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very cool shot of the bugs on your net - can't wait to get out there!
I love the sparseness of that, a lot a damsel nymphs are ways over dressed imo. Did you try a dry? With that size of a hatch, a dry mating damsel should work too. Anyway, awesome
Dave
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My dry damsel game is weak. I tried one several times to active fish but nada
Agree on the skinny ties and not too big either. For a nymph I like this Phil's Lion's Mane pattern
or I combine it with an articulated wiggle tail.
plaegreid
Steelhead
I love damsels; always fun when they decide you're their "tall thing to molt on" and you end up covered in 'em!
This was fantastic greased and fished in the film both upstream and down.
The larger cutts were hanging out in the slow deep runs like this:
The larger cutts were hanging out in the slow deep runs like this:
is that a dab of epoxy on the tail midway?
Yes, very observant of you. Phil twists the tail maribou into a rope then adds a drop of resin. Watch the end of the Lion's Mane vid. He sez it gives the tail another pivot point...but it also keeps the 'bou fibers together like a skinny nymph tail instead of all waving around seperately.
Cheers
Over here it's a well presented mahogany mayfly spinner size 12-14 on one watershed for big browns or cutts.
And over on the Big River a 5 or 6 weight floating line to a size 10 hippie stomper or chubby in purple with a 2-3' dropper to a quick sink bead head nymph in size 14-16. A brite green bodied tungsten head Perdigon is the guides current choice
c/22
And over on the Big River a 5 or 6 weight floating line to a size 10 hippie stomper or chubby in purple with a 2-3' dropper to a quick sink bead head nymph in size 14-16. A brite green bodied tungsten head Perdigon is the guides current choice
c/22
Much tougher fishing this go-around but not for lack of trying, with many hours and miles covered per day via land and sea. Only landed four, with two on my home-tied bucktail jigs. Morning minus tides meant I was wade fishing super shallow weedy water and afternoon high rowboat tides were accompanied by high winds.
This flatwing and a light blue/white Adachi Clouser were the only flies that produced.
This flatwing and a light blue/white Adachi Clouser were the only flies that produced.
Fourbtgait
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Once again, Parachute Adam's consistently brought me fish daily. Tried 4 different nymphs, half dozen other dry’s. A stimulater gave me one fish.
Warm, sunny. Best fishing was 5-9 at night when the sun was off the water.
Warm, sunny. Best fishing was 5-9 at night when the sun was off the water.
Looks like an awesome outing
. wish we had waters like that in my area
Fourbtgait
Life of the Party
Actually we just found the place last weekend on a scouting trip. I spent 3 hours one morning working my way up the flat fishing. Nothing was taking. One fish humiliated me as I left a hole by rolling on the surface taking something. Nothing in the air, rocks, etc. was a crap shoot until I tried Adams.Looks like an awesome outing
Talked to a guy last night, he says it’s tough fishing. Even has brook trout which surprised me as I can normally catch them easily even during the day.
I finally got out for the first time in a long time today. It felt great! The last time I fished a stream was on the way back from the first annual swap meet.
This wee snowshoe muddler got a handful of small cutts. I didn't get pictures of the 4-6 inch fish cause I was dog wrangling and only have two hands.
Rigby did great on and off leash. He went a bit too far from me a couple times but he came when I whistled. He learned how to cross streams and what a current can do. I tired him out
Saw a dead snek.
This wee snowshoe muddler got a handful of small cutts. I didn't get pictures of the 4-6 inch fish cause I was dog wrangling and only have two hands.
Rigby did great on and off leash. He went a bit too far from me a couple times but he came when I whistled. He learned how to cross streams and what a current can do. I tired him out
Saw a dead snek.
The 7 foot 3 weight S-glass rod I bought from @Wetswinger was a joy on this water. You build a nice rod, sir!I finally got out for the first time in a long time today. It felt great! The last time I fished a stream was on the way back from the first annual swap meet.
This wee snowshoe muddler got a handful of small cutts. I didn't get pictures of the 4-6 inch fish cause I was dog wrangling and only have two hands.
Rigby did great on and off leash. He went a bit too far from me a couple times but he came when I whistled. He learned how to cross streams and what a current can do. I tired him out
Saw a dead snek.
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Cowlitz Bottomfeeder
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Phillip Rowley’s flymph pattern worked today on this 18” Rainbow:
Cowlitz Bottomfeeder
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Hooked two good rainbows on a foam damsel this afternoon but the both came unpinned after several long runs.
Crawbugger
Steelhead
Very Zoranesque.