High water Archives - Flyfishing FWSW

The end of the season last year has not been particular good for fishing flowing water.
Endless rain made the streams I use to frequent unfishable due to high flows and muddy
water. The start of the new year did not really bring better conditions.
At the beginning of the week things looked like they would improve with a steady drop
of the waterlevels.

Alas on Thursday and Friday the heavenly sluice gates opened again and it did not take
long for levels to jump up to unfishable status.
I tried to catch my first fish of the early season on Saturday but after crossing stream nr.1 it
was obvious to me that it a miracle was needed to make it happen.

I could barely get into the water due to the high flow and the visibility was beyond poor.
Fly of choice was a squirmy usually good for roach or dace in high water situation but
not on this day.
I tried another stream but the results where the same, not a single hit.
The season is early but the appearance of the first snowdrops indicates spring will
arrive sooner or later.

The day ended in defeat, at least dinner in the pub was good as usual.
Just keep hooping that the temperatures do not bottom out and that the streams
will reach their regular levels one of these days.

Germany 26-03-2023

12 April 2023 admin

After a week of continuous rain a fishing session to the stream would be futile … I went anyway.
I had tasked myself to catch at least one fish.
En route to my best spot I crossed another stream and noticed it was pretty discolored and high.

The stream I wanted to fish was completely blown out.
I could get into the water but the current was really pushing.
Visibility was zero but I figured if I could find a calmer spot something might go.
The first thing I got was cold feet, I waded too deep and the current pushed the water into the waders.

I had a bite or two but could not get any fish.
After fishing another pool upstream to no avail I tried fishing from the bank.
Close to some tree roots I had a few hits and finally caught a small roach.

Maybe the stream at the pub would provide some other fish but alas blown out also.

Germany 25-07-2021

26 July 2021 admin

“You should have been here yesterday” was the motto of the day.
Yesterday thunderstorms where predicted so i skipped fishing.
The storm came in the evening so in hindsight I could have gone fishing without any issues.
Rain was plentiful in the evening/night and it blew out out the streams I was allowed to fish in.
There was clear water in the stream I could not fish, go figure.

After some sightseeing on the hill and the observing tower pub time came early.
When I finished lunch I braved the brown floods as I could not leave without catching a fish.

The only fly that could work was the squirmy and when I finally found a pool with some calmer water I got a few bites.
A small roach and dace where more than welcome in these off conditions.

Still waiting for stable Summer weather but that is not forecast for the near future.