Awesome weather the past four days EXCEPT for the wind!  Temperatures in the 60s and 70s with lots of sunshine.  However, every day is another day and today it is rainy, and much cooler……,mid 40s.  Tomorrow should be in the 50s and partly cloudy.  Slight chance of showers.

We had not seen generation for maybe the past 10 days, other than a 1-2 hours spike in the morning, until this past Friday.  Friday morning they cranked up two generators for a while, then put them back to a low one mid-day, then back up again.  Yesterday was a pretty steady low one unit, and today we are seeing a low one unit.  They did have two running for 2-3 hours, but as I write (noon), it is back to a low one (as projected) and is supposed to stay at a low one all day.  Tomorrow, the projection is for no generation all day.

Darrell on the water all day last Monday with Nick and Mike from the St. Charles area.  Great day on the black zebra and the copper headed back zebra midges. 

Wednesday, Stan had Boyd from Nebraska out all day.  Another great day fishing!  Weather was a bit cold and windy, but the fish didn’t care.  Lots of fish on the ruby midge and the red ass soft hackle.

Micha - 3/13/13

Wednesday, Carolyn took Micha, the grandson of one of our customers, out for a couple hours to work with him on the roll cast,  pick up and lay down cast, and line management.  Quick learner, throwing a pretty good line, and picked up on catching real fast!

Stan then took Micha and his grandfather, Harold on a half day trip Thursday and they had a great day on the P&P midge.  Of course, Micha did well.  At one time, I think he was out fishing his grandfather!  Darrell back on the water Thursday with Dave and Gary from Independence, MO.  Fairly new fly fishers had a gang-buster day on the size 16 red midge and an 18 P&P midge.  Windy!

Bob – 3/14/13

Carolyn on the water all day Thursday with Bob and Mary Ann.  Awesome day on the P&P and ruby midges.  Caught a few stripping the CQ streamer and holographic green crackleback.   Windy! 

Friday, Stan took John and Tharon from Wyoming out for half a day float.  This was the day they decided to turn on the generators, and fishing was definitely not as good has it has been with the generation off.  However, it was a beautiful day, 80s, sunshine, but windy!  They had a good day, on the red midge and holographic green crackleback.  Mike and Trish from Texas, spent the day on the water with Carolyn.  Not a bad day, not a great day, but certainly a good day.  We put several fish to the boat on a size 18 ruby midge dropped from the size 16 lightning bug.  And, it was certainly a fun day.  Not windy until the last hour!

Saturday, Darrell and Carolyn spent the day on the water with Dawn, Albert and James Albert from Louisiana.  Always a fun day.  Certainly started out slow in the a.m., but by the afternoon we had either figured it out or the fish decided they were hungery.  Finished up the day on a good note with a good day on red soft hackles, beadhead hare’s ear nymph, ruby midge, P&P midge, holographic green or silver cracklebacks and the 56er.  Dawn caught a pretty brown on a size 18 ruby midge.

Dawn - 3/16/13

Weather has been great, except for the wind.  But if it was perfect, we would not have anything to grunch about.  Rain today and even a very slight chance of snow tonight.  Tomorrow will be much cooler than it has been…mid 40s, and mostly cloudy.  By Tuesday, we will warm up into the upper 50s, so with Wednesday.  Thursday…look out!  upper 60s to low 70s, Friday mid 60s and Saturday low 70s again.  Maybe Spring has sprung!

We continue to see no generation!  Off again today and projected to be off tomorrow.  We’ll see what tomorrow brings.  We know they have to generate something someday!

Can’t think of a better word to describe fishing except fantastic!  Almost everyone catching lots of fish on lots of patterns and still some very nice rainbows. 

Jim on the water last Wednesday with Jack and DJ from Florida.  These two firefighters had a great on the water catching and learning.  Jim worked with them on casting techniques and streamer work.  So they caught fish on the boack midge with a blood worm dropper and the CQ Streamer. 

Don and Steve from Illinois spent Thursday on the water with Stan.   Great day.  Steve has now broken his all time record for the number of fish to the boat.  They caught fish all day on the P&P with the ruby dropper and the red ass soft hackle.  Only negative to their day was fighting the wind!  Not a problem, didn’t hurt the catching any.

Friday, Darrell took Marv and Richard out for half a day.  Marv is from Indiana and Richard from Kansas.  They both try to fish here every year some time in March or April.  Great day for these guys too.  Fished the P&P midge and the P&P soft hackle.  Fun day!  Stan had Doc from Oklahoma out all day.  Lots of fish on the P&P midge for Doc! 

Worked with a lady from Michigan for a short time yesterday.  She is brand new to fly fishing and just wanted to catch a fish.  Once she got her fly into the water, the fish did the rest.  Hope she doesn’t think it will be this easy all the time.  In a short period fo time she caught several fish on the size 18 ruby midge.  Her best catch of the day was a 22 inch rainbow stripping the CQ streamer. 

