Help!

[Kayser]

The best way to fish them is with a perfect dead drift. You normally need to mend to do this. If you don't, your line will drag through the water, the fly will move unnaturally faster than the current, and it will come up in the water column. Basically, it doesn't look right to the fish. Otherwise, you can try using a dropper rig with a dry as your indicator, or with another nymph in front of the midge, but you still need a good drift.

Rob

[DoveTail]

just wanted to ask about how you fish your midges...

The best way to fish them is with a perfect dead drift...

If you are not coming up with anything as Kayser mentioned, you need a perfect dead drift - the same speed as the current. The same holds true for any fly pattern you are fishing. If you still are not coming up with some strikes, the fish may have just turned off. I have had that happen on the midge patterns. They just will not hit. So change the size, color, depth and start going through other types of flies. I have found if you tie on what they want at the moment, the trout will usually strike the first cast with the new fly.

So your timing may have been off? All the flies they sell pretty much work at one time or another. The fun part is trying to figure out what they want and when they want it!

[bikehikefish]

Brooks-E - the closest, and one of the best places on the Current is Tan Vat access just below Montauk State Park. Follow the gravel road past the lodge and out of the park, you can't miss it. Further down the road, where the gravel turns to black top, is Baptist Camp Access, another good place. You can wade at either place.

Be sure to read the regulations, as this it the Blue Ribbon area.

[shawncat]

Go white.If I were to fish with a fly rod at Mac springs,which I do quite often.If I were having trouble catching fish,which I do quite often.I would fish a white 100th jig or white puff/glo ball.Wade out in the rapids,roll cast upstream,watch your white lure with your polarized sunglasses,and promptly set the hook when you see no white.....or feel a strike. Good luck

[bikehikefish]

Do what shawncat said, and if you want to cheat (not really), put on one of the those small styrophome bobbers, er, I mean "strike indicators" a couple feet up from the 1/100 white jig. Make sure you get a COMPLETE dead-drift and watch for any hesitation.

Not really fly fishing, but very effective.

Also, we've been doing really well with #12 yellow bodied cracklebacks at Maramec spring. Cast across and then use short (1 -2 inches), rapid strips.

[shawncat]

[quote name='bikehikefish' date='Sep 11 2008, 11:03 AM' post='81705'put on one of the those small styrophome bobbers, er, I mean "strike indicators"

corks,bobbers,strike indicators ,floats,floaties..............

[Seth]

I prefer to use those foot long cigar floats they carry up at Walmart. Just wait for it to go all the way under and set the hook. That's how I seen Shawncat catch the lunkers down there by the bathroom hole one day.

[catman]

Just use 7x and watch your drift & line, with a bad drift you won't catch anything..it's all about the drift. Learn to mend that line when needed at the right time....you will miss some at first, but you will catch on....practice my friend, practice..good luck

[shawncat]

I prefer to use those foot long cigar floats they carry up at Walmart. Just wait for it to go all the way under and set the hook. That's how I seen Shawncat catch the lunkers down there by the bathroom hole one day.

Big ole slip bobbers,only to be used for big ole flattys,ten foot surf rods,and 1 lps.bull bluegills for bait......sir.

[Brooks-e]

thanks for the tips. i went to meramec spring park last friday(9/12) after class. i caught 9 or 10 on red san juan worms, a black woolly bugger, and a white glow ball.