Alrighty... so, I'm up here in Placerville looking to learn more about my new watershed on the South Fork American. Sure, this is not generally considered good fishing, but for me it is close and it has fish, which are both good things, so I'll call it good fishing.
About a month ago I went out and had a decent day on the S. Fork with 12 fish, mostly in the 7-9 inch range, but hey, it was close so that was great. I went out about a week ago and the conditions had changed... the water was very clear and a bit low and the fishing was what I like to call "bad" (although, hey, I was out fishing, so that was, in fact, good).
My question is... where did those fish go? If they were there it seems I would have spooked a few or seen a couple, but there was nothing. I have been trying to figure it out... I have two scenarios... A) they sensed the lowering of the river and noticed it was clearer so they headed to the biggest, deepest hole they could find to winter in... B ) sensing those same things they headed downstream to the forebay at Slab Creek dam...
Which of those two do think most likely, or is there a C or D I have not considered?
B-
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