Gina and I played a little  Friday afternoon.  Fun day on the CQ streamer and the olive filoplume.  We have been sending folks out with the red or red ass soft hackle, P&P and ruby midges, and reports are “catching” on all these patterns.

Today, Monday, was fantastic.  Temperatures in the 60s and mostly sunny.  Tomorrow will be another day with temperatures expected to be in the mid 40s, sunny start giving way to cloudy skies and brisk winds, 15-20 mph.  We will start the upswing Wednesday when we will see clearing and temperatures in the mid to upper 40s.  Thursday looks like mid 50s and clear, but Friday will be the winner.  Temperatures in the low 60s, mostly clear and low winds.  Sunday is showing a chance of showers but temperatures in the mid tu upper 50s. 

No generation for at least the past four days.  It has been a waders heaven!  According to the projection, we will see another no generation day again tomorrow.  Lots of fishers enjoying the nice weather and off generation and very good fishing!

Stan on the water Sunday with Mike and his soon to be son-in-law, Adam.  Very good half day for these guys on the red ass soft hackle, a few on a dark olive soft hackle.  Also caught them on the size 18 ruby and rusty midges.  Caught several on the red and green cracklebacks.  Fun day.  Great weather!

Just wanted to remind everyone of the spey/switch rod clinic we have schedule here at River Run Outfitters on March 16, 2013.  Cost for the clinic is only $50.00.  We still have a couple slots open.  It will be four hour clinic and equipment will be provided.  Add another technique to your arsenal.  You can swing a 4 weight with soft hackles or an 8 weight with big bugs.  It can be the answer on those heavy generation days when you can’t wade out there and get them.  Check our website under “Fly Fishing Schools/Fly Tying Clinics” for more information.

Weather here today is a little moisture.  One can see a hint of snow on roof tops in some areas and other areas are maybe damp.  Temperature right now is 35 degrees and it’s only 10:35 a.m. 

No generation this morning….as a matter of fact, they are projecting nothing all day!

Here is a better photo of Lonnie and his 30 inch rainbow he caught on a hare’s ear nymph this past Sunday.

Lonnie - 30" rainbow - 2/24/13

The weather just wants to let us know who’s boss.  Our forecast for today is for 20-30 mph winds and high temperature of 47 degrees.  70% chance of rain but not much….maybe a quarter inch.  Tonight we are looking at occasional rain or snow after midnight continuing into tomorrow morning.  High tomorrow will be in the upper 30s with 15-25 mph winds.  Shiver!  After this moves through, we will have temperatures in the low 40s to upper 30s through the weekend.  By next week, maybe in the low 50s. 

Had some type of generation over the four and a half days.  Of course, they generated something over the weekend.  Today, on the other hand, since it is Monday, there is no generation.  Oh well!  As I say, life in a tailwater!  For the most part, however, the generation has been low and definitely fishable. 

Pretty rainbow with low flow 2/24/13

How about this pretty rainbow?  Gary and his friend, Lonnie, were fishing yesterday with a low one generator and Lonnie hooked this nice rainbow on a  hare’s ear nymph. 

Jim took Jim and his son, Scott out for half a day Sunday.  Jim is from Michigan and actually knows some of the people Jim Lund (our guide) knows in Michigan.  So it was not only a fun day of “catching up”, but also catching.  Good day on the CQ streamer, a size 18 red midge and the black zebra with a silver head.

Maybe this coming week will be winter’s last fling!  We did get some sleet, snow, rain and freezing rain last Thursday.  However, almost all traces of that event are gone.  Beautiful day yesterday and again today.  Temperatures in the 40s yesterday and no wind.   Today looks like low 50s, sunshine and a little winc.  Tomorrow is calling for low 50s, with a chance of showers and thundershowers in the a.m. giving way to steadier rain in the afternoon.  More seasonal temperatures the rest of the week in the mid to upper 30s.  Looks like a slow warm up over the weekend (low to upper 40s), and into the low 50s by early next week.

Some type of generation every day since Thursday, when they turned on the equivalent of one generator at 8:00 a.m. and we have seen low to the equivalent of 1-1/2 generators every day.  So far, the higher generation has been in the a.m. and shut down to a low one by 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. each day.  The projection for tomorrow is no generation until 5:00 p.m. and it is projected to be a low one.

Fishing continues to be good to very good.  Although very few, if any, fishers were on the water Thursday, it didn’t slow down the fishers Friday, Saturday or today.  Everyone is reporting good days on size 16 or smaller gray scuds, red midges, size 14 hare’s ear nymphs, egg patterns, cracklebacks and sculpins or olive wooly buggers.

Jim on the water half a day yesterday with Reg, from Illinois.  Very good day for Reg on the size 10 CQ streamer, a size 18 black midge and the red midge.  By the time they got on the water, it had cut back to a low one generator.  This has been fishing very well.

