[prettyfly4abigguy]

alright im heading to the kalama river monday and tuesday and i would like to know what flies are producing. thats all the info i want. im not looking for spots i just want to see if anyone has had luck with a certin fly on that river.



thanks in advance

 

[Mike T]

Call Pritchard's Fly Shop, it's on the river.

 

[Salmo_g]

Why would you think a certain fly would matter for fishing the Kalama this time of year? Or any other time I guess.

Sg

 

[floatinghat]

about anything that is big enough that gets close enough. The fly really doesn't matter that much.

 

[Matthew Gulbranson]

about anything that is big enough that gets close enough. The fly really doesn't matter that much.

iagree Yep!

 

[Richard Torres]

My guess with this cold weather we're having, if the water is low and clear go with an egg or egg sucking leech pattern to do the trick...
Good luck and keep us posted!

Richard

 

[Dan Page]

Good luck and let us know how you did. I was going to head down today, but after calling Pritchard's message # decided to hold off. The report was allot of ice on the sides of the river and some ice jams preventing any floating. I plan to make it down this week. Maybe I'll see you there. It's a beautiful river. Sadly the steelhead counts continue to diminish.

 

[prettyfly4abigguy]

well another day w/o a fish on the line. oh well at least i got out of the house. im ready for tommrow when i go back and try again.

 

[tediousthumper]

Knowledge of the river may be more important, they're sections of that river that you'll rarely catch fish in but may hold a ton of fish.Your looking for common sections, where the fish feed.Typically for steelhead look for long streches of quick moving water thats above or below strong rapids.If the fast movin water has a seam thats ususally where they'll feed ecpeccially if the seam flows near a bank.One thing I think we'll all agree on is... stay deep in the water.If your loosing a bunch of flies on the bottum, it's a good thing.Thats just my opion, but it'll change tomarrow I'm sure.

 

[clarkman]

alright im heading to the kalama river monday and tuesday and i would like to know what flies are producing. thats all the info i want.

personally, I've never fished the Kalama, but I can tell you this: the only fly you need is one that you are confidant in. It doesn't matter what that is, just fish whatever fly you are confidant in with whatever technique you are confidant in...you can't go wrong wherever you fish.

 

[TBeau]

This thread reminds me of the only time I have fished the Kalama. It was New Years Eve a couple of years ago. My buddy, the fly purist and historian, and I stopped in at Pritchard's about mid day and got some coffee. My buddy insists that you never leave a local shop without asking about the fly they recommend and then you buy some. He did that again, except the lady showed him a jig! A rule is a rule and he bought a few. Back on the river and he hollars at me to give him a hand. He's fighting a big fish with his 15 ft rod and it is whipping him. After about twenty minutes the fish is gone and I find out the jig is what he hooked it with! So much for purity these days. LOL

 

[MasterAnglerTaylor]

15 ft rod...never been to kalama but i was under the impression that it was a small to mid sized river? Sorry that was off topic. Just stop by the shop and ask, it cant hurt right?

 

[William B.]

I stoped in at that shop this summer and they were making gigs like crazy,do they sell spinning gear too.

 

[prettyfly4abigguy]

well i was unable to make it out to the river due to being sick. bummer.

 

[Flyborg]

15' is overkill, but there's a few guys been doing it there a long time. One guy in particular uses the super long rods because he can turn over three monster flies with it.

 

[James Waggoner]

Confidence is the prime ingredient but you do need to match technique and type of fly to the conditions. So ask away, local knowledge is part of putting confidence in the particular water fished.

James