It felt like a late Spring day on the lower McKenzie yesterday. Patches of sun and cloud, perfect water levels and good nymph fishing.
I had the Sage 499-4 rigged with a medium size Thingamabobber, 5-7ft of 3x tippet to a Double Bead Peacock Nymph and a Mega Prince.
Most of our fish were taken in water with a depth of 4-8ft. Fish ranged in size from 8-16 inches and were in fine shape.
We floated from Hendricks to Hayden Bridge and the water looks fantastic this year. Classic riffles looked great, but were not holding fish like the slower deeper water below them.
The weather and water conditions are looking great for the next week or so, get out and enjoy some of our early season trout fishing.
Did you recapture any tagged fish? Just wondering…
PS. I hope Lou doesn’t find out you’re spilling the beans
Any new obstructions or channels in the Hendricks-Bellinger section?
Stella!!!!
As of a couple of weeks ago there were no new obstructions of much concern, but the braids right above where the EWEB canal comes in have been reshaped, like they are just about every winter. Stick to the middle or right channel and you should be fine.
And keep an eye out for those tagged fish.
How low is too low for a hard boat through this stretch? This lack of rain is killing me.