More current river streambreds

[Eric82]

I hit up the current today. Went downstream of tan vat. Water was moving  pretty good but better than Friday. Caught 4 more of these little guys.

[Scott G]

Looks like a lot of fun. I'm heading down tomorrow. How were the crowds?

[Johnsfolly]

I have always heard about trout magnets and I thought they were a jig system. It turns out the trout magnet is Eric82. Great job on the stream bed fish! Any larger fish on your trip?

I fished Roaring river and caught four rainbows, which I will post about tomorrow. I also caught what appears to be a stream bred rainbow trout from a river system that I did not know even had trout (that's the teaser!).

[Eric82]

Montauk was really crowded but tan vat downstream wasn't bad at all.  I was pretty much by myself. I can't speak for upstream. Thanks for the kind words Johnsfolly. I caught a few decent sized ones on Friday at the park but only the little guys down at tan vat. I was letting a soft hackle swing into the bank. That's where they would strike. I had a lot of short strikes too. The key was letting the fly dangle in the current longer than usual. 

[Johnsfolly]

I have not had much success at Tan Vat. I do much more Current fishing downstream and focus more on brown trout. Sounds like the soft hackle is what they wanted. Those little guys have great color. 

[Gavin]

Good for you...B. Piney looked like it would be no fun and slightly dangerous on Saturday AM, so we ran a couple folks over to the upper Current. Very crowded @ Montauk, Tan Vat & Baptist...looked like outfitters from the lower river were running Baptist to Cedar because the river was closed downstream. Water was up about 6" or a 1' but looked to be in great shape. Did not fish, just ran shuttle from Baptist to Park.

 

 

 

[Uncle Tupe]

Picked this little guy up around Parker last fall. Stream born?

[Johnsfolly]

Sure looks like it's been in the river it's whole life thus far. Really nice looking fish.