Good Friday Report

[jscheetz]

Hadn't been down in awhile and didn't get to Taney until about noon on Good Friday. Was good because it signified the tomb would soon be empty, and good because I was standing knee deep in Taney catching fish. Maybe not of equal significance to the world, but sure was nice for me.

Fishing - was great, although a ton of small fish. But, caught a few in the 15 inch category. Fished from the top of rebar downstream. As anyone who has fished here knows you can catch fish on most anything, but there is usually one thing you find that works like a bit of magic. For me this on this day it was a purple/red fuzzy scud - about a size 14/16. Caught one fish after the other all afternoon on it. Tried other colors when I broke one off, but soon went back to the purple one - soon as I did, fish back on. When the wind picked up I switched to stripping a wooly and that did pretty well, and then in the evening I went downstream from the boat ramp just to get a bit of distance between myself and the weekenders that were starting to spill downstream from the pile up at outlet 2. Did well down there as well, even used a small emerger dry and caught a few that were midging. Another great trip there, like I said too many small fish - (did I say too many?????) whoops, lost my mind for a minute!! hehehehe - but caught over 40 fish and was a beautiful albeit a bit hot Good Friday - Happy Easter to ya'll -

JS

[Danoinark]

JS...Great report...now tell us about that fuzzy scud???

Dano

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Betcha its a UV dubbed scud pattern.. them bugs work pretty good!~

So JS, whats the dealio ? - Brian

[jscheetz]

Ahhh, if it were only that hi-tech! Actually these were a few I got a couple of years ago. We've all had one of those times when you arrive at a far away river only to find you left your wet box in another vest back home, and it's Sunday, so any respectable local fly shop is closed with a sign on the door saying "out fishing - back in the morning".

Locals that live near trout streams know that way too many people have seen "A river runs through it" and sooner or later they can sell just about anything that smacks of fly-fishing. So, as you are buying the day's junk food in the local convenience store you see the wooden box near the counter between the beef jerky and the harley davidson lighters with a sign that reads "hand tyed flis one doller". So since you are desperate you look through some compartments mostly filled with patterns you can't readily identify, sort of like looking for a Picasso at the 3rd grade art show. You finally see something that looks like a scud - or it could be a bumble bee. Nope, it is what will, Lord willing and a few dozen more attempts by the tier, turn into an actual scud pattern. It's kind of purple and red with red thread and it looks like if you get it wet enough it will sink. Sort of either a fat scud or a thin sow bug. So feeling like a tourist and a complete novice you slide a few of these on the counter next to the candy bar and Mt. Dew and hope the guy behind the counter doesn't say "Tied these myself". That would put you by way of honest reply, in a character compromising situation. Fortunately he just looks disgusted in an "I hate tourists" kind of way and takes your money.

That's the story. I could tell you where to get some of these - you just take the first bridge over the St. Vrain outside of Boulder... or was it the Yellowstone outside of Columbus? Well either way, go a mile to the left, then start the climb up the hill past the chainsaw carvings, over the next bridge, next to the broken down cabins... and there is this gas station there.... and then.....

Aw - you know the rest!

JS

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Well written my friend.. well done!~ The best laughter is you caught fish. Brian