Otter Creek Report
Submitted by Jesse on Tue, 04/03/2012 - 3:08pm
Date:
Tue, 04/03/2012
Water Temp:
47
Water Clarity:
Clear
Hatches:
Midge, Beatis
Suggested Patterns:
NYMPHS: Copperback Stone #8-12, 20 Incher #8-12, Girdle Bug #8-10, DB Speckled Stone #8-10, Double Agent #10-12, Princes(Standard, Rainbow, MT's, Egg Sucking, UV's) #10-14, BH Olive Hares Ear #10-14, Serendipity #12-14, Hot Ass SH #12-16,Tung SH #10-12,Copper John #12-16, PT's #14-16, Mighty May Sloan #12-16, Batwing Emerger #12-16, San Juans, OS3 SkrSpwn #12
STREAMERS:Sleazeburger #4,Sculpzilla #4, Muddy Buddy's #2-6, Buggers #4-8, Gulpin Sculpin #6, Sparkle Shelia #6, Dbl Bunnies #4 We have seen the Creek conditions continue to improve over the last week. The flows continue to drop and the water clarity is very good, almost a bit to good. I would suggest lightening up your tippet selection or consider going to Fluorocarbon, worked great for us yesterday. The smaller flies on our rigs were producing better then the bigger ones. I have not seen the large brown stone hatches I had seen last week, but the fish were willing to go after an imitation. Still strong Midge hatches with some Baetis here and there. Even saw a larger mayfly in the distance pop. After flipping a rock, I understood, why the fish were eating nymphs so aggressively, I suggest you do the same. Remember to fish the shallow water too, and adjust your rig as needed. After nymphing out a stretch, I was surprised by the amount of fish moved in the same stretch when re-fished with a sizable streamer.