May 9 - Today's high
temperature is only supposed to be 55. Because of the cooler
weather we've had the last couple of days, the creek flow
actually started down last night. It may keep dropping today
but will undoubtedly start rising again tomorrow when the
temperature rises into the high 60s again. The 10 day forecast
calls for a range of high temperatures from the mid 50s to the
low 70s. This is actually a good thing. Our worst case
scenario is two or three days in the high 80s to low 90s. That
will cause a radical increase in the snow melt and a really
sharp rise in stream flow. The way things are now, you can
catch fish by dead drifting big stonefly nymphs through the
side channels, back eddies and pockets of calm water close to
the bank. As long as the runoff continues like it is going
now, I think that you'll be able to catch a few fish. So keep
your fingers crossed and say a prayer that we don't get any
real hot weather at least until the end of June. More
tomorrow.
We've
expanded our sale at the shop. Every pair of Simms and Bailey
waders, all our Cortland reels and lines and all our Scott S3
rods are 1/3 off retail price. We don't have all sizes in
every wader style or every weight rod but it would be worth
your time to come and check it out.
