August 7&8 report

[Skeeter ZX190]

First of all, if you're going to fish the blue ribbon section of the Current River, I would suggest you take lots of Jack Daniels.  I mean A LOT!   Not the beverage, the fly!  😃. Old Dominion Troutbum has a YouTube video that shows how to tie it.  

 

On Monday afternoon I fished at Tan Vat and caught 6.  All rainbows and all on the Jack Daniels .  On Tuesday morning I went to Baptist Camp and went downstream.  I fished till 12:30 and caught 20.  Most of them came on the Jack Daniels but a pat's rubber legs also did well.  Mostly browns with a couple of rainbows mixed in.   Four of the browns were over 15 inches and another one that went 16 1/2.  Water is low and clear.  

[jdmidwest]

What is a jack daniel?

[Skeeter ZX190]

1 hour ago, jdmidwest said:

What is a jack daniel?

It's a very drab nymph.  I tie it in size 16 with a tungsten bead.  Tan in color  with black ribbing and CDC.  The guy with the YouTube video says it a good fly for pressured water and sunny conditions.  It's worked well for me.  

[Skeeter ZX190]

Here's the video.  I don't follow his material list.  I use UTC in 70 denier in tan, wood duck, or hopper yellow with peacock black ice dub.  Very close to his pattern.  

 

 

[jdmidwest]

Looks pretty buggy, I can see how it would work.

[nomolites]

I put together some 16s in tan/black and cream/olive and they are buggy indeed.  I really like the thread ribbing sealed in UV - I had not seen that before, but it’s in my toolkit now.  Thanks for sharing!

Mike