Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted February 5, 2008 Root Admin Posted February 5, 2008 Ventured out before the rains hit. Boated up in one of our new G3 Eagle 190's... nice boat! May sell mine and just use a rental!! Boated to just above the flats (Narrow Channel Flat) and swung into the shallows where I saw dozens of rainbows vigerously midging. They were hitting those bugs so hard it looked like white bass on shad- pretty cool! Of course my boat put them down for about 15 minutes while I tied up. Put on 6x fl tippet and tied on a #18 olive RS2, pinching a half palsa 12 inches above the small fly. The weight of the hook sunk the fly slowly- perfect for the 6 to 12 inches of water I was fishing. Had numerous takes and lots of pull-outs. Brought may be 9 to the boat, all but one under 12 inches. There's a ton of small dinks up there right now. Could see them cruising in the deeper water. When I got down to the flat, I tied on a #16 black soft hackle cause the wind had picked up and there was a perfect chop on the water for stripping sh's. I was right... good hard hits and another 2 to the boat. I was checked while on the water... not for a lisence but by the new creel checkers. Matt Mauck, MDC fisheries biologist, was with 2 gentlemen. They pasted me by cause I had just pulled up to start fishing so I didn't get the drill. Was dissappointed! But nice that they're out there again!
loo10 Posted February 5, 2008 Posted February 5, 2008 I envy you so much! ~Rich Rich Looten Springfield, Missouri "If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong."- John Gierach
Members flyfishinggolfer Posted February 6, 2008 Members Posted February 6, 2008 I got everything but what is an RS2 fly?
Greg Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Here's a link to the RS2 fly: http://home.att.net/~ferenc/ Greg "My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it" - Koos Brandt Greg Mitchell
Trav Posted February 6, 2008 Posted February 6, 2008 Havnt seen MDC patrolling the Lower in almost 4 years. Might be just timing but it sure isnt because I am not on the water. Would love to see one at least once a week anyway. I did see a couple police cars and an ambulance down by the Rockaway boat ramp yesterday. Not sure what that was about. I doubt if they were checking licenses or creel limits though. "May success follow your every cast." - Trav P. Johnson
Members flyfishinggolfer Posted February 12, 2008 Members Posted February 12, 2008 Here's a link to the RS2 fly: http://home.att.net/~ferenc/ Greg Thank you. I am tying it and will give it a shot in March. Fly
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