Today I fished with Beth Brunswick, long time friend and head of the "Fly Girl" group that I have been guiding for 15 years. Despite unsettled water conditions, she ended up 2 for 4 and lost what would have been her nicest fish to date. We got one huge leap out of a 16-18lb chrome hen before she threw the hook. Heart breaker!
Our fishing on the North remains slower than normal but we are still seeing enough new fish to keep it worth while. I have dates booked until the middle of month and expect to see fish like Beth had through then. I stopped at the Winchester Dam fish ladder again last evening on my way home and it still had a half dozen shiny hens passing through it. Our fish counts were only 6400 thru the end of March so, I expect the counts to be down a couple thousand this winter. This is what we all expected after a spotty season of fishing. We did see multiple fish days most of the winter but there were fewer of the double digit type days that many of us have come to expect. Fortunately, the current peak ocean conditions can give us all optimism for the years to come.
Here are a few more pics from this winter.
