Catching reports?

[Murdoc]

Has anyone been down to see if the fish were biting?? What they are biting on?? Thanks!!!

[gonefishin]

Has anyone been down to see if the fish were biting?? What they are biting on?? Thanks!!!

Catching report as opposed to fishing report??? What a novel idea I mean who really catches fish? Aside from Beeson and Leonard I mean.

[Guest flyfishBDS]

Hey Mark _ nice website.

Well I have to say it depends who you talk to.

Fishing technique and experience on the flat water really can make a difference at the moment. Blue sky days, lots of traffic on the river and generation timed to the peak of the catching can make life tricky.

But one of the regulars Rex, spent a week on the river and has been getting 40 fish a time and has several fish over 20"+ and a 24" brown over the last week. Mostly at night but the 24" came as generation fell

I floated with Dave from Tx on Friday, in two hours he'd caught more fish than ever had on one day in his first decade of fly fishing. And I thought it was slow. Basically his problem had been technique. We also fished to 3 fish over 25" twice had dinks eat the fly, on the right drift for the fish LOl Makes your heart race anyway.

Bryce and I had 4 beginners on Saturday even with plenty of traffic and noisy casting everyone scored fish. Lots of fish missed, takes are delicate. If the indicator bobbles, or goes sideways at all lift

Lots of wild fish in the 10-12" bracket in the trophy area, hard to get a fly past them but we have had several football 14-15" come to clients and lost some 16s-17"s

Tricks are finding the fish, move search if yesterday's hotspot isn't working. Too many people get their feet nailed to the bottom

Wade and cast quietly, they are twitchy now, cruising stripers don't help

Long drifts

Long leaders 9' + 3' flouro 6x tippet

Get up early dark to 9 is good and then after lunch

Generation is starting between 1-3 and generally only running an hour or so.

Bryce's blue dun Cadion Midge is very good as usual

Darker midges early

Hot Wire Prince's

Wd40s

Rainbow Warrior's Ruby/Emerald Midges, Diamond Midge styles in the middle of the Day

Big Woolly Buggers after dark

Hope this helps, if you want more info drop by the store.

Cheers

Steve

[Murdoc]

Steve,

Before you take off. You said cruising Stripers?? Are there still a lot of stripers hanging around down there? Are they catchable on big rainbow flys?? I caught a 13lb striper a few years ago fly fishing and loved it. I would love to lay into another one. Thanks!! Hey look me up if you need any custom fly rods. Mark

[Guest flyfishBDS]

Hey Mark,

Ok the stripers yes they are around though didn't see as many Wednesday as the previous Friday

But there are some very nice ones, but the numbers are small, hence your better off sightfishing rather than blind casting.

Are they catchable _ well not by me LOl

Actually I always seem to have the wrong gear etc, I rarely targte them, but I know some guys who have caught them on clousers and big husky jerks.

Trick is getting your fly in the right place, depth without spooking them.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest flyfishBDS]

I was going to add catching is getting tough it was midweek.

Definately get on the water early or late

Its shutting down pretty hard midmorning

The problem then was with so much water in Table Rock we had a pretty flat pool from Branson to the Beaver Dam

The upper section of the tailwater was wadeable but with little current there is nothing to keep the fish concentrated in feeding lanes.

Lots of cruisers. A little wind can really help,

But more generation from Table Rock will help (even a few inches is good)

Cheers

Steve