R.r. C&r Area Fishing Well

[timsfly]

Took a few hrs out yesterday in the rain and fished the C&R area at the park, the fishing was great, caught a few on a hopper, and 2 on a beetle, and a whole bunch on eggs and san juan worms, and a few on a ginger bugger, the river is in great shape, this 15" rainbow was the biggest I landed yesterday, but I did see a couple that were bigger, hooked a nice 3 or 4 lb rainbow on an egg, but didn't land him, anyway here are a couple of pics that show the condtion of the C&R area.

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[Dawgsquat]

That's a nice one, Tim.

[Hooksetter]

It was amateur hour at RR this afternoon. Me a another rookie went from 1:30 to 5:30 and got one fish to the bank. I broke two off on the hookset. I forgot I was not fishing for bass.

Maybe things will go better in the morning.

Helpful suggestions are welcomed.

I had the hits on a green crackleback and a olive wooleybugger. I tried orange glowball, white/orange glowball, yellow crackleback, ant, and beetle.

[OKFlyFisher44]

Summertime fishing @ R.R. usually goes like this for me....and always had success

Early morning....fish a wooly bugger (for the freshly released hatchery fish that are very aggressive) or fish an egg pattern under a indicator in some of my favorite deeper holes. Might throw in a san juan worm in there too....

Mid-morning to afternoon....usually catch me fishing with a beetle or ant. Also seem to have good luck flingin' a wooly bugger in the deep slow moving holes...always fun to sight-fish that way by stripping them in across the fishes noses. Also have good luck with various nymphs (copper johns, hares ears, etc) fishing the deeper runs right behind where the holes are "seperated"....

Evening time.....san juan worms, soft-hackles, and looking for any hatches....

In the 10 years I've been fishing R.R. I have always had good luck with these techniques. Some minor tweaks to tactics from time to time...

Hope this helps...

[Hooksetter]

OKFlyFisher44 thanks for the advice. I followed it to some degree and caught a few more today. I am still having trouble with my knots holding, but i was getting a few more hit.

I got two hits on a black beetle, but I am unsure how to fish it. Do you fish it like a dry fly or what?

What kind of strike indicator is the best, and how far above the nymph do you put the indicator?

Thanks for helping a rookie!

[wildhunter066]

  Hooksetter said:

OKFlyFisher44 thanks for the advice. I followed it to some degree and caught a few more today. I am still having trouble with my knots holding, but i was getting a few more hit.

I got two hits on a black beetle, but I am unsure how to fish it. Do you fish it like a dry fly or what?

What kind of strike indicator is the best, and how far above the nymph do you put the indicator?

Thanks for helping a rookie!

What kind of knot are you using whatever kind it is make sure and wet it before you tighten it. The beetle is a dry fly. I use the palsa pinch on indicators. On indicators i use the smallest kind i can that will still float so i carry several different kinds. I usually put it bout 3ft above the fly just depending on how deep the water is i try to get close to the bottom. I always have good luck with bh zebra midge red or black. hope this helps. Go to the top of the hill and visit tims fly shop and talk to him he willl get u catching fish quick. It is nothing to catchin atleast 10 or 15 in a day of fishing thereonce you learn a few techniques just make sure u get a goood dead drift and u will catch alot more fish.

[Zach Bearden]

indicator schmindicator, Be a man! Use a Curly Q.... lol jk

Beetles: I fish them on a dead drift over a fishy looking hole most of the time. I have found that on high wind days that they seem to be more likely to hit a beetle. Also if they are sitting right beside the bank or are under a tree they are very likely to come up and crush one. Doesn't mean they wont hit one in the middle of the river.

Knots: I personally use whats called an "Orvis Tippet Knot". Not because the name, but because of how fast and effective it is. I'm not sure where you can get instructions on tying one but from someone that ties it regularly can show you in person. If I am rigging for a trip or something of that nature I will take the time to tie blood knots. I like the strength that they give me. But if I am fishing a beat I won't take the time to tie one.

[OKFlyFisher44]

  Hooksetter said:

OKFlyFisher44 thanks for the advice. I followed it to some degree and caught a few more today. I am still having trouble with my knots holding, but i was getting a few more hit.

I got two hits on a black beetle, but I am unsure how to fish it. Do you fish it like a dry fly or what?

What kind of strike indicator is the best, and how far above the nymph do you put the indicator?

Thanks for helping a rookie!

Not a problem buddy...hopefully it helped out some!

As far as beetles go...fish them as a dry fly and just dead drift them over fish or fishy lookin' runs. I always will sight fish with them by casting to fish that are tucked up next to the bank...usually always works if you can get a good drift in.

As far as indicators go...it varies with me. Sometimes I'll use the yarn indicators and sometimes the hard-foam indicators(orange and green colored ones that EVERYONE uses)...just depends on the presentation. As far as where to put the indicator...just adjust according to how deep the water is, where the fish are staging, etc etc. I usually try to keep it close to the bottom unless the fish are "staging" closer to the surface....which in that case, you dont need an indicator unless your fishing SMALL flies.

Hope this does you some good....

[On The Fly 6]

I was up there last week and had lots of luck with a hopper. The fish ended up tearing it up to the point it was hard to fish with. I also caught a few on a redass, a beetle, and flying ant. I hope to make it up there again soon. I think im just going to fish Zones 2 and 3 from now on. They seemed to be more productive for me.

[Hooksetter]

me and a friend went Monday and did well on a white thread jig. We caught 20+ from 9:30 to 12. We had trouble on everything else. My friend missed a good brown around 11:30.

Good luck to all that are going.