"Ida" the weekend after..........

Last week on Tuesday and Wednesday we were hit with the remnants of hurricane Ida. The rain was heavy and amounts of 8-10 inches were widespread. On my deck my rain gauge measured 9 inches. So with that amount of water being pumped into the streams you can imagine the effect it had. I did not even attempt to fish until Saturday. I felt that two plus days would be enough time for the streams to come back to a fishable level. I fished both days of the weekend and I'll give you Sunday's report first.

The sky was overcast and a chance of showers were in the forecast. Walking to the stream was a damp one with a combination of dew and rain clinging to the vegetation. Upon reaching the stream I could see how the heavy rains changed things. In a way those changes actually make for a new "old" stream. Logs were moved, larges stones were not where they were before, areas of the bottom were scoured out and new channels formed. Totally remodeled.

 

 

A pretty yellow wild flower with rain drops on it's petals. Nature does some beautiful art work.
 

Because of the higher flows along with some still off colored water I chose to fish a streamer. Color and flash would give me an advantage over a dry or soft hackle. It proved to be a good choice.
 

This photo says so much about the experience of the day.
 

This wild jewel took the streamer about six inches from the bank. The current was swift and the fly sort of turned on it's side. The brookie hit it on the surface.
 

 In the next post I'll tell you of the Saturday after Ida.