What's Catching You Fish?
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Beauty!!!!
This chironomid put in some work today on the lake with my boy. This was the chunkiest, but the picture of him curled in the net doesn't seem to do him justice. It was a slab.
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fished the 10 to one shift today (lake only 35 mins away), a brown red bead #10 on a Hover line did well during the caddis hatch, handful to the boat, none under 20" including a couple of really nice ones, note the tail width on the lengthy snake. Very few anglers about of any type. Lost a really nice one in the channel just before the take out that absolutely hammered a purple Chubby and went aerial over and over until unpinning...fun times.
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Purple and orange curb feelers have been working great just before daylight and in the shadows. They're harder to tie than they look. I think I got the proportions down this year. Fishing 'em I love to hold all the fly line off the water and twitch the fly.. seems like the take is even more explosive than a skated presentation.
We had lots of moisture this past spring on the Oregon Coast and conditions were less than idea for tidewater springer fishing. The fish spent little time in the estuary and often just blasted through - which is of course what they are wired to do. These fish are hard enough to coax into grabbing when everything is perfect. My fish per outing average hovered around 0.22 but I had more fun than a barrel of monkeys. This one was yet another victim of the infamous chartreuse clouser.
Got out early before the heat set in. The light was weird and yellow orange. Low cloud cover. Got a lot of the resident cutthroat on a size 16 olive Comparadun. But got this:
On this:
Swung down into the foam line of a deep pool.
On this:
Swung down into the foam line of a deep pool.
How was the rod?
The Steffen was good. More powerful than I’m used to casting. I honestly felt that I could have used a slightly heavier line than the Cortland WF 6 but I was fishing close with maybe 15 ft of line out so maybe not the best test.
The water I was on was mostly boney pockets so I switched to the Barclay 3 wt and it was, as always, a pleasure.
This Adachi-style Clouser (or one just like it) caught...
...15 or so schoolies today. Super fun on a 7wt!
If anyone's in the SF Bay Area and wants to go fishing, give Gregg Feather Dog Outfitters a call. Super fun and knowledgeable guide specializing in fly and light spin.
...15 or so schoolies today. Super fun on a 7wt!
If anyone's in the SF Bay Area and wants to go fishing, give Gregg Feather Dog Outfitters a call. Super fun and knowledgeable guide specializing in fly and light spin.
A kind gentleman turned me on to the Cate's Turkey. Seen here in the top row...
Here it is in action....
Punkin'heads been good too
Here it is in action....
Punkin'heads been good too
I’m really digging that fly. Is it wrapped EP fibers? Any weight added?
G_Smolt
Legend
Back to front-
Gold flashabou, EP white Craft Fur brush palmered w/ large gold polar chenille, tungsten cone, EP chartreuse anadromous brush.
Hook is an Umpqua XS420 BN5X, 1/0.
I've been on a big squid patterns kick this albacore season. These simple patterns tied with @SpawnFlyFish heads have been putting in serious work 
I like the hook gap. What hook?
Hoofer
Life of the Party
Caught a nice brown above Wizard Falls yesterday — shy, so we skipped the picture — with the new favorite PMD, “Blond Venus.” Two-hackled spider, clipped dry saddle then mallard wing covert. When a Buzzball just won’t cut it.
Not sure if the extra-long tag is helping me any….
Not sure if the extra-long tag is helping me any….
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I love hearing about browns in that spring creek. few and far between, but when i do hear about them, they're usually "good" fish.