Sat On Taney

[fishingwhitemike]

Planning to be there Sat. would like to know what I need to be using. I havent been flyfishing much only 3 fish on a flyrod. Dont care to fish at the chutes, no challenge. Can someone out there put me in the right direction to catch me some nice fish for a beginner.

[vanven]

I can give you some fairly easy advice.

I typically start just below outlet 2 and work down to the point fishing darker midge patterns, beadheads and WD40s, in sizes 18-20. The stretch between outlet 2 and rebar seems to get ignored a lot. You can pick up decent numbers of fish and occasionally a bruiser if you turn and fish back towards the pavilion. I think a lot of fisherman rush from the outlet and jump ahead to rebar without giving this area enough attention. The riffles above rebar are also a great area for picking up fish.

Both outlet 2 and the rebar hole are very easy spots on Taney to recognize for people new to the tailwater. If you simply cant see the rebar sticking up, you can recognize rebar by a couple other landmarks. rebar is almost directly out from the new outlet 3 fish ladder. The river channel also makes a distinct S shape as it flows through rebar.

Hopefully that is enough info to get you started and familiar with the area.

-Jerod

[Leonard]

Mike..

There will be a few of us there at outlet 2 saturday about 10am (tomorrow).. looking at the stairs...Im sure one of us could help you...

The next thing that comes into play.. you dont want to fish the outlet..

They could be generating water in the morning.. Although they could shut it down all weekend...

Im guessing...

But start to morning off with midges... maybe add a red or pink SJ worm as the dropper... or run the midge and use an egg (pink or peach) as a dropper..

if nothing there.. Id do scuds and sowbug..

then there is alway stripping a wooly...

Leonard...

[Thom]

Good information By Leonard and Jerod in the other two posts. For a newbie droppers can sometimes be confusing. Check out this great article for a little more detail on what Leonard mentioned in using the dropper. Lots of ways tying on the dropper and most seem to make the bite better. Cut and paste or click on the link below:

http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/techniq...ing_double.aspx