Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted May 4, 2013 Root Admin Posted May 4, 2013 Had a couple of clients out this morning. Catching was slow except for this nice rainbow. 21.5 inches. Drifting a miracle fly- hooked her just above the MDC boat ramp below the dam. Released. Kyle Long from Wichita was the lucky angler. We drifted miracle fly (egg fly) up at the dam for a while but they just weren't taking it. Tried scuds over the flats at the narrows. Steve Dicky was catching some there but we couldn't get bit. Ended up drifting Gulp eggs, orange/white, from Fall Creek to Short Creek and picking up quite a few- and caught some nice rainbows too. That was our best bite this morning. Running supposedly 75 mw or 1.5 units today.
Members littlemiamijeff Posted May 5, 2013 Members Posted May 5, 2013 Nice size rainbow. What are the average Rainbow and Brown sizes in the Upper Taneycomo?
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted May 5, 2013 Author Root Admin Posted May 5, 2013 In the trophy area, right now I'd say 13 inches on rainbows. Hard to say on browns since I catch 100 rainbows to one brown.
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted May 5, 2013 Author Root Admin Posted May 5, 2013 I made a quick run up to the dam this evening and made 2 drifts from the bottom of Big Hole to below the MDC boat ramp, fishing the north bank with an 1/8th oz white jig. I caught 8 rainbows, these averaging 14-15 inches easy. But that's not the norm lately. Usually catch a bunch of 11 inchers along with a nice one here and there. Then I made a drift from well below Lookout and worked the bluff bank down to the Narrows. I caught 4 rainbows. These averaged 13 inches. At the Narrows, I'd given up and was going to go in, reeling in my last cast quickly when a saw a very, very nice brown on the tail of my jig. I could see it as clearly as anything, as I stopped, he caught up, took the jig and started to turn his head. I set the hook only to pull the jig out of it's mouth. That was way cool man! Worth the trip out in the cool evening air. This picture doesn't do the real thing justice...
ColdWaterFshr Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 Wow, what a gorgeous picture. Love this time of year.
Micheal Kyle Posted May 5, 2013 Posted May 5, 2013 Great fish!! To Know People Is To Know Thier Ways!
Members littlemiamijeff Posted May 8, 2013 Members Posted May 8, 2013 Thanks Lilley! the more I read your posts, the more I'm looking forward to that week after Memorial Day, won't be long. I'll be paddling Ocean Kayaks into the tail waters, how turbulent are the boils? LMJ BTW: I see you mention sculpin jigs, and white jigs, you'll have these available at Lilley's?
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