Lee was at my house a little after noon on Tuesday and we headed up to Show Low in my truck. We were fishing by 3:00pm. Due to recent weather, there was about 4” of snow covering the ground, which made for intereting walking into the best parts of Silver Creek. The lower section didn’t seem to hold many fish and we found ourselves at the first large pool rather quickly. I caught nothing and worked my to the upper section, while Lee crossed the creek and fished from the other side. Later, he said he caught a few there, while I caught 5 or 6 in the upper pools. One was a bruiser. Typical of Silver Creek, there did not seem to be that one fly that worked consistently. A long black midge larvae with sparkle for a tail hung under a BWO worked for me. Lee caught his on a Zebra Midge in red. Go figure.

We fished until almost dark and the next day we were on the creek by 8:30am. Lee landed only one fish and I none. The temps were quite a bit warmer this second day and there was a cloud over. Fish were active, but we just couldn’t find the right combination. The only technique that attracted some interest was moving the fly throught the water. I got a few strikes while giving the fly some action and Lee caught his on a casting up-take motion. We left for home at about 12:30pm.

The next scheduled trip is 3/15/19 with Rick Allen. We may go to SIlver Creek again. Stay tuned.