Alex Argyros
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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.
Yes, congratulations, Scott. Retirement and a box full of perdigons will make a man happy.
Now, for the bad news. We just got an email to the effect that flows will be increased to over 800 cfs starting today. They will decrease them over the weekend, but that implies that they will raise them again next week.
Alex
Yes, it’s a conveyor belt of free beer out there. There’s also something comforting about being asked “Any luck?” and “What are you catching?” every few minutes. But my favorite activity is watching an armada of connected tubes bearing down on me.
You clearly weren’t at River Bluff on Sunday. The hatch was thick and loud. But the fishing remained good in spite of the revelry.
We got a subsequent email saying that the flows would remain at around 350 for the foreseeable future. Perfect for fishing and, alas, for tubing.
Thanks for the report, J.C. Sorry about the conditions and the lack of cooperation from the trout. Looking forward to Part II.
Alex
