Streamside Report

Rush River

Pierce

3/1/98

Weather: Mid 30's Snow falling
Water: Slightly high with a little color
Hatches: Sporatic midges
Time: 12:30-1700

Comments: What a great opener!! A friend and I fished near El Paso thinking we would be lucky to catch a few fish and ended up combined 32 hook-ups using scud patterns deep and slow. The brownies were eager to please!. The best fish at 14" and most in the 9 to 11" range. The trout seemed healthy and pretty spunky for this time of the year, I guess we are fortunate to get the good part of EL NINO. Now I wonder if she will understand...

Great to be fishing again!

ED

Ed Tucker tucker57@ix.netcom.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------