Lmf River Below Broken Bow Lake 9/2

[JCWolfe]

It's a 3.5 hour drive so I don't go too often. Very scenic and nice area. Unlike the Lower Illinois the water is almost always in great shape. Fly fishing started out slow with only one coming on a BH soft hackle I tied and losing one on a Bob white hybrid I tie. I normally fly fish 100 percent of the time but the last 2 times going to the LMF I've taken the spinning gear. I'm glad I did. The fly fishing was slow for me so I grabbed the spinning gear and my box of crankbaits. Driving 3.5 hours one way I want to catch something. Lots of nicely colored Rainbows taken and released. I talked to a guide yesterday and he was telling me about some of the things the LMF river foundation has been doing. I could see some changes in structure that were made plus he told me the foundation has stocked fish in the red zone area. Caught a wild trout around 6" long. The guide said that this fish was probably wild due to it's size and that small stockers were 8". Hot day but worth the drive.

[DaddyO]

You mentioned the BobWhite hybrid fly. What's it look like? How do you tie it? How is it different from the BobWhite?

Can you tell that you peaked my curiosity?

[JCWolfe]

You could probably just call it a jig. Insted of thread sometimes I use braid or chenille and put a maribou tail on it.

[JCWolfe]

I was glad to see this fish, proves they have successfully spawned.

A bigger Rainbow

[JCW355]

Recent April catch

[budman]

I was there on April 28th, stopped on my way to Texas. Fished for about 4 hours. Only caught two rainbows, 1 sbout 9 inches and on 14 inches. Tried several flies with no luck until I tried one of my own, it is a combo wooly bugger and leech. I was a olive #14 wooly bugger where I started the saddle hackle at the back and turned it around the hook to the front, then folded it back and tied it down instead of cutting it off. This gave the fly a little more action. I only had one of them because it was a mistake, I had tied the hackle backwards because I am new to tying. I got hug up and I broke off and didn't catch any more fish. I have been told to never tie just one fly but since it wasn't something I met to tie I didn't tie another. But now I will tie more of them then I will post a picture. I loved the river and will go back soon.

[JCW355]

When I wasnt throwing a tan caddis dry I was fishing underwater with some pretty good weight that day. Had a good day that day.