This is part of what I got…[from a trout]…a couple of waterboatmen too…
What is the identity of what you see??
So now what would you do to prepare for the next time you went to this fishery?
What flies would you tie?,be very specific…
How would you fish those flies?..lines…leaders …tippets…etc?
Blood worms and Chronomids.
In a stream i’d fish a Brian Chan’s Red Butt Chronomid on a fast sinking line to just off the bottom.
In still water lakes I’d fish it just off the bottom. Ultra slow retrieve using finger curls, pausing once in a while to let it settle back 6 inches or so . ( count of about five )
The bloodworm is the larval stage of the chronomid.
That was too easy :roll: .
Since there are midge pupa too I guess we can assume that the fish was feeding at different levels in the water column?
Normand…nice photo…where is your tie in point for the micro tubing…and did you keep it on the other side…surely looks very nicely uniform 8)
Just because i’m eating peas and carrots. Doesn’t mean i’d turn down a bowl of ice cream.
Gramps , I gotta tell you I’ve have stubbornly continued to throw the ice cream [read that woolly and bunny buggers of all kinds] at these guys and they seem to be on a diet. Only after I gave in and went to a small copper john did I get significant action…and stomach pumped…which confirmed what I suspected… they were on chironomids…“peas & carrots” but I thought maybe the cooler weather would change things…we’re talking stillwater by the way…anyway I’m busy tying up bloodworms and concocting some of my own…wonder if they have to be shiny smooth or if sometimes they might like some with just a little fuzzy look???
the tie in point for the micro tubing or stretch magic is at the eye of the hook and then its stretched to its limit as the thread is wrapped to the bend of the hook. the tubing stays on top of the hook. then its released and wrapped to the eye of the hook.
Norm (or anyone),
Could you help me see the ‘Image’ of your Fly?? It’s not showing anything for me.
Thanks,
Doug
Me neither , Doug, …but right click on the box …click properties…then copy the url that shows up and then paste it in the address bar…hope it works for you…BTW…belated Happy Birthday.
Hummm seems I got even more info from your last post Duckster! Guess I’ll have to try that on more of the red x’s… 8)
It would have been a HAPPIER Birthday IF that Duck player had not lost the football in the end zone! The 2 intercepts didn’t help either! I’m proud of the Ducks for putting up a good fight though.
It doesn’t FEEL any different from being 54 yesterday to 54.01 today!
Thanks for the Image info!
By the way! For those persons that are thinking of traveling to Oregon, Bring Your RAIN GEAR!! (FULL) :lol:
Doug
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Gramps , I gotta tell you I’ve have stubbornly continued to throw the ice cream [read that woolly and bunny buggers of all kinds] at these guys and they seem to be on a diet. Only after I gave in and went to a small copper john did I get significant action…and stomach pumped…which confirmed what I suspected… they were on chironomids…“peas & carrots” but I thought maybe the cooler weather would change things…we’re talking stillwater by the way…anyway I’m busy tying up bloodworms and concocting some of my own…wonder if they have to be shiny smooth or if sometimes they might like some with just a little fuzzy look???[/quote]
Ahh ok. I have no luck on still water. To the point that I won’t fish them anymore with a fly rod.
In my small stream fishing the little guys love their ice cream. No streamers though. Royal Wulffs, Adams, Stimulators. Stuff like that. I’m always surprised at the size of fly a little brown will go after.
Thanks Norm! That Fly is definitely color coordinated!
Doug
NORMAND - beautiful tie! Nicely done.
DUCKSTER - I almost exclusively fish midget larva and emergers, sz 20 and smaller. I’ll start along the bottom then slowly work my way up in the water column until I’m in the surface film. I’m not sure when the last time I through a dry fly was! I used to fish dries exclusively, but I like catching fish too much so I go subsurface all the time. At some point - I know I’ll find a happy medium - but for now hitting the deep water in any stream/creek is where I find the fish.
GOOD LUCK - lots of good material to tie midge larva and chrono’s with…
Hi,
I would probably have tried some of these, along with one that’s bright red with a peacock hurl head and a short wisp of red maraboo as a tail for the bloodworms.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g142/ … Midges.jpg
ducksterman-
Perhaps, but not necessarily. Given that the throat content appears to be at least 80% chironomid larvae, the fish was likely feeding close to the bottom, and simply intercepted some pupae there, as dipteran pupae are not rapid risers.
simple, nuthin new, but effective
orespey…Thx…in case you haven’t seen this…
