LDR

[HauntedByWaters]

My pro tip for trolling is never stop when you hook a fish, keep the momentum going.

 

[Tom Butler]

When I'm fishing a certain area of the lake I can be almost certain they will come up and jump. In another location the fish almost always go for the bottom and rub. I tend to be ready to drop tip/feed line for a jump or buckle down to keep them out of the bottom crap based upon where I am, but then there are always fish that don't follow the trend. Frustrating, but so much fun, at least my flies are getting some love. Don't know enough to know if it's the lake structure, or the plant groups that have acclimated to the area just behaving differently. Different lakes get different response tendencies as well. And since all I'm getting now are planted rainbows, I have no idea other species such as a brookie would tend to react.

 

[Smalma]

Tim -
the majority of the steelhead came from the Nooksack with the rest from a variety of North Sound "S" rivers.

 

[FishyJere]

1. Keep your rod tip pointing at the fly, this insures a better hook set.
2. With your hemostat, give the hook just a little more curve. Make it more than 180 deg.
3. Cheer the fish for getting away.

 

[HauntedByWaters]

Tim -
the majority of the steelhead came from the Nooksack with the rest from a variety of North Sound "S" rivers.

You caught that many steelhead and you had a job? As the kids say nowadays DAYUM!

 

[Bambooflyguy]

iFish, iHook, iLoose, iCuss! Simple.....

 

[Pink Nighty]

Tim -
the majority of the steelhead came from the Nooksack with the rest from a variety of North Sound "S" rivers.

Welp my heart is officially broken. 100+ out of the sack? Thatd be catching the entire run today.....

 

[Cowlitz Bottomfeeder]

When I'm fishing a certain area of the lake I can be almost certain they will come up and jump. In another location the fish almost always go for the bottom and rub. I tend to be ready to drop tip/feed line for a jump or buckle down to keep them out of the bottom crap based upon where I am, but then there are always fish that don't follow the trend. Frustrating, but so much fun, at least my flies are getting some love. Don't know enough to know if it's the lake structure, or the plant groups that have acclimated to the area just behaving differently. Different lakes get different response tendencies as well. And since all I'm getting now are planted rainbows, I have no idea other species such as a brookie would tend to react.

In the shallow weedy lake I fish most of the time, the Brookies wiyhead for the bottom and burrow into the weeds. The Rainbows will take long runs and jump.

I’ve wondered whether rod action has any effect on success ratio, particularly when trolling sinking lines. I thought the stuff NRX would be best but now I think the soft tip rods like the GLX are better. Same issues fishing indicators. Lots of LRR’s.