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jimmy
went down to my spot looking for some top water action last week, saw folks still nymphin' and learned 'the bigger fish don't take drys'. . . . bad for me as I leave all my nymph gear at home this time of year, I gave it a shot anyway.
pics:
the spot
the bugs
tried some norms
threw out some of my big black and tans
even tried "FlyBum's" chubby that came in the last fly swap
I normally don't like foam flys but I kept an open mind and got out the vice
cheyrnoble or chubby? It kind of looked like a 'hula girl' from the top, so thats what I named mine
the fish dug 'em
got some bucks, got some hens, some bright, some showing color
since I keep hearing 'there's no such thing as a 20" fish in the D", I added an orange stripe on my stick so I would stop exaggerating
brought the net with numbers on it too,
and my little camp buddy this time around, about 6", too young to make any noise with his single button. He spent the night in a tote and was driven up the road away from camp so he wouldn't end up stepped on or killed with a rock. (sadly the latter is most likely)
Over all report: weather was hot, cold, windy, still, sunny and rainy. Lots of fish, some big, some average, some small, and no annoying whitefish. The usual for this time of year. . .
I think nymphing is the way to go and everyone should stick with weighted patterns and thing-a-ma-bobbers. Always wade at least waist deep and walk as much as possible.
till next time,
~Jimmy~
pics:
the spot
the bugs
tried some norms
threw out some of my big black and tans
even tried "FlyBum's" chubby that came in the last fly swap
I normally don't like foam flys but I kept an open mind and got out the vice
cheyrnoble or chubby? It kind of looked like a 'hula girl' from the top, so thats what I named mine
the fish dug 'em
got some bucks, got some hens, some bright, some showing color
since I keep hearing 'there's no such thing as a 20" fish in the D", I added an orange stripe on my stick so I would stop exaggerating
brought the net with numbers on it too,
and my little camp buddy this time around, about 6", too young to make any noise with his single button. He spent the night in a tote and was driven up the road away from camp so he wouldn't end up stepped on or killed with a rock. (sadly the latter is most likely)
Over all report: weather was hot, cold, windy, still, sunny and rainy. Lots of fish, some big, some average, some small, and no annoying whitefish. The usual for this time of year. . .
I think nymphing is the way to go and everyone should stick with weighted patterns and thing-a-ma-bobbers. Always wade at least waist deep and walk as much as possible.
till next time,
~Jimmy~