Got a chance to fish the Root River on Sunday near Preston, MN. No hatches to report but did well fishing with a bead-head hare's ear nymph. I started fishing it as the point fly but after trying size 18 pheasant tail and various caddis flies, all fish were caught on the hare's ear. So I switched to two hare's ear nymphs in different sizes and caught fish on both.
The river was a little high from the rains last week and had a slight tint to it. I would say that with the size and flows of the Root near Preston that a larger, more visible point fly would be the rule. Can't wait to get back when a hatch is going on....
The news of the day was that I tried out my new Simms Freestone Stocking Foot Waders with the zipper. LOVE the zipper!!! Easier to get out of and into and makes the necessary "pit stops" much easier. I would recommend these to anyone looking for some new waders. Two thumbs up....
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