Sunday, March 30, 2014
Non-Dexterous Man vs Ganglion-Equipped Salmonid 29Mar14
In the epic battle of non-dexterous man vs ganglion-equipped salmonid, who wins? The sun shone on the Arkansas tailwater as this hobbled angler landed his first 22" rainbow of the year... it was not pretty but I imagine a fish >2X cast length merits the win. The PT is is moving into prime time and while I didn't experience a BWO hatch, larvae versions worked well. I was long-line nymphing and fact is, everything sub-surface worked when I saw the fish and hit the feeding lane stealthily and accurately enough. I caught fish on tung BH black ice #18, sparkle loop wing RS2 #20, BHPT #20, mercury BH black beauty #20 and olive krystal flasher #22. The day started at 28◦ but warmed to 70◦... the good action started at ~9:30am and lasted till I left at 1:30pm. It was a blast but stripping was much harder than expected and I tested my index too much - landing was easier than expected as I tucked the rod in my armpit and went all righty with the net (the fish had to be decently tired) - removing the fly was often hard and tying new bugs on was sloooooow. I caught many fish moving upstream from Valco Ponds; it was not too crowded; I lost only 3 via long distance release; below are some of the 'bows. I couldn't do the cool hand-holding-fish pic with the broken paw so they are all grounders... it helped me land fish anyway.
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