Couple of nice ones this morning 7-2

[netboy]

The COE closed the spill gates and SWPA increased generation to all 8 units at maximum generation. I took the boat to the C&R area this morning and had a good morning with a dozen rainbows, 3 average browns and 2 brookies. Missed the slam with no cutties. Best flies today were a girdle bug with a pheasant tail dropper. With these flows I don't use a tapered leader, just 9 feet of 8lb mono and then a 3-foot 5x tippet which gets the flies down.

Here's a couple of the better rainbows.

Note... I always cover the bottom of the boat with a towel full of cool water before I take the pics and they swim away strong.

 

[sfiser]

Nice Fish.  How deep below your indicator are you running your girdle bug?  I assume tossing it up close to the bank in the softer water right?

[netboy]

3 hours ago, sfiser said:

Nice Fish.  How deep below your indicator are you running your girdle bug?  I assume tossing it up close to the bank in the softer water right?

My simple rule for nymphing is one and a half times the depth. I was fishing in 5 feet of water, so set it at 7.5.

Adjust accordingly.