Windy Day on the PT 14Oct13

Got to the Valco Ponds Parking lot about 9:30am. Wind was gusting to 30mph. The worst I have ever attempted fishing in. So decided to head East toward the Nature Center. to try to find a spot in the trees. I tried the structure on the way out and didnt do much good. I caught a couple on the walk between spots just drifting a flashy holographic Nicks BWO Emerger (based on the Coffin intel) in about a foot of water as I walked. The off color water allowed drifting near the bank and the wind prevented much casting.  Fish seemed to be holding near the bank instead of in the structure at least in the am. There was a decent mayfly hatch coming off as they smacked me in the face due to the gale force winds. Casting more than 2-3 ft upstream was near impossible. Morning action died off about 11:30 so headed back to the car for lunch. After lunch the wind picked up even more( I only saw a couple other guys who braved the conditions.). Walked up toward the dam and hit the usual spots without much action. Wind died down about 2:30 and the action picked up as I picked up several nice ones and lost about as many. One monster Bow snapped me off in the rocks at the big V. All Fat 'Bows, caught one fish all day on a black midge the rest were on some shiny BWO emerger (Nick's BWO emerger, flashy RS2 or a Top Secret). Afternoon they seemed to be hanging in the tailwater behind the structure feeding, all but one pulled out of deep hole seemed to be taken in about a ft of water. There seemed to be a decent afternoon caddis hatch.