Roaring River Great Dry Fly Fishing Right Now

[timsfly]

We have had a good opening, lots of people showed up for the first 4 days, today was a bit slower.

I've been able to fish a few hours since opening, an hour here and there, caught 7 this morning on

a green woolybugger # 14 bead head.

I have been doing ok on the buggers and the nymphs, copper johns have been very good this week,

as have pheasant tails and sow bugs. I'm fishing most of my nymphs #16's and smaller on 6X tippet.

Went down sunday and caught a several trout on blue wing olives, #20's worked best for me, I caught a

few on parachute adams and a few on a #18 caddis.

Saturday I fished 15 minutes down by where C&R starts(by dry hollow) and I caught 3 all on a #20 blue

wing olive, didn't stay long I was very tired after all the work I had to do on saturday, busy as opening day

for me on sat.

I fished an hour on friday caught 4 and missed a few all on the bugger, this time I was fishing down

at the S curve in zone 2(copper head bend)

I've been getting a few good reports that a black zebra midge has been very good fished under a dry

fly about 18" and some good reports on a small hares ear.

The usual stuff has been good, san juans, chamois worms, glo-balls and grubs, have all been catching

a few trout, I know jigs have been good, I'm seeing a lunker or 2 everyday caught on jigs, olive, black/yellow and

white seem to be the best colors, the daughter of Phil Glaze(one of the guys who guides out of the shop) caught the

biggest trout turned in by noon on thursday it was 8.1 lbs. caught on a Roaring River Special, in olive.

If you like dry fly fishing come on down we have plenty to go around, it has been so warm I'm seeing a great

ant and beetle season like last year coming on. GO FISH

No tickets handed out for felt soled waders, none I heard of.

[DoveTail]

I never have had felt, seems like they soak up a lot of water and drip forever. I guess it is a good move if people fish numerous waters. They need to rinse the boots and other gear off also if extreme care is to be taken.

[Jdecoudres]

hey tim is the dry flies still working well? whats good to bring if i was to make a trip down tomorrow

[timsfly]

B.W.O's and caddis, griffiths gnats are all working very well