03-13-2019, 12:24 AM
Hit the middle Weber today. Lots of BWOs coming off. Fishing was at least twice a fast as the lower Weber yesterday. 15 degrees warmer and a fair bit more water moving goes a long way. Caught mostly browns and similar size to yesterday. Did catch 2 other species- a whitefish and a small mouth bass. The bass probably was just under a foot. Dries and nymphs worked well. Surprisingly I didn’t catch anything on streamers.
I also tried out another birthday present today. It is a $43 6 ft 1/0 wt 4 pc Aventik fly rod. Easily fits in a carry on luggage.I tried it at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Creek. It casts surprisingly well for a cheapo Chinese rod. On BCC stealth is critical. In a few open spots I could accurately cast 35-40 ft. It’s a midflex rod that should be easy for most to cast well. I have four 1 and 2 wt rods already. Comparing this rod those I’d have to say this is probably closer to a 0 wt rod than a 1 wt. BCC also had a BWO hatch as well as some smaller stoneflies hatching as well.
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I also tried out another birthday present today. It is a $43 6 ft 1/0 wt 4 pc Aventik fly rod. Easily fits in a carry on luggage.I tried it at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Creek. It casts surprisingly well for a cheapo Chinese rod. On BCC stealth is critical. In a few open spots I could accurately cast 35-40 ft. It’s a midflex rod that should be easy for most to cast well. I have four 1 and 2 wt rods already. Comparing this rod those I’d have to say this is probably closer to a 0 wt rod than a 1 wt. BCC also had a BWO hatch as well as some smaller stoneflies hatching as well.
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