It was winter a minute ago….

It’s big water time……
The warm rain has been attacking the snow pack…..
The river is rising towards 2000cfs.
http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ca/nwis/uv/?site_no=10344505&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060
It’s time for fishing the edges…..
The fish avoid current increases by finding soft water.
You should as well…….
Use a little more weight, say 3 ABs.Hit the seams
And you can use some bling, and/or bright colors.
If you do a seine before you fish, you can see that in scouring flows the menu broadens.
Stones, worms, and Caddis get washed away…might even see a craw flushed out in these flows…..
Even with bigger off color water, you still may see a riser in an eddy.
Keep a sharp eye…..and be careful out there.

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Full time fly fishing guide on the Truckee River and other California state waters. Smaller stream techniques as well as switch rod instruction. 40 years experience fly fishing. Catch and release only.
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