I decided to check out the Rush this evening after yesterday’s showers, and was greeted with high and stained, but definitely fishable, water. The clarity was about 1.5 feet. I thought it would be a great time to fish streamers, but after getting skunked on the first two or three runs, I opted to go with nymphs. My streamer skills yet again let me down.
With the off-color water, I went with a brown San Juan worm and a size 16 pink squirrel. I soon had a couple small browns and brookies to hand. I moved on to the next run, and on the first cast saw my indicator plunge underwater. The fish stayed deep, but eventually showed himself, and after a few swipes of the net, I finally landed him — a new personal best on the Rush at 18″ (unofficially — I still need to measure the rod).
I was able to pick off a few more fish on the next couple runs and had another nice one break me off before calling it a day. If anyone catches a fish carrying a San Juan worm and pink squirrel on the Rush, please send pics!
I ended up fishing from about 4:45 to 7:15, with about 5-7 fish to hand, with all but one on the pink squirrel. It was actually my first time using the squirrel this year; it’s good to know I can always fall back to that legendary Driftless fly. A few dinks rose sporadically throughout the evening, and there were caddis, BWOs, and midges in the air. If the water clears up it could make for some excellent dry fly fishing this weekend!
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