Day 131

Thought I might try Bear Creek again and see how the snow and cold weather effected the fishing.  I got up there around 1pm which I thought would let the creek warm up and have the fish a little more willing.  I start right by the parking lot with a royal wulff but get no action through the first set of spots I try.  I switch up to a number of different patterns with the same results.  I keep moving upstream but can't find the right pattern to get the fish moving.


I get to the pool with the bench above it and can see fish feeding on the surface.  I have arrived during a midge hatch and am trying to find a size 22 anything to match what they are eating.  I finally arrive on a size 22 black midge and end up catching four in the next half hour.  The midge hatch is gone and I once again can't find a pattern to get the fish moving.

I move upstream to the next big pool and start casting through the different spots.  I get a hook on a blue rs2 but it gets off almost immediately.  I cast to the top end of a plunge pool and get another hook but same thing as before.  This was the last of the action I saw for the rest of the day.  I fished for another half hour or so before calling it a day around 4pm and heading back to the car.

The fishing was slow I think because of the weather and will hopefully pickup next week with the warmer weather(I will probably test this out).

Rod:  Wakata 9' 6/4
Line:  Hi-Vis Level Line 10' #3
Fly that worked:  Black Midge