Rim Shoals 11-12

[netboy]

SWPA is finally giving us some minimum flows which leads to some great wading opportunities. I fished Rim Shoals yesterday morning and had a good day. I walked down the new trail to an area with some shallow shoal water. Ended the morning with lots of rainbows, a couple browns and 1 small cuttie. I hooked a really nice rainbow that looked to be around the 20" mark but lost him to a pulled hook after a good fight. Best flies were a purple crackleback, eggs and scuds.  

Here's a couple of the better ones.

 

[eknapp]

nice ones for sure.  I was down at Rim Shoals last Saturday and it appeared to be too deep for me.  

[super5]

NetBoy,

Ive read your posts over the years,

Really nice photos.I live in Atlanta and come up at least once a year.

Hopefully more since I've retired.Not looking for secrets but how do you fish a

crackleback.i ordered some and am unsure as to technique.Any tips?

Much thanks

super5

[netboy]

3 hours ago, super5 said:

NetBoy,

Ive read your posts over the years,

Really nice photos.I live in Atlanta and come up at least once a year.

Hopefully more since I've retired.Not looking for secrets but how do you fish a

crackleback.i ordered some and am unsure as to technique.Any tips?

Much thanks

super5

I fish them in the surface film and cast across current and strip them a bit while mending the line. When they reach the end of the swing I strip them back upstream. If you see a fish following and he doesn't take the fly, stop your retrieve and let it sink a bit.

[super5]

Net Boy

thanks for the advice

I'll give it a go

regards

super5

[JUNGLE JIM 1]

Beautiful brown and bow. They look a lot better than those hatchery trout I've been catching.