{Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: Fire on the Mountain

Most def Swing Genie, thank you.

Have you or anyone tried messing with the "Pellet" flies - they are popular across the pond. See attached. They apparently sink faster and perform well for lots of folks. Just your midge patterns covered in epoxy really.   

On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 3:39:02 PM UTC-7, TurbineBlade wrote:

Like the report!  Like the beer choice too -- 

The micro ribbing on that nymph pattern is nice.  Sort of like what you try to get with an Al's rat, but more pronounced.  

Gene

On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 5:09:23 PM UTC-5, Justin Schiavone wrote:

Thanks y'all.

Misha, the big bow ate the black midge pupa (see attached picture for reference). Super easy tie- black wire and black ice dub. I have fished that Geirach midge, and I know a lot of folks crush with it, but it's just never lined up for me. Mostly black has been the ticket. Red on the Arkansas is really productive as well.

Anyway, the run I was fishing was fairly shallow with a pretty fast current. I positioned myself on a small sand bar that laid about 3/4 the way back on the run- Ninja mode was paramount. This position was great as it allowed me to fish the nymphs upstream where rapid water transitioned into the run, as well as high stick the nymphs through the money zone. The fish ate below my position off the high stick, almost on a swing in fact. The water was so clear I watched him eat. All of a sudden what I thought was river bottom came alive evolving into a big flash at which point I came tight- BOOM- fish on.  The fight on this fish was precarious to say the least. He ate my first fly, so the bottom fly tangled him up when he rolled, and my confidence quickly faded. Thank God he continued to roll because he eventually rolled out of the entanglement, at which point I realized it was a clean hook up. *high five* One of the biggest challenges landing big fish in this kind of water is not allowing them to rundown stream. So, as he darted downstream I was fortunately able to turn him around and proceed to fight him within the run. I got him to the net fairly quickly. And of course, I let out a primal scream upon doing so.. because.. reasons. This of course was all followed up with a DALES pale ale. 

On Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 2:30:30 PM UTC-7, Misha Gill wrote:

Dude you're keeping us in the dark regarding that second huge 'bow! What's the story there? Also, have you tried the Geirach fly, the white thread body midge, out there?

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