March Madness (trip 3/23-3/25/06)

I finally had several days to fish this spring. And what better time than the March Caddis hatch. I'd not been in on the Caddis hatch in full swing the last few years. I won't miss it again. I had the pleasure of fishing with Les Watson, a fellar with lots of experience on the White. Thurs(23rd) we fished at Rim Shoals. I caught several rainbows on dry Elk Hair Caddis patterns. Les fished a bronze serendipity and did even better than I (numbers wise) though didn't have any fish go full airborne for his flies as I did on two occassions. We camped in a little one-room cabin at the Buffalo City access (Buffalo River confluence) and fished about a half mile up stream (navigatable by boat) the next two days. We picked up a few fish on many different Caddis and egg patterns but Old Reliable, yes the Whooly Bugger, was the best fly. We fished the faster water without indicators, keeping our lines tight, and picking up most of our fish on the swing. We caught 80+ fish each over the three days. I tied for hours before I left for the trip and I like to photograph my flies. So, here are a few pics. Lower White River

Our lil cabin ($50 a night)

R & R Caddis (Pupa)

Serendipity (Caddis pupa/emerger)

Graphic Caddis, guitar pick background (Pupa/emerger)

Z wing Caddis (emerger)

Elk Hair Caddis (adult)

Whooly Bugger