August 22 - August 28,
We was blessed with much needed rain and some cooler temperatures last week with that trend continuing thru the early part of this week. The great thing about the rain that it was a good slow rain and one that with a rain jacket you could catch some great fish in.
I saw many photos of some larger trout taken on dry flies and I hooked on a large Brown but lost it while netting. It just feels like this is the time to catch that larger trout that has been hard to catch all summer. Get out and wet a line!
I am still strictly fishing top water except for a few terrestrials. My go to fly is our family fly #12 Charlie Whopper and a #12 Grimace that is my personal pattern found here at the shop. Also have a #12 / #14 Lowe's Orange Snipe and a #12 Purple Parachute ready. I am seeing some lighter orange Caddis hatching so having a few #12 /#14 Orange Palmers in the box could be a good thing.
If nymphing is your thing then Pheasant Tails and Inch Worms could be your ticket. Don't forget the terrestrials such as the Japanese Beetle and Ants as these can be deadly.
As always be safe out their and let someone know what time you will be back home. I did have a Black Bear encounter the other day so be on your toes!
Tight Lines!
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
08/16/2016 - 08/21/2016
We are certainly in the home stretch of summer. Many schools have started back with others starting next week. This certainly means that less and less recreational traffic on the water during the week which makes mid week fishing and even better option. Lets face it we have had a tough summer but fish can still be caught if you work for them.
I fished many days last week with good success. I recommend focusing on dry flies and terrestrials. I really like fishing a #12 Charlie Whopper with a small ant trailing behind. More often than not this is my most affective combination. I like working he edges of the streams, boulders, and any structure that might hold trout.
Use the following and you should be ok:
Charlie Whopper
Orange Snipe
Male Adams
Ants
Beetles
Caddis
I did see some Little Green Stones hatching off the other night while camping. I stress night time since it was about 10pm.
Tight Lines!
We are certainly in the home stretch of summer. Many schools have started back with others starting next week. This certainly means that less and less recreational traffic on the water during the week which makes mid week fishing and even better option. Lets face it we have had a tough summer but fish can still be caught if you work for them.
I fished many days last week with good success. I recommend focusing on dry flies and terrestrials. I really like fishing a #12 Charlie Whopper with a small ant trailing behind. More often than not this is my most affective combination. I like working he edges of the streams, boulders, and any structure that might hold trout.
Use the following and you should be ok:
Charlie Whopper
Orange Snipe
Male Adams
Ants
Beetles
Caddis
I did see some Little Green Stones hatching off the other night while camping. I stress night time since it was about 10pm.
Tight Lines!
Sunday, August 7, 2016
08/08/2016 - 08/14/2016
I have been out all week spending time with my youngest son and we had sometime to explore and fish. We had some good success on the water with dry flies, specificaly the #12 Charlie Whopper and a #14 Yellow Sally Stimulator. I found that going back to the basics for me this week was a good thing. Lets face it, not many trout are eating right now and not many nymphs are on the rocks so dry flies can work better. Terrestrials are very effective and good trout can be taken on them. Ants, Beetles, and Hoppers are great choices. With all this being said this all happened on Straight Fork and Soco Creek. We did drive past Ledge Creek but it was raining and was very dingy so we did not throw a fly.
My youngest did fish the Talking Trees Trout Derby Saturday and he had a great time! It was nice seeing all the kids fishing and spending time with a parent or role model. We all should get kids out more and expose them to fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, or anything that does not include an electronic device. During the derby things was a bit slow so I tied on a Blue Woolly Bugger and low and behold he hooked a pig of a Rainbow Trout. The point I am making here is that at times we need to think outside the box and not be afraid to mix things up. Stocked trout do react differently than wild trout and throwing something crazy just might be the ticket.
We did get a storm here this evening and 2 inches of rain fell very quickly. Deep Creek got flooded Thursday night after 6 inches of rain fell on the mountain. Trees had to be removed but I have not been on the creek. The rain will help as long as it is not flooding rain.
Seek out cooler water and you should be successful. Stick to the basics and use dry flies early in the morning. Use a stealthy approach and watch your drifts. Cast places you normally wouldn't because trout move around. I like fishing dark waters with overhanging limbs, structure, and areas that have water flowing in between two or more rocks that create a small channel that form a feeding and holding lane.
I suggest terrestrials and dark body dry flies. Some Green Stones are hatching but I did not get any strikes on them. I use a size 12 and Saturday evening I even used a size 10 with great success.
Tight Lines!
I have been out all week spending time with my youngest son and we had sometime to explore and fish. We had some good success on the water with dry flies, specificaly the #12 Charlie Whopper and a #14 Yellow Sally Stimulator. I found that going back to the basics for me this week was a good thing. Lets face it, not many trout are eating right now and not many nymphs are on the rocks so dry flies can work better. Terrestrials are very effective and good trout can be taken on them. Ants, Beetles, and Hoppers are great choices. With all this being said this all happened on Straight Fork and Soco Creek. We did drive past Ledge Creek but it was raining and was very dingy so we did not throw a fly.
My youngest did fish the Talking Trees Trout Derby Saturday and he had a great time! It was nice seeing all the kids fishing and spending time with a parent or role model. We all should get kids out more and expose them to fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, or anything that does not include an electronic device. During the derby things was a bit slow so I tied on a Blue Woolly Bugger and low and behold he hooked a pig of a Rainbow Trout. The point I am making here is that at times we need to think outside the box and not be afraid to mix things up. Stocked trout do react differently than wild trout and throwing something crazy just might be the ticket.
We did get a storm here this evening and 2 inches of rain fell very quickly. Deep Creek got flooded Thursday night after 6 inches of rain fell on the mountain. Trees had to be removed but I have not been on the creek. The rain will help as long as it is not flooding rain.
Seek out cooler water and you should be successful. Stick to the basics and use dry flies early in the morning. Use a stealthy approach and watch your drifts. Cast places you normally wouldn't because trout move around. I like fishing dark waters with overhanging limbs, structure, and areas that have water flowing in between two or more rocks that create a small channel that form a feeding and holding lane.
I suggest terrestrials and dark body dry flies. Some Green Stones are hatching but I did not get any strikes on them. I use a size 12 and Saturday evening I even used a size 10 with great success.
Tight Lines!
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