8/12/08
Air Temp in mid to high 70’s. Water clarity excellent to 2 feet. In the deeper cutbank - runs with depths greater than 2 feet, could not see bottom. Appeared to be moss on bottom.
First fish hooked on a 2 nymph rig. Beadhead, goldribbed, flashback hare’s ear #16 top and a #16 Barr’s tan graphic caddis on bottom. Fished with 3 #4 Dinsmore weights to get to bottom of this cutbank run. An 18 - 20 inch rainbow took the Barr’s graphic caddis. Lost him on a jump but a great fish.
Took several 12 inchers along the bank on nymphs before a small tan caddis hatch #18 or #20 started up. The fish were coming up for them about 6 inches out from the bank. Casting required accuracy to avoid hanging up in the bankside grasses.
Later I fished the cutbank I was standing on by doing short river casts of some 15 feet upstream and guiding the drift back against the bank. After some 20 drifts, I hooked up with a nice fat 13 inch brown about 2 feet from the bank. Had him on for a few minutes then lost him on the jump.
A friend from the High Plains Drifters FFF club, fished Tomahawk on Sat 8/16. Larry hooked up with a brown he estimated over 24 inches.
Scenery this time of year at the area is beautiful. Especially around 6 pm when the mountains northwest of the south parking area are shadowed and outlined.
Mountains at dusk northwest of south parking area in Tomahawk State Wildlife Area taken with pan-focus mode.
Tight Lines and Good Fishing,
Marshall, Editor
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1 Michael // Aug 22, 2008 at 8:11 am
Marshall - the silver on black zebra midge has always worked well for me here, as have beadheaded blue thread midges. Did you see a lot of that grey midge larva around?
We’ve had best luck fishing the section past the private part up to the split up small water before the second set of fences (where the third lot is high on the west side of the river) - not so much past that lot up to the ranch fence (where the beaver ponds are). Where were you?
Cheers - Michael
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