Terry Beeson Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 I got to spend a couple of hours on Taney this afternoon. Not a lot to report, but it did start off GREAT! I got to TRD around 1:30 and walked in at Outlet 1. I had tied an olive pine squirrel sculpin onto the end of my 5 wt and knew when I stepped in the water that I had "dun good." I almost stepped in a sculpin and he darted away. As I was making my way to the middle of the stream, I noticed the guy fishing downstream was fighting a fish. As soon as I got even with him, I cast the sculpin and "BAM" got a strike and hauled in a nice 12 inch 'Bow. The guy below me and I both caught fish on every other cast. All of them 10-14 inch and fat as town dogs! Anyway, the wind was pretty rough, and I made one bad backcast that cost me the only olive pine squirrel sculpin in the fly box. I tied on an olive zonker and continued to catch, but not as many. Then they just shut off... I had to leave at 3pm and was getting ready to leave when the horn went off... three times... So, the day was probably bust anyway... Had my OAF cap on!!! Must be a good luck cap! Good fishing even if there were no bigguns...... TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Randall Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 sounds like a great outing, it sure was a gorgeous day to be outside fishing. Cute animals taste better.
shawncat Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Sounds like you had a good trip.I fished Maramac springs this P.M. and had a similar experience.I was catching them on a orange san jaun and lost it on a large bow.Looked in my fly box and the only one in there was a red one with magic marker stripes[bands].One I tied after reading one of your post.Out-fished my "ole reliable" this time.Thanks for the tip but......you got to have the right number of bands.
Seth Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Was that your red ranger parked up by the pond hole? I was down at the springs tonight also and noticed that vehicle witht he toneau cover parked up there. You must of parked right besides me on opening day also because I noticced the same vehicle then too.
Flysmallie Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Good to see you back out there Terry. Gotta love those pine squirrels.
Terry Beeson Posted March 5, 2007 Author Posted March 5, 2007 Wasn't me, Seth... My Ranger is an extended cab with no cover, slightly "slammed" and still has "Arkie" plates... I was parked about halfway down the first parking lot between outlet 1 & 2. Wasn't me for sure opening day because I was parked at work... Yep... I'm ready to get home tonight and tie up a few squirrels for my next trip. TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
tippet7 Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 I got there around 1020 or so. Started off with a scud below outlet 1, i wasnt fishing too hard as I was more interested in gettting some pictures. A gentleman fishing above told me he was using a #26 midge with 8x tippet. He was breaking off a lot, so I tied on an adams and it was pretty productive. I landed about 5 or 6 and missed a ton of rises. Then I moved out into the main chanel and tied on a black bugger. The first cast I had a tremendous strike, broke off the fly and it was tied directly to the leader. Tied on another black bugger and the next 8 casts produced 8 fish on...none landed. not sure what happened there, but then all of a sudden they turned off the bugger. I left the water around 115 and there seemed to be a pretty good hatch going on at that time. You are so stupid you threw a rock at the ground and missed.
Terry Beeson Posted March 5, 2007 Author Posted March 5, 2007 I noticed a "buffalo gnat" hatch around my head in the parking lot about 3pm... jeez those things can be annoying... The guy fishing below me was catching quite a few on a black bugger with a bit of Krystal Flash in them. That was around 1:30 when I got there until about 2:30 and they turned off again. He gave me one to try, but I had to leave before I got a chance. TIGHT LINES, YA'LL "There he stands, draped in more equipment than a telephone lineman, trying to outwit an organism with a brain no bigger than a breadcrumb, and getting licked in the process." - Paul O’Neil
Seth Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 Good to see you back out there Terry. Gotta love those pine squirrels. Sorry, I was referring to shawncat.
tippet7 Posted March 5, 2007 Posted March 5, 2007 I meant to say outlet # 2 not #1. You are so stupid you threw a rock at the ground and missed.
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