Planning a couple of streamer trips this winter. First time to NFOW. I have an 8 WT with sink tip to throw big meat I use on the White, but want to also take 6 WT for small/med stuff. Is a sink tip needed for 6 WT on NFOW, or can I use Floating line. Also, anyone have a recommendation for good sink tip coming off 6 WT Helios?
Has anyone had any success fishing this cove? I have fished it quite a few times w/o much success. I did get into a school of small white bass on top last spring and did catch a monster gar, but not much for all the times I have tried it.
Made it out for a few hours Saturday evening in the pt 4 area with the fly rod chasing bass. Caught 7 on deer hair poppers on outside trees in 20 - 25 feet of water. None over 2 lbs. Did lose a nice ~ 4 lb largemouth .........twice on the same cast with a weinee trout hook set both times. Could not believe the crazy boat traffic but did not seem to knock them down.
I am just taking the fly rods next weekend and plan to fish very early and very late to avoid the crowds. Hoping to find Stripers (or spots) on top to < 20 FOW. F&F and others, does point 4 to point 6 sound like the right area? Thanks
F&F, thanks for your great reports!! I will be down with the Fly Rod next week. Are you hearing of of anyone finding Stripers down lake toward Rocky Branch, Cliftys, point 4.??
Did you try a pupae in the film? Oftentimes I have found fish keying on emergers and ignoring adult caddis on the surface. Not sure if you fish a dropper in Mo. But an unweighted pupae pattern trailed off an Adult can be money. I love fishing caddis hatches!!!
dcmc
It has been many many years but I hit most all of the major flint hills creeks . Before I went strictly to flyfishing used only #3 mepps with squirrel tail. One silver and one gold would last a season. Just fish it slow as it will turn this time of year.
Thanks JB for the info. When in doubt I always fish clousers and have caught redfish,northerns, and my biggest brown to date on them. will be sure to post anything I can figure out this year.
Zack,
Sounds like a good idea. I have place at lost bridge and plan to start coming down regularly next month. Have you tried looking for them up shallow at night? I will send you a note when I am coming down. I really want to hit it hard in may after I get back from the caddis hatch in Colorado.
This is the year I am going to really put in the time to catch a striper on a fly rod. Has anyone had any success and want to offer any advice? Time of year, flies, etc. Thanks for helping with the learning curve!!
Thanks Champ.that is who I had been considering, just wanted to get some opinions. I bought my boat out of state and live in Kansas. I keep it on my dock at Beaver and really need a local mechanic.
I run an ETEC 115 and the time for my 3 yr/300 hr service is coming up this spring. Does anyone in Rogers Area have a recommendation on Mechanic??? Thanks