Took The Wife Fly Fishing

[budman]

Took the wife fly fishing today, only her second time using her fly rod. It started slow but we finished off great. The wind was really high between noon and 4 PM. After the wind slowed down a little the bite picked up. I caught 12 and she caught 10. Only had to cut her line once because of a major wind knot. We started off with # 10 Wooly Booger, one black and one olive. Black worked the best and we caught several before the wind really got high and we didn't get another bite on them. Tried several other things without bring any to hand. We were getting ready to leave when they start to feed so I tied on a #18 zebra midge, black and silver, and she started catching some. From 4 to 5:30 she caught eight more. It was great seeing her get really excited everytime she caught one. I think she is hooked. The midges were the first flies I have tied also. So you can say it was a successful for both of us.

[duckydoty]

Sounds like you guys had a blast! I bet that wind was tough to deal with using the fly rods.

[DaddyO]

Nice! I'm taking my Daughter tomorrow. It'll be her first trip with waders and a fly rod. It should be a blast!

[budman]

My wife told me that standing in knee deep water, wearing waders and using a fly rod would have ever been on her bucket list, but now she is really glad she did it. We fished behind the island most of the day. Like I said it started slow, but the guy who was there when we got there said that they were really biting right after the water was shut off and still falling. Hope that helps and that you guys have a great day.

[BFTMASTER]

Nice, glad to see you guys had a good time

[marcusearlt]

Trips like that will keep you, her and the fish hooked. Good for you budman!

[GoDoe]

Nice report. I love to see new fisher people catch fish. It is better than catching them yourself in my opinion.

Could you post a pic of the midge fly please,

[budman]

These are the ones I tied up after that trip. These turned out Ok but the wooly bugger not so good. Only my second attempt at tying my own flies, hope to get better and more verity. The ones we used were black and silver, the other are some different colors I thought I would tie and try on my next trip. They are size #18.

[BFTMASTER]

Those Zebra midges will work just as good as any professional tie, as long as they don't come unraveled. They look way better than mine, and I

have caught tons of fish on mine on the LIR, RR, Beaver.

[GoDoe]

Thanks for the pics. I am the king of ugly fly tying. The fish never seem to mind.

How should I fish a Zebra midge? I have never used one. I have mostly used Wooly Buggers and bumped them along the bottom.

Thanks, John