Just keep casting

This past Saturday my good friends Jesse and Jay decided to float the Nestucca with me. It was what I had been waiting for since I pulled the boat out of the water last Saturday. Over the last week the water level has been steadily dropping to 4.8ft due to the fact that there has been no rain. The cutoff point to not float is 4.5ft. It was getting low when we went, but a day on the water is better than not. Thankfully the forecast for the coming weeks is RAIN.

The day started off exciting with a near “man overboard”, which ended up being the biggest rush of adrenaline for the entire float. After the near brush with a cold water bath you ask Jay what happened to him, he claims “there was ice on the bottom of the boat, and I just slipped”. I believe it was a mix between that he hadn’t gotten his sea legs and his constant waving of his arms which where his attempts to cast causing his balance to get off.

So with the near bath behind us we pushed on looking for some steal. Jesse was putting his fly in the perfect spots, hitting the seams and tail outs with that sweet walking pace water. About two hours into the flout hit got the grab. Indicator went screaming underwater then “pop” it came right back to the surface. He reeled it in and the fly had been taken clean off the line. After you see your fly taken clean off the line all you can do is tie on another and keep casting. That is exactly what Jesse did, and he did it for the rest of the day. Tying on a new fly and casting back in the water, tie on a new fly cast back in the water. That happened over and over just about 7 times, you could see the look of frustration building on his face throughout the day. What made the situation worse is that he let the only take of the day slip through his fingers. 

The day was not a total bust each Jesse and Jay both hooked into a trout near the end of the float.