Well this is the first time I have posted. I live in Tulsa and my home water is the Lower Illinois outside of Gore Oklahoma. they had a break in generation last Wednesday and again on Sunday. the weather was better on Wednesday not quite as cold. I figured Some Softhackles and wooley Buggers that I tie would do the trick but action was quite slow on those. I did pick up 5-6 fish on softhackles on Wednesday.
Midges were the ticket and small. I don’t have the “Trout Hunter” book by Harrop but I have tried to imitate some of his midges particularly the transitional midge. I picked up a few nice rainbows on that fly in size 22. the main ingredient in the fly is a tail of grizzly hackle tip to imitate a segmented shuck. I had tied up about 10 of these flys but I think mine were too chunky. Very small and very sparse and I think It will be one of my best producers. I’ve got to get that book to see how he does some of his other midges.
Nice way to introduce yourself. You can make a lot of friends around this place posting fishing reports, and joining in the discussions on the other Forums, also.
Welcome 4wtMartin. Nice post. I tend to read reports rather eagerly this time of year, most of my fishing for the next 5 months or so is going to be through the ice !
A big HOWDY from SoCal 4wtMartin. Welcome aboard to the best fly fishing site on the www. New guys make coffee and keep the fire going. I wouldn’t worry though, you won’t be new for long.
Look forward to your posts and fishing reports. Jim
Welcome aboard from south Texas. I just got back from a trip to the Lower Mountain Fork River where midges were the ticket. The smaller the better. The BWO’s hatched like crazy for a couple of hour’s when the sun popped out. My best luck came from a #18 gray soft hackle with a black body tied very sparce. Wish a would have had more and maybe a little smaller. Let us know a little more about that midge pattern when you can.
Hello from Wichita. I was on the Illinios long ago on a day float trip with Big Brothers and Sisters. My wife and I took our little brother. I didn’t bring any gear so, of course, I saw a ton of fish. It was a fun trip and a beautiful place. Welcome to the board. BTW The outfitter was called War Eagle.