Wading with the Wilkens'

June 22, I went to the Caney with Glenn and Levi Wilkens.  Glenn and I used fly rods and Levi used a spinning rod.  Fishing was slow, I had a couple of fish on but lost both and finally caught a decent Rainbow, that was it.  This was Glenn's first time in almost 35 years, no fish but a lot of experience.  Levi tried the fly rod but stuck with the spinning rod and caught 8 at the trough before the bluffs using a split shot and worms.  It will hard to get him to try the fly rod again, I'm sure. Until next time, Pappy

June 4th 2019

I left work early today to take the time to go to the Caney, for the first time since last summer.  The lake has settled a little since we haven't had any rain for a couple of weeks.  I started above the steps as usual with a soft hackle with no luck. I then went to a midge again with no luck.  I then tied on a leech pattern that seemed to work pretty good.  I caught 6 in about 2 1/2 hours, a couple of browns, a couple of brooks and two rainbows.  I felt like I had a good day since last year I may not have caught that many all year.  It may be a while before I go back since I am working.  Until then, Pappy

Saturday morning, May 4th.  The lake has finally leveled off at 627 from a high of 660+. I will only have a few times to fish sporadically since I have gone back to work.  I hope to report back when I get to the river.