Current River Midges

[wackaloo13]

about what size are the october caddis?

[Nortrad]

Thanks for the indicator idea Gavin, hmmm. A fellow Current angler also swears by longer leaders, 12'+.

[troutfiend1985]

While we're on the topic of midges, has anyone tried using Oral B Ultra Floss for gills? I bought some this summer and it is absolutely awesome to tie with and makes for very nice midge gills. Hope this helps.

[ozark trout fisher]

Yikes.... A 16' leader Gavin? I'm not the greatest fly fisherman, but isn't that pretty difficult to work with?

I've always thought of 12' as being the absolute maximum I go to in low clear water-maybe 13' if fish are exceptionally picky. Mostly down on the Current I fish 9 1/2 to 10 feet for nymphs, and 10.5-12' for dries, and that almost always seems to be enough to catch fish except in the slowest, glassiest water. But I'd use longer leaders than I do if I thought there was any way I could make it work, and I'm not denying that may work better for the larger, more difficult trout.

[Gavin]

I usually fish a Madame X in #6 or a #8 tied on a TMC 200R or equivalent for the big fall caddis. There usually about an inch long, Wings are dark tan, The body is kind of a rusty brown orange. They emerge at night, but fish will eat them during the day...Fire up a lantern near the river at night and youll find all kinds of bugs that you can imitate.

Long tapered leaders are no problem to cast....but I use them to fish far & fine....longer cast with a dry or a nymph w/o an indicator. I use a completely different set up for bobber fishing.