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Brian,
In those situations, I’ve found the best thing to do is sit down on the bank, set your rod down so you don’t have any distractions, and watch the fish. Watch the water, and look very closely for bugs. Turn over a few rocks, both in the shallows and in water that is moving, see what bugs you can find. If after watching the water for a long time, you don’t see any signs of bugs, try a small Blue Wing Olive pattern, always a good bet this time of year. If they won’t rise to it, put a dropper of a small bead head pheasant tail, or a nymph pattern that imitates the bugs that you find under the rocks. Barring that, a Size 8 Black Bunny has always worked well for me as a go-to pattern… Best of luck.
Ryan Davey MSN GSC
May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.
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This morning on the Tolt I found a pod of mixed salmon: Pinks, Kings, and maybe a silver or two. I also identified a couple of large trout ( ~ 15-18 inches) that I think are rainbows. I tried egg patterns, white and pink bunny leaches, hairs mask nymphs, and even a parachute adams after it took something off the surface that I could not see. Does anyone have any experience that can shed light on these fish that kept me puzzled all morning?
Also, thank you to everyone who gave advise on how to skate a wet fly. It didn't help catch a fish, but the fly skated.
brian reese |
- puzzled Brian Reese
- Re: puzzled Ryan Davey
- Re: puzzled Uncle Brad and Elly
