like they were very big or anything, but quite strong and spirited! Two break offs, two ldr's, and one little guy (probably no more than 8") who managed to run my line around a rock and get away leaving me snagged! Kind of funny, and all in all lived up to what I was expecting: a far more interesting afternoon of fishing. When it started raining harder again I decided that I'd had enough and left prior to the magic window of sunset/twilight.
Have to wonder a bit if the sudden water drop will do any harm to the fishes, the big load of sediment probably wasn't all that nice either but at least it seemed to be clearing by the time I was headed home.
JB
The fishing was pretty weak at best, just a couple of smaller trout rising to take one of several attractor patterns that I tried (none seemed more consistent than any other). Funny thing was, I kept having trouble landing them!? Wasn't like they were very big or anything, but quite strong and spirited! Two break offs, two ldr's, and one little guy (probably no more than 8") who managed to run my line around a rock and get away leaving me snagged! Kind of funny, and all in all lived up to what I was expecting: a far more interesting afternoon of fishing. When it started raining harder again I decided that I'd had enough and left prior to the magic window of sunset/twilight.
Have to wonder a bit if the sudden water drop will do any harm to the fishes, the big load of sediment probably wasn't all that nice either but at least it seemed to be clearing by the time I was headed home.
JB