Late Winter Weekend On The Little Red

[TheRustyHook]

HOWDY TO ALL!

Brand new to the forum folks, just wanted to say hello! This weekend myself and several life long friends are going to spend the weekend on the little red near rainbow island in Pangburn. Ive been fishing the little red for about five years and have had a tremendous amount of success spin fishing for bows and browns, but i have never landed anything on a fly rod!

Any late winter patterns or suggestions, to nab a fish on the fly would be highly appreciated!

[cmcclu]

Hello! As you know water levels will dictate methods but basically, try stripping wooly buggers or dead drifting an egg, sowbug, or zebra midge under an indicator and possibly add a split shot to keep near the bottom. I haven't kept up with the flow patterns lately but Id imagine with the colder weather there is a chance of some water running. Of course a boat would be necessary on any higher flow. Good luck!

[Plastic_worm]

Zibra midge under a pinch on indicator, soft hackle or SJ worm.

Midge 1st, b/c it sounds like your new to the fly and midges don't have to be fished close to the bottom (no shot). Try placing the indicator 15-18" above the midge. look for rising fish, I seem to find some at the head of the island. Try to cast in front of a rise and let it drift back over. I let it swing at the end of a drift, sometimes that works also. Best in slow moving water.

SH next, cast down across and let it swing below you. Or any other way really...hard to fish SH's incorrectly. Best in riffles.

SJW...works all over the river.

Good luck.

[TheRustyHook]

Thanks folks. We had a blast! We had a hard time finding some clean water to fish with all the rain, but on the second day at dripping springs a friend and myself both caught our first trout on the fly. Olive woolly Bugger... man is that fun! We spent the rest of the day with no other such luck. Sunday I got a boat at lindseys and strapped on granddads ole 9.9 johnson and had a ton of luck motoring up to riffles and runs and fishing the pools underneath. No Browns (charlie brown sad face) but theres always next time.