Rocky River

Well, I got out yesterday for a very short time on the Rock.  I was looking at the flow gauge the day before and thought the river was going to be a nice green color.  I drove over the east branch and it was pretty stained but the flow was perfect.  The west branch actually looked good but was slightly stained with a slight green hue to it.  I stopped by and fished the main river down from the nature center.  Unfortunatly the fish didn't feel like cooperating with me.  So, I started to test out some of the floats I have been making. 

I took off the loafer style float and attached one of the wire stemed Avons I had turned and made a cast.  After that first drift I was amazed at how well it tracked and held the line.  The more I used this style of float the more impressed I became.  After a short time I decided to try the float in some slack water.  I then drove down river and fished below a popular ford and down from the main road.  I took a few casts and again the float held it's line.  I am becoming more and more sold on the wire stem floats due to the fact that this one float showed so much stability in the water, it held it's line and stayed on the intended drift.  More tests will show the true virtue of the wire stem for the avon floats.