Whopper Stopper
04-03-2007, 07:49 AM
I was able to sneak out for half a days fishing when we were in Sunriver last week. I didn't want to join the crowds at the Fall River so I decided to check out the Ana River. It was 93 miles each way so I used up three hours just getting there and back.
I arrived at about Noon and fished from the lower bridge all the way up where it comes out below the dam. I had the place to myself, whick made it worth the gas. I would always rather have the place to myself and catch a couple than catch a bunch in a crowd.
Anyway, there were caddis all over the place when I started with no rises at all. I did my best to kneel and hide due to the high sun, and clear water. I could not get a rise or tug out of all the nymphs, wets, chronos tied to my 7x leader. I started to question if there were fish there at all! Finally, I figured the sunlight had the fish hiding in hard to reach places so I found the deepest pool I could find and tied on my favorite black wooley bugger and took a 14" and a 17" in about 20 minutes time. Other than that I could never find or see feeding fish. I left at about 5:30 scratching my head, but still really enjoying the high desert scenery and the solitude.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/Ana_River_2.JPG[/IMG]http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/Ana_River_1.JPG[/IMG]
On the way back the road way blocked by a cattle drive complete with 300 head and eight cowboys! I saw deer, a couple of antelope and a coyote. It was truly just what the doctor ordered for this "City Slicker"
Jay
I arrived at about Noon and fished from the lower bridge all the way up where it comes out below the dam. I had the place to myself, whick made it worth the gas. I would always rather have the place to myself and catch a couple than catch a bunch in a crowd.
Anyway, there were caddis all over the place when I started with no rises at all. I did my best to kneel and hide due to the high sun, and clear water. I could not get a rise or tug out of all the nymphs, wets, chronos tied to my 7x leader. I started to question if there were fish there at all! Finally, I figured the sunlight had the fish hiding in hard to reach places so I found the deepest pool I could find and tied on my favorite black wooley bugger and took a 14" and a 17" in about 20 minutes time. Other than that I could never find or see feeding fish. I left at about 5:30 scratching my head, but still really enjoying the high desert scenery and the solitude.
http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/Ana_River_2.JPG[/IMG]http://www.ifish.net/gallery/data/500/Ana_River_1.JPG[/IMG]
On the way back the road way blocked by a cattle drive complete with 300 head and eight cowboys! I saw deer, a couple of antelope and a coyote. It was truly just what the doctor ordered for this "City Slicker"
Jay