Fly fishing Henry Hagg

[pinkygonzales]

I thought I might head out to Henry Hagg lake this weekend since our fine rivers are all blown to sh*t. To make things a little more interesting though I thought I would bring out the old 4wt. Does anyone have any advice about what to use - how deep to fish or where out there? I've only ever used bait around the boat ramps in those parts. Trying to get a little more adventurous. PMs welcome, as always. Thanks y'all.

 

[brandon4455]

if you dont have a sink tip crimp a small split shot on about 15-20 inches above the fly (soft hackle or some sort of wooly or krystal bugger in black or olive) cast, let it sink a little and do medium speed ten inch strips with a pause every now and then . if you have a boat,tube or toon you can also troll this setup slowly

 

[pinkygonzales]

Perfect, man. Exactly what I needed. Sadly, I don't have a floating apparatus but I'll get by.

Are any of the creeks that feed into or out of the lake worth fishing?

 

[brandon4455]

if you can get to them on foot any source of flowing water that goes into any lake is always a good place to look for fish.. im in the same boat as you, im chasing stockers tomorrow because the rivers are blown out lol

 

[Van]

The creeks should be good. There is a small picnic area near Sain creek on the nw side of Hagg, plus Wall creek is there as well. There are a couple good arms on the north side as well, just have to hike into them. Casting room could be an issue in a few spots though. there is a big feeder creek on the north side of the lake, Tanner Creek, iirc. There is a lot of grassy area around it that should give you lots of casting room.

Go to Costco and get that cheap pontoon, would make your time there much easier.

 

[pinkygonzales]

Thanks Van. I probably would get a pontoon if I was planning to spend a lot more time out there. I prefer to risk my life in the middle of a glacial river, hunting giants, but when weather prevents a weekend thrill-ride, a relaxing time out on the lake is hardly a poor compromise. It'd just be nice to pick up a couple of stockers for the dinner table.

Thanks for the tips!

 

[GungasUncle]

Gotta be careful when fishing the creeks - they technically don't open until the end of May - so there's some gray area where the lake becomes the creek that you might get a ticket if a cop were so inclined.

 

[pinkygonzales]

Gotta be careful when fishing the creeks - they technically don't open until the end of May - so there's some gray area where the lake becomes the creek that you might get a ticket if a cop were so inclined.

Thanks for the heads up, GungasUncle! :shock: I was not aware of that.