Mark Griffin
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With 1-2" of rain expected on Wednesday, I figured I better get out there today before the deluge. I originally had some urban fishing in mind, but then I decided to get away to a nice quiet spot like Resica Falls. I was the only vehicle parked below the falls when I arrived at 1:00 and left at 4:00. I headed down to Piano Pool. It was supposed to be a mild day, but it was dark, damp, and almost cold out there. It's a good thing it was calm. The water was at a real nice level and 43°. I took my breathables, but 3MM neoprenes were very needed today. I started at the head of the pool with a beadhead nymph without any results. I moved to the tail and was shocked to see fish rising to a few small BWOs. Not just one or two fish, but six or seven! They would not touch a #18 orange para ant or even a g-gnat. Food is scarce and they were still selective. A #18 BWO fooled two fish, but I only hooked one for a few seconds.
I headed down to a nice pool by a cliff a little downstream from the chapel. It was nice to do some hiking and warm up my frozen legs and feet. I hooked and lost one fish on a beadhead and got no takes on small dries, only seeing two rises.
I didn't land any fish, but I still had a great time and I was very surprised to see the fish fairly active at this low water temp.
I headed down to a nice pool by a cliff a little downstream from the chapel. It was nice to do some hiking and warm up my frozen legs and feet. I hooked and lost one fish on a beadhead and got no takes on small dries, only seeing two rises.
I didn't land any fish, but I still had a great time and I was very surprised to see the fish fairly active at this low water temp.
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