June 6, 2023
The Lower Sac wasn't on FIRE for us, but Lloyd and Alan both hooked some REALLY nice fish on our recent float. Alan had the hot stick and put some monster fish in the net, almost all on size 14 caddis nymphs. Lloyd is one of the coolest 90 year old anglers I've ever fished with and we had a lot of fun talking about all of his steelheading expeditions... plus he could cast, mend, set the hook, and put 'em in the net too! Weather was a little cooler and on yet another day of seeing lots of PMDs, the fish just seemed to prefer caddis. That's getting a little frustrating because my aresonal of PMD nymphs is getting a steady rotation, yet they just aren't getting grabbed nearly as much as the caddis. Hmmm. Typical Lower Sac. I'm sure when there are ten billion caddis fluttering around, the mayfly nymphs will get it done. On a side note... did you know that salmon fishing is closed in California? I'm starting to think that this year's "egg bite" may be off the charts good because there SHOULD be a lot more salmon in the system... at least that's what I'm hoping! Might wanna start thinking about booking trips from Sept. 15-Nov. 15 NOW! They will book soon! Anyway... off to dream about those fish that got away!