01-26-2006, 09:51 PM
I too really love the cicada "hatch" and hit it perfectly about three years ago when it was going super strong. It even had the enormous fifteen year bugs out in amazing force. This was the year before the fire. We camped for a few days and the mornings were unreal. As soon as the light would hit the trees, the bugs would start humming and it sounded like you were under powerlines. Sleep was not happening. The roads, beaches, banks, and boat ramps were covered in smashed cicadas and the fish were gorging. I caught my biggest Green River rainbow on that trip. About 25 inches of muscle.
My absolute favorite trip to the green though was the year before that when they had to completely open up the dam. That river was running at 10,000 cfs while we were there. The fish were on the footpaths feeding. The signs at little hole were barely sticking above the water. The fishing was unreal. As soon as the river stabilized from the flows, the big fish came to the edges and were eating everything. I have never caught so many fish on that river before.
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My absolute favorite trip to the green though was the year before that when they had to completely open up the dam. That river was running at 10,000 cfs while we were there. The fish were on the footpaths feeding. The signs at little hole were barely sticking above the water. The fishing was unreal. As soon as the river stabilized from the flows, the big fish came to the edges and were eating everything. I have never caught so many fish on that river before.
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