Fishin' The PT In A Chill ~ Good Quantity; Modest Bugsign @150cfs 27Mar26

I headed to the Ark tailwaters today despite the precip & cooler temps. It was 40° or so with 150cfs flows steady. I started at ~11am and caught 2-3 fish an hour at Nature Center before heading to Valco Ponds in the St Pk for the mid-afternoon pass. There wasn't much bug sign but for a small mayfly hatch in the PM; the spinner fall brought smaller fish to sip. On the NC section in the AM I caught fish on the oil can Perdigon and flashy midge emergers. In the PM, mercury midges and mayflies (especially Destiny's Child) drew attention. Solid 18'ers but no >20" fish today... mostly ladies. The bite was not 'on' this day but it was fun with fewer fisherman out due to the uncomfortable weather... that's all relative though; my hands were cold but it's often much colder in March in CO... the warm winter lures one in. I used the Rodfather True Five today and it laid the longline nymph rig out there 90ft easily.