Gang:
Well, here it is, your last Monday pre-Extravaganza report coming to you right from the scene of Extravaganza 2009, where, this coolish mid-40 degree morning, a light, misty rain blesses us all. And, speaking of blessings, take a gander at our updated Rock Creek discharge report where, just as I had hoped, water flows are now leveling off a bit north of 1500 cfs (right at 1590 cfs as of 6:00 a.m. this morning)--a leveling effect (that, likewise, is occurring on each of our three targeted rivers) that I expect to continue throughout this week and which will (a) see still turbid waters turn clean; (b) find water temperature begin to stabilize and (c) resultantly, bug and fish life begin to teem.
As you saw from the posting over the weekend, salmon flies now kiss the banks of Rock Creek, but, on the water yesterday, the fish have yet to fully awaken to their presence, as several hours of dry fly casting that banks resulted in only spotty results, though Group B's Lori "The Fawn" Ware, her bro, dad and I had a blast "combat fishing" (casting big salmon flies 2-3" from the bank while standing as far out in the still quickly flowing river as we deemed safe) for that time span. And a look at the long range forecast for Group A still has things right in the sweet spot for prime time fishing: partly cloud skies (with probable late afternoon thunder showers) with temperatures in the mid-70's rising with the days into the mid-80's.
Bueno, bueno, bueno!
More as the week progresses from the scene of it all, but, for the time being, things are shaping up just nicely...very nicely, indeed. for a bonanza Extravaganza 2009!
Best to all from the scene of it all,
Rock Creek Ron
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