Yes I do go smaller in clear water and in the summer time. I scale my buggers down to 14 and 16. My emergers to 20 and use 6 to 8X tippets.
That was the answer today, had to go to sz 20 emerger and 7X tippet. Did real well on the river. Started to go to Crooked Creek for Brim and Smallies but things happen. My friend got rear ended on the way over to my house so he got here late. I have a meeting tonight and it is my night for being a casting instructor. I could not stay late. We decided to do the river for trout as I am 52' from the water. He would be using the new bamboo rod I just made for him. Started out with a sz 14 Dirty Yellow emerger. Took a cutt on the second cast, it worked well till I started missing several takes. Found a broken hook. Changed over to another dirty yellow emerger but no takes. Can't figure why. Sized down to a 20 emerger. Sz 20 scud hook, body strands of antron yarn. two silver wire ribs and a peacock head. 7X leader. Had a ball, took cutts, browns, bows, and cutt bows. If I could of taken a Brookie I would of had a Grand Slam. The rises slowed down and went to a sz 16 olive bugger. Took some larger trout, had two that filled the C&R net I use. I broke off on a good fish, changed over to a sz 14 Chili Pepper. Kept getting hits but no hookups. After about a dozen misses I decided to check the fly. I had gotten the tippet wrapped around the bend and was retrieving the fly backwards. Got that cleared up and on the next cast I hooked into a 15" rainbow. Took four on the pepper before quitting for the day. Had a great morning, my buddy christened his bamboo rod with a nice 16" Rainbow on his third cast. He was using the sz 20 olive emerger. My other buddy that used my flies on Sunday brought his own flies but took most trout on the sz 20 emerger that was given to him. We had four days of low water and had a chance to get some fishing in. There was a drowning and they shut the dam down looking for the victim. I think they found him this evening so that should be the last of the low water for a while till they get the lake down. It is about 40' above normal. Enough rambling. Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alan Di Somma wrote: > Tony: > > Do you find that you have to go smaller, when the water is gin clear? > I know that is what you do when fishing for largemouth bass in clear water. > When I fish Lake Powell, for either large-or smallmouth bass, that is what > we do. > Alan Di Somma > Phoenix,Az. > > http://www.azod.com > > If you mated a bulldog and a shitsu, would it be called a "bullshit"???? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 5:16 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Being a nice guy to a fishing buddy > > > The WRD did well off the dock the other evening with some water running. > Had > > only WRD with me, it was a sz 8. Got a few taps on it. Had no Chili > Peppers. > > Gave the last one I had to a guy on the river. I did tale one on the first > cast > > with a sz 14 Olive bugger, then just a few taps. Tool the largest trout on > a sz > > 20 scud hook with a red seed bead head and a peacock body. Again, it was > on the > > first cast with that fly. The take was the instant it touched the water. > > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Alan Di Somma wrote: > > > > > Tony: > > > > > > Sounds like you had a better time seeing someone else do good on your > flies. > > > I am surprised that the WRD or Chili Pepper didn't do the trick. > > > > > > Alan Di Somma > > > Phoenix,Az. > > > > > > http://www.azod.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 3:11 PM > > > Subject: [VFB] Being a nice guy to a fishing buddy > > > > > > > I just have to tell you about this. > > > > Today was a great day. For the first time in > > > > months there was no water being released from the > > > > dam due to the Fathers Day Father and Son Fishing > > > > Day. I called my fishing buddy and we went up to > > > > the C&R area at the dam. Spooky fishing but a lot > > > > of big trout. Got there while the fog was still > > > > pretty heavy on the river so that was a good sign > > > > that we would not spook the trout too bad. The > > > > water is shallow and gin clear. I rode up with my > > > > buddy in his car and had all my stuff. > > > > We suited up and he said, I forgot my hat. No big > > > > deal, the sun was not shining, it was overcast. > > > > Then he felt in his vest and said, where is my fly > > > > box. It was not in his vest. Now it is 35 miles > > > > back to his house and I have plenty flies. I > > > > reached in my vest for a small box of flies that I > > > > have not opened in over a year and handed it to > > > > him. Told him to take it and return it when we > > > > started home. He opened the box and had me pick a > > > > fly for him. I chose a dirty yellow soft hackle sz > > > > 14 and told him " that should do it". It was the > > > > only one in the box. > > > > We got on the river and could see trout rising all > > > > over the place. I made a few casts in a run and > > > > picked up a cutthroat. About that time my buddy > > > > hooked up. > > > > I fished the next half hour without a tap but > > > > through the fog I could hear the splashing from > > > > trout that he hooked up with. I worked my butt off > > > > changing flies, trying yellow bodied flies, > > > > emergers and nymphs. I would get an occasional hit > > > > but no hookup. It cleared enough to see him > > > > landing fish and long line releasing fish. After > > > > changing I don't know how many flies I did catch > > > > several trout on some of them. For the most part > > > > the trout I did catch was just after changing a > > > > fly and on the first cast. Then it was like > > > > casting to an empty river. Well, this went on most > > > > of the morning and we had a brief rain shower and > > > > the breeze shifted to the north. It got a little > > > > chilly and we decided to call it a day. I had > > > > mentioned to him several times, don't loose that > > > > fly, we need for a pattern. He did re-tie several > > > > times to be sure that there would not be a break > > > > off. As we were walking out of the river, he had > > > > the line trailing behind him while reeling in. He > > > > had a hit, couple of splashes and the fish was > > > > gone. As he reeled the leader up, I heard him say, > > > > Oh No. The fly was gone. So much for that. He will > > > > never hear the end of it I am sure. LOL That's > > > > what you get for being a nice guy. > > > > The truth is, I really enjoyed seeing him do so > > > > well. He is just starting to fish for trout. He > > > > was a Warmwater fly fisher. The few times we have > > > > been out I have really out fished him bad but not > > > > because I was trying to. One day three of us > > > > were out, I took close to 40 trout , my other > > > > friend took close to thirty and he took about > > > > three or four. > > > > This time he landed 15 trout and long line > > > > released that many or more. > > > > I only landed six or seven, one filled my C&R > > > > landing net. A real heavy Rainbow. > > > > It was a very good morning. > > > > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >
