January 2, 2018

We are waking up to some very low temperatures this morning and to be frank it is going to be this way for the next 10 to 15 days.  This morning I had a reading of 1.6 degrees and the thermometer in town showed 7 degrees.  Nonetheless it is cold and we are going to stay this way for sometime.  Scotts Creek here in town has ice on the surface this morning so it is cold.

You may ask how is the fishing and what should we use.  Well I am not going today or the next couple of days even though I have the proper gear for these conditions.  I am not risking hypothermia and neither should you.  The flow schedule for the Tuckasegee River is all over the place so the flow rate will look like a roller coaster ride, up and down and we don't know whats around the next curve.

We did fish last week and we did good.  Girdle Bugs worked well for me.  I found that is was important to slowdown and work the water where trout are holding in these temperatures.  I used tungsten putty to adjust the weight until I found the sweet spot and then it was game on.  These trout aren't moving much so you will have to put the presentation in the dining room if you want them to eat.

Be safe if you get out.  My advice is to stay in and tie some bugs.

Tight Lines!