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Got to one of my favorite flats today. Luckily, the wind and clouds held off just long enough for some action.
First fish took me into the reeds. Can't believe he didn't break off or throw the barbless hook.


2nd one did the opposite and went crazy on the flat and then put the blinker on and went straight out to the big water.

Low res screen shot of my nice green backing.
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The fish were both in great shape.

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The wind came up after my 2nd fish and made it tough. I missed a definite eat because I just couldn't see.

And then the clouds rolled in and shut it down, although I had 2 aggressive fish that followed my fly nearly to the boat. I felt one, but he must have felt me first.
The Lowe is still carpless. I got both fish wading.
Maybe manana!
 
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Hell yeah!
 
Yesterday the clouds vanished and the "W" eased. I headed out to similar water that Stacy (@skyriver) and I fished last Friday (but a bit further north). Of course, come up on the flat above Sun Lakes and the wind is whipping. Forty years I've lived in this area and for 40 years I've been mystified how one can go from calm to strong winds around the bend of a hill (the hills) or vice versa. I parked, grabbed my fly rod and went for a walk. The wind was blowing a 10 - 15 mph with a few stronger gusts. Doable, not pleasurable. Lee side of point helped (except for that wild rose bush).

A few minutes along the shoreline and I spotted a feeding capr. He fed on my Trouser Worm and I broke the fish off. H-E-double toothpick. Those things take me about 45 minutes to tie.

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I knotted on another TW only I guess I didn't get enough lead on it to sink it: the fly wouldn't sink, damn buoyant tail anyway, and I didn't have any split shot. I tied on Stacy's fav, a hybrid. They work until they don't and yesterday they didn't. What they did do is spook fish and hang up on rocks and get refusals. It was probably my casting and not the fly or some combination of other unknowns.

I decided that "indicators do work":

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This funny looking jig has worked before, it worked again*. Two, if not three, fish charged the nymph from a couple feet away. Obviously they were looking down and not up at that awful "corkie like thing". I lost the fish as I was sliding it into shallow waters. A cast or two later a smallmouth ate. Lost that one too and the next cast another smallie ate and..... lost it too.

I wore out my welcome and headed home. 95°F outside, wet wading rocks chasing caprs on hot days.


* One morning several years ago I started out with the indicator and a similar jig. Engee was with me. I caught two rainbows, a couple smallies and three carp on the same rigging that morning. I thought I was onto something but haven't been able to duplicate that success since. It is, afterall, fishing.
 
Buzzy said:
I'm no spring chicken, that's just more stuff to carry but........... after another interesting day I am rethinking the no net way....
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Oh man, even when chasing those little 2-5lbers I got in Feb and Mar, I'm so glad I carried a net.

Grab one of those heavy duty retractors and you're in business.
 
Pat, I have this one. Cabela's had them on sale for $16 the random, once per year, day I was in the store. I cut the handle down to make it more manageable when I clip it to my bag. In fact, you can take the nice rubber handle off of it and then put it back on the cut end.
It's very light and just the right size for carp. And pinks, silvers and steelhead.
 
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