Henry's Lake post got HIJACKED big time, by me-sorry[angelic]
So, I am starting this post on the D and other Deep Nymphing waters in Idaho.
Anybody else LOVE this style of fishing?
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You going to give lessons? Me. Me. Pick Me! I've wanted to give chironies a try for quite some time, but haven't pulled everything together. I think I was doing it down at Clear Lake a few years ago, but the method was probably a little different. I was using a slim, ribbed, dubbed body fly, about size 14, with a red thread head and a twist of partridge hackle. Slow hand-twist retrieve. I wasn't using any type of indicator, or a very long leader, but it was sure working well.
I know there are several still-waters where chironomids work well (Daniels being one of them) in this area.
I think I gave you a little help hi-jacking the Henry's thread. I hope I'm not doing the same here. If so, please yank it off and chastise me severely.
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This what I am looking for Lew. My sister in-law is a spin fisher. We have tried to get her interested in fly fishing but, no good, she kept going back to her mepps.
I told her I was her guide this weekend, because in all the years she has fish D nothing. I started thinking however, that 20' leader and a newbie is not a good idea, so I put my specialty flies on her spinning outfit with a break away bobber. I then measured out 20 feet of line and marked it. I slid the indicator up to the 18 or 19' mark, showed her how the indicators work.
I did have to tell her to sit still, or not move more than needed. She got that then said, "This is boring" when BAM! Fish on! and a very nice one.
She is now hooked on flies....next is the rod and reel but the spinning outfit is good for now. 6 fish in about 2 hours. She isn't an offer anymore [cool]
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I remember you discussing your rig on the fly fishing page. Can you tell me again what bobber/strike indicator you are using and how you are rigging it?
Thanks
Windriver
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Deep nymph fishing is a technique that can be very effective in still water, I haven't had as much success in the rivers. In fact, I still am having a tough time with putting down the spinning gear whenever I'm out on the Big Wood. Lake Billy Shaw and Mountain View Reservoir are both excellent examples of where fishing nymphs deep will consistently produce better results than most any other method. I understand that you're targeting mainly the eastern Idaho impoundments in this thread, but if you ever get the urge to try something different, I recommend checking out the Duck Valley Indian Reservation. Technically Billy Shaw is in Nevada, but not by much. The nice thing is, all you need is a daily permit to fish it, you don't need a state issued license. I'm taking your advice on increasing the length of my leader to see if I can improve my success rate even more so. So thanks for the helpful information!
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I live in Salt Lake so Nevada and Wyoming are fair game also. I grew up in Idaho so I know these lakes is all.
See if you can score some break away indicators. You will need them with the longer leaders. Also, you have to reel in. The leader will cut bad if that fish changes it's mind at the last minute.
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Thanks again for offering even more advice and tips on technique, I appreciate it!
I did make it down to Billy Shaw myself this weekend and tried using a longer leader. The fishing was awfully good and I'm not sure that leader length had much bearing on the outcome, although I did increase the length of mine out to about 15 feet. I have a feeling that it wouldn't have mattered that much, there are so many hungry fish in that reservoir right now that you pretty much can't help but catch them.
You're allowed to keep one, so I did as this picture indicates. I also safely released about 20 others, in fact I got to a point where I had to quit fishing, my arm was basically worn out from landing fish. And I'm ok with that[
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Let me try again on the pic, I guess it would help to actually upload the file.
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Fish will stack up, that is why I have caught two at the same time with 3' difference between flies, but most times the BIG fish hang on the bottom. That is also why I put a split shot about 6" - 8" up from bottom fly. So it drops quicker.
There is Zone that the fish hang and when you find it, it is hold on for dear life.
Nice Job!
FG
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This is an interesting topic! I am still quite new to fly fishing so I'm having a little difficulty figuring out the chronomid or deep nimphing or whatever its called. I watched some tubers really catch some nice fish last year at IP res. It seemed like they would just sit real still in their float tubes, and their line was hanging directly below them. The water was only 13-15 feet deep. They would hook set and the fish would come jumping out of the water right in from of them. I have no idea if they were using a floating or sinking line, or a strike indicator/float, or what. But they sure caught a lot of fish.
Can you give me more information about the procedure? What kind of fly line? How much leader? Tapered leader? Sinkers? Strike indicator? What size and color of flies? Do they hit it hard or just slurp it in? Do you using fish right on the bottom, a foot off the bottom, or suspended?
Ok thats enough questions for now. Thanks!
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