Just have a couple of notes from having a chance to sling some flies around at Oatka for a couple hours each of the last two days.
1/11
Air was 44F and Garbutt gauge was ~3.1 ft. I had tied up some chartreuse and black single and double bunnies for the occasion, but was skunked on those. I'm still getting a feel for where the fish are in the winter, so I tried hitting the banks and the one area I knew to be deeper. But alas, no luck on that occasion.
1/12
Air temp was 57F yesterday and what a wonderful day to be out as evidenced by the full parking lot! However, a glance at the Garbutt gauge may have told me to stay home. I underestimated how much the recent snowmelt swells the creek as the gauge read ~3.9 ft, the highest I've ever fished! As a result, the water was much murkier than I'm used to and I tried compensating with large nymphs on the walk up and a white double bunny on the way down. Skunked again, but really, to have a day like that in the middle of winter was such a wonderful thing.
Have a great week!
