President's Journal July 2008
Friday, 04 July 2008, 6:37 p.m. CDT
We are now in the last half of 2008. As the summer months bring on the higher temperatures, the warm water fish [Large Mouth Bass, Crappie and Bluegill included] tend to go into their comfort zone. This is usually deeper water, by a stream that empties into the larger body of water, or near a cooler underwater spring. Catching them requires a change of tactics from the spring spawn. It is a great time to test your new weighted flies and the slow sinking imitations which can produce results. Try several methods when the fishing is slow. Most of all, fish where the fish are.
We had a fine group of 40 people casting at Schramm Park's pond in June. Thanks to several of our experienced fly fishing instructor volunteers, some of our new to fly fishing folks improved their casting techniques. All of us learned something. As with most things, practice makes us better.
Several of us went to the Verdegree Creek outing but not at the same time. I was not able to get there until Saturday afternoon. 4 of our friends who came out Thursday departed Saturday morning but 5 of us spent the rest of the weekend seeking the illusive trout. The bluegill in Grove Lake were cooperative. We found a restaurant [Green Gables] within 4 miles of the camp ground. More to come on this.
The July program promises to be exciting. We will have a variety of watercraft and experienced flyfishers to share their thoughts on how to use them. See you there.
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