The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

I rolled casted to a big fish that was working not more than 15 ft from me. Missed him, but many more fish were rising. A lot more, and a lot of big ones. I kicked out maybe 20 ft from shore and the fished were still rising close. 5 cast and 5 fish to the net, all big. It was so strange to be sitting in the kick boat, heavy rain, thunder, lighting in the background and stupid big fish rising all over sipping mayflies. Now remember, I was in my Bright red poncho, with my arms not thru the holes, but poking out from under it. Laughing like a crazy man as fish after fish took my offering. I was like I could not miss with my casts. Didn’t matter if it was 20 ft or 50 ft I was hitting the sweet spot in front of the fish at least 50% of the time.
Of course as the rain let up I had to lengthen my cast and the lack of rain allowed the bugs to fly off and it slowed down back to normal. By now I needed a quick break so I paddled back to take care of business.
Back to the pond and it had really died down. Then, these real tiny midges were everywhere and they were floating on the surface in,,,ahh,,,bunches? Globs? I mean there were a lot of midges everywhere and the fish are slurping them off the surfaces. I don't fish midges because I can’t see them. I grab my second rod with the 6wt floating line and the 10 tapered leader with the rust colored wiggle tail. Then I sat, watched and when I saw a fish in casting range, I tried to figure out where he was heading next, and I casted that wiggle
tail to intercept the fish. It worked and I might add, quiet splendidly for another bunch of big fish. Lesson learned, you don’t need to match the hatch if you offer a mouth full to a big hungry fish.
Now for you Doubting Phil's out there, how did I know how big the fish were to differentiate between say and 19” fish and a 20” fish, well, my net is 18.5 inches

that my recollection of the events

Paul

Thanks for posting.
And I believe you, Carpy...really, I do.


Buzz

Hmmmmm....Slightly more believable....at least the part about the thunder and lighting, and the nap!

Sounds like a magical perfect fly fishing day.

Phil, the Doubter and VERY jealous about Carpy's magical perfect fly fishing day.

friggin software worked!!

Paul

Sweet report, even if we had to read each chapter separately...

I love me a rust wiggle tail too!

Sounds like a fun day on the pond and since "I'm not a Doubting Phil" I will take you on your word !
Great seein' you Carpy and I can picture you out on there in Trout bliss.
Till we meet again....
Mark

Geez, do you suck!!!!!!


HH

but I aways knew you were a true gentleman.



Paul