Saturday looks ugly. I'm hoping to get out somewhere on Sunday.
If I make it I'll be in a gray Porta boteUpdate: going to Lenice this Saturday, October 22. Weather looks good. Will be driving a Jeep GC. Green Fishcat pontoon on the water - leftie. look me up!
That top fly is very cool, quite different looking. I fished once with DP a few years ago on Dry Falls, then over at RF... he never offered that one up but did have some ice cold beerBeautiful day Saturday. Light winds, warm, sunny with occasional dreamy wispy clouds.
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didn't get on the water early, but had my first fish on a small variegated bugger, stripped fast with pauses (thinking of @Starman77 and his water boatman technique), within the first half hour of being on the water. thanks to @dp for clueing me into calibaetis nymphs after that, which worked both under an indicator, and on the strip.
fish were a consistent 16 inches in the measure net.
Flies that worked. The top nymph was donated by @dp. Thanks.
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The little bugger has a mix of chenille in the body, variegated black and olive, as well as the gold flashy stuff. This is one of my goto flies fished on a type 5.
I fished the top nymph on an intermediate line, and the small one under the indicator.
mop flies got not love.
Jay
Jay i see you are tying Denny Rickets loop knot. Do you find that gets you more hits?Beautiful day Saturday. Light winds, warm, sunny with occasional dreamy wispy clouds.
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didn't get on the water early, but had my first fish on a small variegated bugger, stripped fast with pauses (thinking of @Starman77 and his water boatman technique), within the first half hour of being on the water. thanks to @dp for clueing me into calibaetis nymphs after that, which worked both under an indicator, and on the strip.
fish were a consistent 16 inches in the measure net.
Flies that worked. The top nymph was donated by @dp. Thanks.
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The little bugger has a mix of chenille in the body, variegated black and olive, as well as the gold flashy stuff. This is one of my goto flies fished on a type 5.
I fished the top nymph on an intermediate line, and the small one under the indicator.
mop flies got not love.
Jay
I often use a nonslip loop knot.Jay i see you are tying Denny Rickets loop knot. Do you find that gets you more hits?