Olliefest XVI??

[ollie]

What a day to say the least. Had a great time and will remember this one mainly for Buzz trying to kill a muskrat! 🤣I'll let him tell that story. All in all not really bad for catching fish when comes to down there. We almost all tied for the title this year. I almost ended up with only three as well this time around. Caught mine on an olive/brown type jig and then one in ginger color. Biggest tapped in just a hair over 16" for me. My count for the day was 3 browns, 1 bow, one goggle-eye, one chub, and a nice kicker of a largemouth just around 12". I know Buzz probably should have won this year, but alas you have to get the fish to hand and that didn't happen for him on a couple that I witnessed. He also caught a nice brown that was just a little bigger than mine so we are giving him big fish for the day. Although a poor muskrat had to pay the price on that one.  Lol I was surprised that three of us had more than one fish to their name come noon. Tjm kind of came late to the party so he really didn't have a chance by that time! trythisonemv I don't think Buzz could remember your handle when you came walking up so that is where the Mr. T reference came from. At least that is what I took from it. Great day all around and another one in the books.

[Johnsfolly]

2 hours ago, ollie said:

What a day to say the least. Had a great time and will remember this one mainly for Buzz trying to kill a muskrat! 🤣I'll let him tell that story. All in all not really bad for catching fish when comes to down there. We almost all tied for the title this year. I almost ended up with only three as well this time around. Caught mine on an olive/brown type jig and then one in ginger color. Biggest tapped in just a hair over 16" for me. My count for the day was 3 browns, 1 bow, one goggle-eye, one chub, and a nice kicker of a largemouth just around 12". I know Buzz probably should have won this year, but alas you have to get the fish to hand and that didn't happen for him on a couple that I witnessed. He also caught a nice brown that was just a little bigger than mine so we are giving him big fish for the day. Although a poor muskrat had to pay the price on that one.  Lol I was surprised that three of us had more than one fish to their name come noon. Tjm kind of came late to the party so he really didn't have a chance by that time! trythisonemv I don't think Buzz could remember your handle when you came walking up so that is where the Mr. T reference came from. At least that is what I took from it. Great day all around and another one in the books.

Congrats Ollie! Sounds like there was a fair amount of excitement during this year's OllieFest.

[tjm]

4 hours ago, ollie said:

Tjm kind of came late to the party so he really didn't have a chance by that time!

Didn't plan on competing, I stopped  counting fish when I quit carrying a stringer; just wanted to see how windy it was and if there actually were any trout up there. i never seem to catch them there.

I did visit with the white haired guy before I left and the fish he was asking if legal looked like ~18" to me.

I'm used to getting skunked at that location so another no fish day  doesn't bother me. But after seeing trythisonemv's skinny little streamer yesterday, I may have been using too small  flies. He caused me to suffer through a Kelly G video on how to tie the thing, too,  even though it took an hour and a half and I woke up three times. 33+ minutes to tie a marabou streamer, may have been five times I woke up. may have taken over two hours to watch.  Still have the crik in my neck from sleeping sitting up. It's a nice fly though.

Had the weather been nicer, I would have tried for some of the chub, they sometimes like my flies. A fair weather fisherman,  I like warm days and afternoons for trout, although going by the number of browns caught,  that place might be better at night. The oldest son wanted me to join him at RRSP on Sat. in the rain, I passed on that and he said yesterday that it was a great day in the park and that he thought he was the only one there.  Wonder why?

[trythisonemv]

1 hour ago, tjm said:

Didn't plan on competing, I stopped  counting fish when I quit carrying a stringer; just wanted to see how windy it was and if there actually were any trout up there. i never seem to catch them there.

I did visit with the white haired guy before I left and the fish he was asking if legal looked like ~18" to me.

I'm used to getting skunked at that location so another no fish day  doesn't bother me. But after seeing trythisonemv's skinny little streamer yesterday, I may have been using too small  flies. He caused me to suffer through a Kelly G video on how to tie the thing, too,  even though it took an hour and a half and I woke up three times. 33+ minutes to tie a marabou streamer, may have been five times I woke up. may have taken over two hours to watch.  Still have the crik in my neck from sleeping sitting up. It's a nice fly though.

Had the weather been nicer, I would have tried for some of the chub, they sometimes like my flies. A fair weather fisherman,  I like warm days and afternoons for trout, although going by the number of browns caught,  that place might be better at night. The oldest son wanted me to join him at RRSP on Sat. in the rain, I passed on that and he said yesterday that it was a great day in the park and that he thought he was the only one there.  Wonder why?

RR is slow this time of year but fishes pretty good. Nice to chat with you and see your meticulously organized wet fly box. I lack in the organizational aspect. Also sorry you fell down the streamer rabbit hole 😆 I can't get out of it. Move some big fish

[tjm]

Steady pouring rain at 30-40F whatever it was Sat afternoon keeps anyone with good sense off the river, it's why I didn't go with him. In past years on nice days even if cold I've seen RR crowded like summertime all through C&R and all those guys saying how they don't fish there in season because of crowds. I usually don't fish on weekends, so don't see too much of the park during C&R, so maybe I was just "lucky" to be there on crowded C&R days. I like the Park at mid day, mid week and mid summer, always seems to fish well then for me and I don't get cold.

I probably won't tie many Galloup flies, but I did eventually see all his video. My attention span barely lets me finish a Woolly bugger. I like two minute ties. Little flies are so much easier to be done with. Soft hackles suit my abilities better than anything more complex.   My definition of "streamer" is Seaducer (or as I learned it "Homer Rhode Tarpon Fly") or Blacknose Dace. 

[Buzz]

10 hours ago, ollie said:

What a day to say the least. Had a great time and will remember this one mainly for Buzz trying to kill a muskrat! 🤣I'll let him tell that story. All in all not really bad for catching fish when comes to down there. We almost all tied for the title this year. I almost ended up with only three as well this time around. Caught mine on an olive/brown type jig and then one in ginger color. Biggest tapped in just a hair over 16" for me. My count for the day was 3 browns, 1 bow, one goggle-eye, one chub, and a nice kicker of a largemouth just around 12". I know Buzz probably should have won this year, but alas you have to get the fish to hand and that didn't happen for him on a couple that I witnessed. He also caught a nice brown that was just a little bigger than mine so we are giving him big fish for the day. Although a poor muskrat had to pay the price on that one.  Lol I was surprised that three of us had more than one fish to their name come noon. Tjm kind of came late to the party so he really didn't have a chance by that time! trythisonemv I don't think Buzz could remember your handle when you came walking up so that is where the Mr. T reference came from. At least that is what I took from it. Great day all around and another one in the books.

The Muskrat incident was unfortunate, but I'm sure it's out there doing whatever Muskrats do. I'm just glad it didn't chew a hole in my boot.

[trythisonemv]

Plan on using streamers again this year. Have a good feel for them now and moved a ton of big fish last year.