I would focus on tying small scud type stuff. It's a rich tailwater and that's what they eat.
--- Desert Eagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Great time I'm sure my friend. I have searched > everywhere around here for > the proper colors and materials to tie the chili > pepper, but to no avail, > not even anything close. I had hoped to have some > tied for the San Juan trip > next week just to try them out there, but so far it > looks like it won't > happen this time. Wanted to see how NM Trout thought > of it?? > Jimi > > > Last night I tied up 6 Chili Peppers from some of > the old original materials > that Tony sent to me in a care package about 6 years > ago. (yes I have > hoarded this material). after giving one to Tony and > the other to my > Grandson, I was out. > > Last week I completed the repairs to my newly > acquired canvas covered 37 > year old canoe. Friday my new PFD arrived in the > mail. Plan was coming > together. > Up at 5 AM this morning and as the canoe was already > tied on top the rack of > my pickup, filled my coffee jug, grabbed two rod > tubes and chest pack and > off I went. Drove less than ½ hour to a 53 acre lake > I had been wanting to > fish. Unloaded the canoe and set it in the water and > no leaks! In taking a > look at the lake from the launch site I figured to > paddle up the lake to the > far end. Was going along smoothly and spotted a very > good looking spot, so > slipped the canoe toward the bank, already had one > rod ready so cast into a > spot I knew had a fish. First cast, allowed the CP > to sink and on the first > strip had a nice bow on. Not all the time was I so > fortunate but in the hour > and ½ I was there I managed to bring to my net, 15 > Bows. Size ran from 12" > to the largest being about 16". > Once I got farther up the lake I switched to a dry, > why? well it is not > about catching for me, I just enjoy seeing the fish > sip my fly off the top. > Was using a PMD the style I tie because I saw them > sipping something off the > top that appeared to fit. Got lucky I guess. All > fish were C&Rd. > I was gone from the Ranch about 3 hours, no stress, > lots of quiet and really > enjoyed myself. Forgot to mention that when I > arrived at the "put in" I was > the only one there. When I left I was still the only > person enjoying a > Tuesday morning of fishing while others must have > been at work. I love being > retired. > > Now that I have the canoe repaired, my PFD and know > my plan works, will be > adding to my count of days on the water. Presently > is only 34 days. Must > work hard to get to 100 this year but sure will have > fun trying. > > Have a couple other spots I know about that I must > try out. > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.13/47 - > Release Date: 7/12/05 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
