Going down !

[hankaye]

Howdy All;

Deep ones!

In early season deep fished streamers like woolly buggers are among the best bets. Large deep nymphs will also work, small ones less so.

TL
MC

From what I'm reading most everyone is focusing on the first sentence of Mike C's early responce.

What about the second sentence ? What nymphs, what sizes, what colors ...etc. ???
I'd be interested in some opinions about that stuff as well .....

hank

[Otter]

For the first two weeks of march I generally use two flies , heavyweight hares ears nymphs, either light or dark , loads of spiky body guards , size 10/12, wide gold tinsel rib. 2nd will be a size 14 , finer rib. It will off course depend on the water speed annd depth- though fast water is generally best ignored. Towards the end of the month as the trout start to move towards shallower faster water I fine everything down a bit and work according to the hatches. For the most part, if you find one trout, others will be there also. Its rare on my river for there to be much activity until last week of march but if you hit the right spot good sport can be had even if the methods are not the most enjoyable.

[Old Hat]

Howdy All;

Deep ones!

In early season deep fished streamers like woolly buggers are among the best bets. Large deep nymphs will also work, small ones less so.

TL
MC

From what I'm reading most everyone is focusing on the first sentence of Mike C's early responce.

What about the second sentence ? What nymphs, what sizes, what colors ...etc. ???
I'd be interested in some opinions about that stuff as well .....
.

hank

Don't make it complicated, it's not fun fishing this way anyhow . Bead head Hare's Ear and a bead head Prince nymph is all you need along with a big ol' plastic bobber, oops I mean Thingamabobber or indicator thingy

[Smuggler]

Stoneflies are abundant right now so why not drag something small(18-14) and dark along the bottom. I've already got into 'em numerous times already since the new year, fishing little black stones slow on the bottom.

I was just outside checking the oil in the car and saw a couple black stoneflies sitting on the hood from size 18-12. Go get 'em!

[Otter]

Hmmmm, 6 days to go. My friend walked the river to-day... it nearly drove him insane, found a lot of fish rising to midge and whatever small black stuff was on the water.

so maybe , I wont be down deep all the time

[Mike Connor]

Just a little tip which seems to work quite well on various flies. Coat a bead in glue, and roll it in finely chopped dubbing, this gives a nice hairy thorax or head which of course is mainly weight. I have found that putting the bead on a pin helps a lot to apply the dubbing.

TL
MC

[DNicolson]

That is a good idea Mike.

[Otter]

Just a little tip which seems to work quite well on various flies. Coat a bead in glue, and roll it in finely chopped dubbing, this gives a nice hairy thorax or head which of course is mainly weight. I have found that putting the bead on a pin helps a lot to apply the dubbing.

TL
MC

The day you cease to amaze me one of us will be deceased.

Great idea, still have the weight but not the guilt over whether the bead is part of the attraction and that your nymph is a lure.

[Mike Connor]

Great idea, still have the weight but not the guilt over whether the bead is part of the attraction and that your nymph is a lure.

Well, don't know about "guilt" ( or should that be "gilt"? ), but fur coated beads are also far less likely to ding your rod. One reason I don't like "naked" beadheads is that they are prone to do this.

TL
MC

[Otter]

Ooops, was about to make a rude comment but remembered where I was