fly2fish Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 Stopped by to see Leonard before he got off work about 11:00pm, he was going to meet me at outlet 2 when he got off but had used all his fishing time up during the day (know who controls the hours we fish). We knew they were running 3 units so Leonard gave me some advice and a couple of flys to try so I headed on down. Arrived about 11:30 at outlet 2 only 2 others fishing, 1 down at #1 and the other was heading back down to meet his buddy at #1 parking lot, he said fishing was very slow. I rigged up with a lighted indictaor with a blue/gray scud about 3 feet below and a pink egg pattern about 18 inches below that. Hooked up with a fish on the 3rd cast on the egg pattern and landed it, rainbow 14 inches. Landed 6 more with about 15 more hook ups before Leonard called at 12:30, water had dropped about 3 feet by then. He gave me another tip on fishing the falling water and I landed about 9 or 10 more with about 25 more hookups in the next hour and a half, that was the way it was all night about 1 landed for every 3 hookups. Most fish were in the 14-18 inch range. Will post a couple of pictures I took with my new camera my wife got me for Christmas so I would have proof of what I am doing out to 2:00am at night. Will return in about 2 weeks for a couple more nights fishing. Leonard thanks again.
troutchaser Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 I've never had any success following generation when the water was dropping. Did Leonard tell you anything you can share, or were these trade secrets? Paul Rone
Leonard Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 Fly2fish.. Good report... sounds like you had some fun.. maybe next time I can join you again.. and add a few more pointers to that.. Leonard http://www.taneycomonights.com
SilverMallard Posted March 23, 2007 Posted March 23, 2007 You mean like trying the egg ABOVE and a smaller scud as a dropper? How about just the egg pattern microjig on generation? LOL Fishing dropping water below the dam on Taney is a completely inverse paradigm of success on rising water. The fish have been feeding aggressively during generation, or they've been hugging the bottom for dear life and are trying to find some refuge. Strikes are going to mostly be instinctive/territorial aggressiveness. Use patterns that are too good to pass up and invade a big trout's space with them. A wounded baitfish imitation or a big scud are good choices on Taney on dropping water. To a lesser extent, a crawfish pattern will trigger strikes from serious predator fish (say over 20"). At night, it's a little different. And I don't fish much at night. But the basic rule is that the color and detail of the fly become less important than the size and action of it...for obvious reasons. SilverMallard "How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of - and which no other people on Earth enjoy." Thomas Jefferson (This disclaimer is to state that any posts of a questionable nature are to be interpreted by the reader at their own peril. The writer of this post in no way supports the claims made in this post, or takes resposibility for their interpretations or uses. It is at the discretion of the reader to wrestle through issues of sarcasm, condescension, snobbery, lunacy, left and or right wing conspiracies, lying, cheating, wisdom, enlightenment, or any form of subterfuge contained herein.)
fly2fish Posted March 25, 2007 Author Posted March 25, 2007 I was fishing the edges of currents and slack water, when the water was dropping I followed Leonards suggestions and started hitting their normal holding spots around the outlets. I will be back up there next weekend or the weekend after for sure. I have been trying to attach a couple of pics from Thursday night.
troutchaser Posted March 26, 2007 Posted March 26, 2007 I get it now. You see, I was always taught that teasing an animal until it bites was a BAD thing. I'll have to give it a try next time. So drop a big pink scud on top of a midge that's holding the bottom of a wounded bait fish's outlet and keep the line slack in the current. Got it. Paul Rone
SilverMallard Posted March 27, 2007 Posted March 27, 2007 I get it now. You see, I was always taught that teasing an animal until it bites was a BAD thing. I'll have to give it a try next time. So drop a big pink scud on top of a midge that's holding the bottom of a wounded bait fish's outlet and keep the line slack in the current. Got it. SilverMallard "How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of - and which no other people on Earth enjoy." Thomas Jefferson (This disclaimer is to state that any posts of a questionable nature are to be interpreted by the reader at their own peril. The writer of this post in no way supports the claims made in this post, or takes resposibility for their interpretations or uses. It is at the discretion of the reader to wrestle through issues of sarcasm, condescension, snobbery, lunacy, left and or right wing conspiracies, lying, cheating, wisdom, enlightenment, or any form of subterfuge contained herein.)
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