SF Shenandoah

[TurbineBlade]

Hey it's fishing great if anyone was thinking of getting out. Purple leeches and olive in same.

[Bryan Lanier]

Going to Alma tomorrow AM for a little wading. Where were you?

Bryan

On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 4:26 PM, TurbineBlade <doubl...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey it's fishing great if anyone was thinking of getting out.  Purple leeches and olive in same.

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[TurbineBlade]

Front Royal Canoe > Luray Ave.  

Fishing was slow for the first couple of hours, but then really picked up at 12:00.  I couldn't get many to come up for a popper, but they were eating leeches like crazy.  

Gene

[Melser Bonilla]

Of course it picked up at 12 noon! It was lunch time!! Lol! I was there last weekend and did pretty darn good especially with the Fall Fish.

[TurbineBlade]

Bethy and I always have a competition for the biggest fallfish ;).  They're a welcome sight on the end of my line -- I love them.  

We got some decent sized smallies today, and good numbers.  Fewer redbreast sunfish than usual though.  

The temperature is absolutely perfect too.  Last weekend we wore out around 1:00 due to heat.  

Gene

[Richard Lin]

I looked up the leeches pattern on Internet. It looks like wooly bugger? any picture if it is different?

Thanks
R

[TurbineBlade]

I do mine with lead eyes, rabbit (zonker) tail, then palmer the same strip up a few turns to the head (no cross cut -- I hate that worthless crap).  Then I usually direct dub some kind of flashy dubbing to make a round "head".  This one (below) is with bead chain because I didn't want to dig out my lead eyes at the time....so I just wrapped lead wire on the shank to essentially = lead eyes in weight.  Shot is worth having for deeper pockets.  

Note that anyone who tells you "you gotta have ____ fly!" for warm water fishing is a liar, is making a living selling flies, or is someone who talks about fishing more than actually fishing.

It's killing me to be indoors today like a common troll -- hopefully this prep will pay off in RMNP this coming week!

Gene

[TurbineBlade]

[Richard Lin]

Ahhh.... NICE eyes flies!!!! Thanks =)

 

From: TurbineBlade [mailto:doubl...@gmail.com]

Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 11:06 AM
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Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} SF Shenandoah

 

Oh, I dunno.  I usually do 'em with lead eyes, tail, and palmered up to the head.  Then I usually just dub something around the eyes to make a "head".  The one above is bead chain, but with some lead wire wrapped on the shank to essentially = lead eyes. 

 

Note that anyone telling you that there's a certain fly you "gotta have" in order to catch warm water fish is either a liar or someone who doesn't fish very much ;).  

 

It's killing me to get home instead of fishing on a Sunday -- but hopefully this prep for RMNP makes it worth while later this week!  

 

Gene

 

On Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 10:52:38 AM UTC-4, Richard DeafFly Lin wrote:

[bryan....@gmail.com]

Very nice. 

Yesterday did the south fork at Alma from  9 to 3. A bunch of 6", 2-10", 1-12" and the proverbial monster that got away. 

6wt (which I broke) 3x leader green beadhead wooly buggers(they didn't like the black) and a green sculpin. 

The "One That Got Away" put up quite a fight in the current. I played it too hard and it broke the leader. Somewhere in the SF there's a ginormous smallmouth with a wooly bugger in its jaw. My fault. I feel bad. (Truth telling, Gene)

Bryan

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[TurbineBlade]

Yes -- I think that's a truth for most anyone at some point or another.  It happens.  Honestly, the fish you deep hook and take a bit longer to handle are the ones you should really keep and eat just out of common sense.  It's a fairy tale to think that those fish actually survive when you turn 'em loose.  Barbless helps.  

You broke the rod or just the leader?  

Gene