Saturday Trip Report

[troutchaser]

Went to the bluff below the bridge and cast several things at them Saturday morning. What finally worked? A #12 Yellow soft hackle. Limited out in about 2 1/2 hours with that one.

Fish were nice sized, from 14 - 18 inches. Lots of fun. I felt good being able to catch them without a glo ball. (Not that there's anything wrong with glo balls, I just like to try to make it a bit more challenging sometimes).

[rcguy]

Thanks for the info. I'm heading down early Thursday.

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

Thanks for the post. I'm trying to make it over this weekend if everything at home works out.

John

[GregSTC]

I'm heading down monday the 15th for a whole five days. Tell me more about the yellow soft hackle. Called Charlie Reading and he mentioned that yellow soft hackles were catching fish.

Greg

[troutchaser]

I fish #12 - #16 sizes and I tie them unweighted with yellow thread and just the slightest amount of yellow dubbing. I also use brahma hen feathers instead of partridge (cheaper) and just one turn - not too much hackle is needed.

I fish it with the Leisenring Lift method.

[GregSTC]

Thanks

I guessed and used pale yellow turkey rounds without dubbing and two wraps of hungarian partridge. Sounds close enough to me. Will be taking my tying stuff wth me just in case.

Thanks again

Greg

[rcguy]

Any pics? I did terrible thurs. the 11th but I forgot to try a yellow soft hackle. I need to tie some. Any other colors work there well?

[troutchaser]

I'll work on getting some pics. Other colors I use a lot are orange, insect green, red and salmon roe/peach.

[rcguy]

That would be great. It sounds like I need to tie some and learn to fish them!

I did find this page http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/f...101402fotw.html

[BrowningFisherman]

I was down there last thursday and fished the bluff hole. I had good luck with grey bead head scuds and bead head prince nymph, and a little luck with red copper johns. I also moved up to right below the darn and used light olive wooly's and pearl grizzly cracklebacks and had all kinds of luck.