Justin Spencer Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 After not fishing for a couple months I dusted off the fly rod on Wednesday and Thursday and fished for a few hours. Caught 4 in about an hour here in front of the campground on Wed., and yesterday caught 6 in about 2 hours down in front of the Lodge, got schooled by a large rainbow down there that eventually came unbuttoned as well, and lost a few other dinks. A couple were tiny young of year, most were around 12 inches with a couple fish up to 15 inches mixed in. Fish were eating coffee and brown pats, and of course the go to fly of the winter, the egg. There are a few redds around so if you go make sure to cast to these (just kidding). Water is great, eagles are everywhere, and people are gone, perfect time to fish! I love the white tipped fins on all of our fish here, as well as the parr marks that tend to stay on until the fish are 10 inches long or better. Looks like someone widened the smile of that second fish in a previous battle. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
Justin Spencer Posted December 20, 2013 Author Posted December 20, 2013 Nice! What are 'pats'? Super easy stonefly pattern, that I think the fish sometimes mistake for a crawfish, tie in size 4-8 usually. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaPQlAfkfck "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
fishinwrench Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 I keep meaning to try a BUBfly on the NFOW bows everytime I get down there (just because it's even easier and faster to tie than a Pat's) but I always forget to try it. Have you ever?
Justin Spencer Posted December 20, 2013 Author Posted December 20, 2013 Never tried it, but no doubt in my mind it would work probably just as well, I may tie a few up and give them a try, is it just hackle instead of rubber legs? "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
ness Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Pat's Rubberlegs. Gotcha. BUBfly - there's one I haven't heard mentioned in a while. John
fishinwrench Posted December 20, 2013 Posted December 20, 2013 Never tried it, but no doubt in my mind it would work probably just as well, I may tie a few up and give them a try, is it just hackle instead of rubber legs? Yeah, and lots of lead !
Justin Spencer Posted December 20, 2013 Author Posted December 20, 2013 Yeah, and lots of lead ! Can't ever have too much lead. I tie everything with lead, and beads if possible, and still use lots of splitshot. "The problem with a politician’s quote on Facebook is you don’t know whether or not they really said it." –Abraham Lincoln Tales of an Ozark Campground Proprietor Dead Drift Fly Shop
sean c Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 Nice justin. Wrench that fly would definitely get eaten on the nfow.
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