[Lex Story]

My knee is still recovering, so the idea of climbing over boulders to get to fish was out of the question.
Went to the Cedar for its easy wading and convenient paths.
The water clarity was very good albeit it was running a tad too fast for my liking.
It was 6:30 PM with a noticeable caddis hatch with no fish rising to the occasion.
I set up a nymphing rig (bead head caddis) with no indicator into the seams where I was greeted with many willing participants.
Switched to a streamer with no results, went back to nymphing and continued to play.
Fished until dark with a total of 12 landed. 3 LDR'd. The largest of which was 16 inches.
Its amazing how good a injury feels when you get into fish.

-Lex

 

[Stew McLeod]

Nice work

 

[pcknshvl]

Good report--and much different from mine: Swung black buggers most of the time with no result. Swung small soft hackles with no result. Nymphed with no result. Of course, I was fishing in the middle of the afternoon (hell, ya gotta fish when you have the time, right?).

Yes, the water is still a tad fast--I went in ass-first just as I was climbing out to leave. It was a damp drive home....

Tom

 

[Lex Story]

You gotta love it when you get dunked, because you fill your quota for the year and you make sure that you don't make the same mistake... until you become lax again the next season.

-Lex

 

[Stew McLeod]

I am still waiting for the flows to drop a bit more before I hit the Cedar. Looking at my logs I'd just be wasting my time ...

 

[Cedar]

Stew I think you're mising out. I like the lower flows but I couldn't hold back anymore. I can't really fish all the sections that I like to fish but the action at dusk is still present. It isn't quite as hot as the late summer but I have been taking between 10-15 nightly.

 

[The Duke]

You gotta love it when you get dunked, because you fill your quota for the year and you make sure that you don't make the same mistake... until you become lax again the next season.

-Lex

I dunked myself on the Cedar last week for the first time in 11 years. So long camera in my vest pocket. Hopefully my quota is based on a ten year time frame. Then I'm good till 2020. I like that.

 

[pcknshvl]

Hah! Yeah, me too--camera in the vest pocket. The WATERPROOF ZIPPERED vest pocket, with the zipper open. But then again, this same camera was found by me on the Sauk a couple of years ago. I'm thinking it'll dry out and still work....

Tom

 

[Mumbles]

Lex, great outing report. How did your knee feel 24 hours after your adventure?

 

[Lex Story]

It did feel a little tender 24 hours afterwards. Today it feels incredibly better almost on a level of I'm almost willing to take a risk on it. I religiously do my therapy, I play it safe and I use my brace less and less everyday and I can walk around at normal speed.

-Lex