A beautiful afternoon with temps in the high 60's with alternating clouds and sun. It was the first time I had been on the Duck in about nine months and frankly my expectations were low as I arrived in the parking lot.
Then I saw the water level (also low) and talked to a couple of spincasters near the bridge who were not doing very well. My expectations sank even lower as I suited up.
Went downstream from the bridge to what used to be the deep hole. Water there is now about your waist. Found a seam of water and tried a San Juan worm with a Tim's Trout Candy dropper. Had eight really good strikes during about 2 1/2 hours of fishing. Landed five, two threw the hook within five feet and one spit is out about 20 feet out. The biggest that I landed was 14" and the others were 12" and 10" varieties of Rainbows.
Around 4 pm a young man with a spin rig came down and I invited him over to fish the hole with me. He was using a Rooster Tail and caught six Rainbows within an hour. Four of these were taken home.
So, a lovely afternoon on the Duck River after all for me. Not so lovely for the trout that were taken home for dinner though.
Topic: Fishing the Duck 2-5-08 (Read 2371 times)