I went to the Catt on sunday to use my new 11' 7wt Sage Z-Axis rod, holy crap what a great rod!!!!!.

The water was in great shape and had tons of steelhead and smallies in it. I fished a new streamer pattern i call the Purple herbie and it rocks!!!.

Fishing Report 4/23/09

The rains have come and gone through the lands with little or no impact on the water flows. The Hendricksons should be in full swing now with the spinner fall in warmer evenings, BWO's will be out also.

Fishing Report (Trout School) 4/19/09

The first trout class of the year was a test to see if the fish or us would preveil, well we did but it took some creative thinking to fool the fish into taking our offerings. Bill and his son caught their first trout on fly equipment, they used hares ears with a P.T. trailer. The weather was nothing short of perfect, the air temps tickling 60+ and little to no wind during fishing hours.

Fishing Report 4/11/09

I went with Brian to fish the upper catt sat morning, we got on the water early and was surpized to see people already fishing. The water had a great flow and color but was cold, i managed only one take and got snapped off.

The Flies You Need In Your Fly Box

Clouser Minnow's in sizes 6-10 in colors to match the baitfish in your area.

Sculpins in sizes 6-10 in colors olive and brown

Muddler Minnows in sizes 8-12 with and without coneheads

Woolly buggers is sizes 6-12 in colors olive, black,

brown, white; with and without beadheads and flash

Stone flies in sizes 10-14 and in colors black and brown.

Caddis nymph's in sizes 14-16 in colors tan, cream and olive beaded.

Prince Nymph's in sizes 12-16 beaded and non beaded

Copper John's in sizes 12-18

The pheasant tail nymph in sizes

12-18 beaded and non beaded

The hare's ear nymph in sizes 12-16, beaded and non beaded in colors tan, black, and olive.