Sorry to say, we might be in for some weather over the next few days.  Tuesday doesn’t look too bad with mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 40s.  Wednesday, on the other hand looks like mostly cloudy with temperatures in the mid 40s, pretty good winds and chances of moisture late in the day.  Thursday, mostly cloudy, low 40s, windy and good chances for moisture, especially in the a.m.  By the end of the week, things are looking up with Friday in the upper 40s, Saturday in the low 50s and Sunday in the low 60s.  Mostly to partly sunny all weekend and little chances of moisture.

Generation has been pretty good for the wade fishers this past week.  Some type of generation all day Friday; but off all day both Saturday and Sunday.  Low, but slightly fluctuating generation Monday, and no generation scheduled for Tuesday this week.

Fishing….very good.  Stan on the water Saturday afternoon with Sam from Florida.  Great day for Sam.  Said he caught more fish on this trip then he had ever caught  before on any trip.  They boated fish on the CQ streamer, red soft hackle and red size 18 midge. 

Carolyn had Sheila and Jerry out Sunday.  One generator most of the day.  Started out a little slow, moved and the fight was on!  Fishing the area below the boat ramp, on the Trophy Run side but just above Troply Run.  Great catching!  Red, size 18 midge dropped below either the big ruby or a Lightening Bug.  After catching a plethora of fish here, we decided to move on down.  Caught a few fish going down as well as a few below the Lookout Island on the ruby midge of the P&P midge.  Moved on down…time to get out, and caught several stripping the silver bullet crackleback (holographic silver) on the 2.6 ips sinking line or leader.  Overall, a very good day!

Whew!  Been a crazy three days  Website directed to la-la land somehow and it has taken an act of Congress to get it up and running again.  But at last!  Success!  

Now, on to the good stuff.  Weather has been great.  It did not get as cool or bad as they had predicted for Tuesday or Wednesday.  Today is partly cloudy and in the mid 50s.  It does look like we are in for a cool down.  Of course, it will be partly over the weekend.  Friday will be in the low 40s and partly sunny.  Saturday looks about the same.  Sunday looks better with the mid 50s, but by Monday we are looking at low 50s and a 50% chance of moisture.  Moisture chances gone Tuesday and Wednesday with more seasonal temperatures in the upper 40s.  Still not bad for February. 

They did generate some water all weekend.  However, other than late Sunday, it was at a level that one could wade in several places.  No generation Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  Today we have had a low one, up to a low two and now back to a low one generator going all day.  

With the water off this week, fishing was again great!  

Ken and Larry, from Kansas spent half a day with Stan last Sunday.  It was a red midge day even with the generators going.  Lots of fish on the size 16 tunghead midge, and the CQ streamer or red crackleback stripped on an intermediate sink tip line. 

Martin with 19" rainbow - 2/11/13

 Carolyn on the water Monday with Vickie and Martin from Oklahoma.  Wonderful day.  Martin has been fly fishing for a while but Vickie is just getting started.  Rigged Martin up with a 1.5 ips sink tip line and the CQ streamer.  Couldn’t take that fly away from him.  This was his pattern for the whole afternoon.  Worked for a while with Vickie on casting, then she went live.  Caught a few drifting the size 18 ruby midge.  Not enough action (Martin was above us hauling them in on his CQ), so we switched to the olive filoplume on a 2.6 ips sinking leader.  Bullseye!  Vickie’s turn to bring in the fish.  After catching enough fish in this location, we moved on down river to the Pointe area so they could see other areas to fish.  This is where Martin caught his nice rainbow….on the CQ streamer.  Fish started popping, so we decided to try something different for Vickie.  Red ass soft hackle worked great and she caught a nice 15-1/2″ to 16″ rainbow among her many fish.  They both went out Tuesday and Wednesday on their own and had more good days, especially Wednesday, and I think almost everything was on the CQ streamer.  

Vickie with 15-1/2 to 16" rainbow caught on soft hackle

Today we have a chance of thunderstorms, probably later in the day.  Right now it is partly cloudy and 55 degrees.  High today is expected in the low 60s.  Tomorrow and Saturday will be in the mid 50s and a chance of rain Saturday night and Sunday.  Sunday should be in the low 60s.  However, out on the near horizon, we are seeing mid 40s for Monday, low 40s Tuesday and a chance of showers and snow by Wednesday.  Even if we get snow Wednesday, it won’t be around long as Wednesday temperatures are predicted to be mid 40s.

Generation all day Tuesday and for a while yesterday morning.  Projection for today is no generation until 5:00 p.m. when they will fire up one generator for 3 hours. 

Stan and I went out Tuesday around noon.  What a beautiful day!  Hooked a couple nice fish early on a CQ streamer, but rest of the day on streamers were not the ticket.  They wanted the copper dun midge dropped under the size 16 red tunghead midge.  Great weather, other than the wind blowing cross river on occasion, fishing with my best friend, Stan. and catching fish.  It doesn’t get better. 

Darrell had Al and Steve , from the St. Louis area out all day yesterday.  They all came draging in last night worn out from catching fish!  Great day on the big ruby midge, the size 18 ruby and an egg pattern.

Another local fisher hooked a big rainbow yesterday.  Eric landed a 30 inch male rainbow some time yesterday afternoon.