I've been a little busy lately and I'm just now getting around to a report from March 4th! This last weekend, I was heading to the mountains for a little skiing. While stuck on Hwy 80 waiting for the road to re-open after a heavy snowfall, I realized I never made the fish report from a couple of weeks ago on the American. Whoops!
This is going to be quick. I don't remember much from the day and details are cloudy at best.
On the water before sunrise on- Upper Sunrise. Water was clear and low. Air temp was in the 60's, if I'm not mistaken. I never took a water temp, but I'm guessing it was low 50's. Visibility was good, around 6 feet. Just an occasional showing of fish here and there, but other than that, it was eerily quiet. My conversations with other anglers revealed similar experiences.
A few hours on Sunrise, I moved down to El Manto with no results. I fished several riffles including a new one that I'll be sure to revisit in the future. Somehow, I missed it on all of my previous trips to this spot.
For the last part of the day, I went to Watt Ave and fished below the bridge. Again, nothing! This sunny day was almost a 180 from my previous two. No action whatsoever.
Upon reflection, with the sunny skies and clear water, I should of scaled down my flies and used more muted colors. I was so hung up on trying some of my big flies with heavy sinktips, I threw my better judgment out the window.
The good news is, I was able to enjoy the weather and have a relaxing time exploring some new and some familiar water.
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