Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
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A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Small, cold, spring-fed lake over in the Hat Creek country — clear and weed-rich, with the kind of stable temperatures that keep it fishing all year while everything else freezes or boils. It holds wild rainbows and browns, and because the water's so clear it's technical: fine tippet on the flats, static chironomids, and dries you sight-fish to cruising fish on the calm days. A tube or pram lake, quiet and rewarding if you slow down enough to read it.
Small, cold, spring-fed lake over in the Hat Creek country — clear and weed-rich, with the kind of stable temperatures that keep it fishing all year while everything else freezes or boils.
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.
Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.
A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.
Hatch predictions
Top nymph shown — see all 2 guilds with Pro.
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Hatch predictions
Top prey shown — see all 3 with Pro.
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.
A reasonable day here, though cloud isn't quite in the sweet spot.
Small, cold, spring-fed lake over in the Hat Creek country — clear and weed-rich, with the kind of stable temperatures that keep it fishing all year while everything else freezes or boils. It holds wild rainbows and browns, and because the water's so clear it's technical: fine tippet on the flats, static chironomids, and dries you sight-fish to cruising fish on the calm days. A tube or pram lake, quiet and rewarding if you slow down enough to read it.
