Alex Argyros
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I agree with Ron.
And even what we have is a little strange. For example, as of now, #2 (2.9) miles registers at 71.36 degrees whereas #5 (6.6 miles) is 69.43 degrees. Now there might be some springs or colder water near the downstream gauge, but I find it highly suspicious that the river is actually colder almost four miles downstream from the 2.9 marker.
Alex
If you go to the “flow” link, you’ll see temperature gauges. The only section of the river that is safe to fish now is the upper part (above Whitewater) and only in the early morning. I’d be off the river by ten.
Alex
Does Babbel have Russian lessons? I ask because pretty soon I’m going to have to have a passing knowledge of Russian to read the posts on this forum.
Administrators,
I’ve seen this happen before. The whole forum can be undermined by these jerks. Please expunge them.
Alex
Administrators, please delete the above post and ban the poster.
Thanks, Ron.
Could an administrator purge this person?
Temps look great, especially at #6. Minus 122.4 is prime trout fishing temperature.
Thanks for the report, Scott, and for the beautiful photos. See you on the Guadalupe when you return.
Alex
6b no longer exists. Those of us who use the term simply betray our advanced age.
It is also known as Lower Rocky Top. It’s the riffle downstream of where the river splits into Mushroom Rocks and Redhorse Run, which is below S-Turn Rapids, which is below #5.
Alex
That fish looks a lot like several I’ve caught. The farthest downstream was at 6b. The others were near Kanz.
Could have been a brown. To be sure, I assumed it was a rainbow, so perhaps my assumption influenced my perception. At any rate, it’s good news.
It is strange. But, like I told you when we chatted last Sunday, I caught a 5″ rainbow (I was pretty sure that it was a rainbow) at 6b a couple of weeks ago.
I agree with JC that we would be kicked out college if we called what we did an “experiment.” It was, at most, an interesting game.
I was out today and played the same game with myself. I fished about half the time with a drop shot rig and half with a FIPS-type Euro rig. Today, the Euro rig ruled. I ended up with about 19 hookups, most of which were on the Euro rig.
But, more important than the “experiment” was another kind of comparison. It occurred to me around the middle of the day that I enjoy the Euro rig more than the drop shot rig. There are many reasons for this, but it boils down to simplicity. There is nothing less fussy than a Euro rig: just two flies, one on a dropper. No split shot. No indicator. Just the flies and a sighter. I really like that.
Leaving #5, I ran into Jimbo. It was great seeing him, and we chatted for a while. Jimbo is a superior nymph fisherman, but his heart, at least it seems to me, belongs to dry fly fishing. Mine belongs to nymphing, and my heart beats fastest when I hook a fish on a perdigon nymph because the sighter paused almost imperceptibly.
Alex
P.S. It was nice running into you, Scott. Hope you enjoy your new rod.
I see that the headless fisherman is a big hit around here.
That was a nice fish, btw. The one I had on, not so much.
