caddy up

Howdy folks. Time to report on the streams and other issues related to Fishin' with Joe.

The Kinni and Rush are fishing great these days. The caddis have arrived, which is always a good thing. I've been seeing them in the evening, and while they haven't been thick, the fish are definitely on to them. Remember to vary your caddis presentations. I often fish them across and down, with a slight skip evry now and then. Caddis oviposit, meaning the females dive down into the water to lay eggs. This triggers agressive strikes, so fish your flies with an emerger. I generally use a soft hackle like a march brown below my dry pattern. If nothing is happening on the surface, try the old bead head hare's ear with a soft hackle dropper. It's always a sure bet.

Neil and roy were down on the Kinni yesterday and reported decent fishing. Neil caught fish on the swing with a pinkish soft hackle. I believe it imitated a Hendrickson, which are stil around, but Neil wasn't so sure. He said he took nearly everything on the swing. Roy had success with a march brown, which tells you the fish are keying on emergers.

Fish camp is coming up, a week from this Friday. If you are interested in coming, please send Chris or me an e-mail so we'll be sure to have enough food. It should be a helluva party. We're planning on getting a keg from the Rush River Brewery, so if nothing else, come for the suds. We'll plan on opening up the studio if anyone wants to skewer the hosts of Fishing with Joe. Bring your washboards!

Chris and I plan on going into the studio this Thursday to record our new episode. If you'd like to get something on the air, please let us know. Ken and Neil are already in the script.

That's all for now. Remember folks, always grease your nymph!

joe