Roaring River Still In Good Shape

timsfly · April 1, 2008

1 inch of rain last night, the river came up a bit, it is still more green than brown, but still has a strong flow.

Went down this morning early. Fished a sink tip line and a big olive and black bugger, caught 3 none big

but nicely colored. I have been hearing glo-balls and san juans from most of the guys fishing.

Still fishing good you just got to take your time and fish heaiver flies or add weight to the

ones you have.

This is the river this morning from around the lodge area.

The spinning rod guys are using 1/8 oz bass sinkers, the ones with the wire eye, they are tying

a leader to the eye of the sinker and fishing it off the bottom like you would a powerbait egg, they are

using the unweighted egg flies, it seems to be working several of the regulars are using this method and

aWater is back up a bit, not as bad, and the color is still good, more green than brown.

Best fishing has been with the powerbait products, the flo. white and the flo. yellow eggs

have both been good.

Roostertail spinners and small crankbaits have all been good, the rebel crawfish and the spoons have

been working well.

Plastic worms in orange, white, flo. yellow and pink have all been working.

If you are fly fishing, put more weight on than you would normally, the water

is very fast and extra weight will get you down wherer the fish are holding.

Trout will lay under the fast current and wait for food to come to them.

Good flies when the water is up are, san juan worms(red, orange, and chartruse)

woolybuggers, olive, black and brown are my favorite colors, but the odd ball

colors can really be productive sometimes when the water is up and rolling.

I have seen some good fish come out on purple, tan and even blue when the water

is like it is right now.

Copper john nymphs, flashback hares ears and pheasant tails are always good.

I have seen some nice fish come out on conehead sculpins and muddlers the past few weeks.

Glo-balls and bright colored thread jigs will work well right now.

You can get by with 5X tippet most of the time right now and 6X is ok, but I wouldn't use 7X right now

unless you are fishing a dry fly.

With the spinning rod you are going to be ok with 4lb line for another couple of weeks.

In zone 3 minnows and corn have been working well.

Good luck on the river this weekre catching a lot of trout.

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