When damsels start crawling to shore (or up on your float tube, or waders)
it is usually when they are "emerging". That's my take on it. Sometimes you
just have to extrapolate from such information like Sherlock Holmes to get
the answer. Either that or ask additional questions, which is what I do.
Les J.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Embry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: dragonfly and damsel fly emerger cripples?
> Just what is a "dragonfly emerger cripple" or "floating dragonfly emerger
> cripple"? I had someone last week at Lenice tell me he was catching fish
on
> a 'damsel fly emerger'. I thought both of these critters do their thing
on
> shore, not in the water. I guess I've missed something in that stage in
the
> life-cycle of a dragonfly or damsel fly . . . ? Please explain.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Towell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 7:16 PM
> Subject: Re: sunfish at Lenice
>
>
> >My two cents on Sunfish and Hoppers...
> >
> >(also, Les had asked about the streamer that I was using - if interested
> see
> >http://www.northshoretu.org/white_streamer.jpg )
> >
> >My opinion on the hoppers was that the fish were taking them as dragonfly
> >emerger cripples. Not having any hoppers with me (or floating dragonfly
> >emerger cripples...) I did not get to participate in the dry fly action
> >(damsel dries were not the ticket). I did notice that the substantial
wind
> >and wave action pushed a decent number of dragonfly shucks and at least
one
> >dead dragonfly nymph out of the reed line and on to the surface film of
the
> >lake, so maybe the fish were seeing enough of this floating out of the
> weeds
> >to readily accept the large hopper pattern - or maybe it was just a good
> day
> >to be fishing any large attractor, wet or dry. Any thoughts on this from
> >anyone? In either case, I guess I need to start throwing some big dries
in
> >the normal lake arsenal.
> >
> >As for the sunfish, I wonder why WA DFW does not play around more with
> >various rainbow strains, like BC is doing, instead of jumping straight to
> >the idea of Browns or Tiger Muskies. I would be happy to participate in
any
> >trips up to BC to borrow some Blackwater strain rainbows for DFW to
use...
> >Alternatively, I remember hearing from a UW fisheries grad student a
while
> >back that the Donaldson strain (steelhead/kamloops cross?) fish were
> >extremely aggressive. Maybe this applied only to lures and not potential
> >bait fish meals.
> >
> >Tight Lines (and keep those Island Park Reports coming - only 15 more
days
> >tell my vacation starts!),
> >
> >Andy
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Patrick Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "Fellow crusaders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 7:29 AM
> >Subject: sunfish at Lenice
> >
> >
> >> A couple of weeks ago while fishing the west end of Lenice I pulled up
> >next
> >> to a small island and next to me were two 6" sunfish or perch. Not
quite
> >> sure what kind of fish they were but they were not a trout. Hopefully
the
> >> browns will keep there numbers to a minimum or perhaps WDFW could
> >introduce
> >> some tiger muskies like they did in Green lake(probably not). Also
fished
> >it
> >> again on Saturday amongst the howling winds with fellow list member
Andy
> >> Towell, we managed a few fish but the surprise of the day came when the
> >fish
> >> started taking size 4 giant hoppers on the surface.No hoppers even
> >hatching
> >> yet though.
> >> Enough of trout, time to start thinking about the Steelies and Kings.
If
> >> Justin Teagarden is still lurking on the list I would love to get a
> Kalama
> >> report.
> >>
> >> I'm not an animal, I just like peanuts. The Elephant man.
> >>
> >> Patrick
> >>
> >
>
>
>
>
