10-24-2018, 07:11 PM
Dunn13--
Now is the time, if you can get out! All this nice weather, I wish i was out there now.
I started with two fly rigs, a streamer in front and a nymph (size 12-16) around a foot or slightly more behind it. But I didn't get any fish over 12 inches on the nymphs, so I don't think it's worth the hassle right now. I do think the size of streamer can matter a little. I like articulated streamers but if I tie them too big (say, more than three inches in length), I start to get fewer strikes. However also interesting: when I had my neighbors' kids trolling rapalas, the CD 5 or 7 definitely did better than the smaller rapalas. So I think there is a balance. I think a size 4 or 6 streamer should be good. Black, purple, white, or yellow. I like streamers with lots of movement.
Earlier in the year I was catching more fish in open water. As the fall goes on, I move tighter to shore. Last weekend I caught most of the fish within 50 yards of shore. Right now I'd fish the first break line. Stay out of the weeds near shore, but once you get beyond the weeds (so that you're no picking them up with your sinking line), then I think you're in the good range. Moving out to 15-20 feet of water is fine. Watch for fish in the shallows and note where you see any surface activity. If the wind kicks up, I like the clear water off shore better than the murky water along the shoreline.
Take all this with a grain of salt. I always want to go with some guys on this forum who are better stillwater fishermen than I am. I have too many working days in the fall, so it hasn't worked out. But I'm still trying to learn what works.
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Now is the time, if you can get out! All this nice weather, I wish i was out there now.
I started with two fly rigs, a streamer in front and a nymph (size 12-16) around a foot or slightly more behind it. But I didn't get any fish over 12 inches on the nymphs, so I don't think it's worth the hassle right now. I do think the size of streamer can matter a little. I like articulated streamers but if I tie them too big (say, more than three inches in length), I start to get fewer strikes. However also interesting: when I had my neighbors' kids trolling rapalas, the CD 5 or 7 definitely did better than the smaller rapalas. So I think there is a balance. I think a size 4 or 6 streamer should be good. Black, purple, white, or yellow. I like streamers with lots of movement.
Earlier in the year I was catching more fish in open water. As the fall goes on, I move tighter to shore. Last weekend I caught most of the fish within 50 yards of shore. Right now I'd fish the first break line. Stay out of the weeds near shore, but once you get beyond the weeds (so that you're no picking them up with your sinking line), then I think you're in the good range. Moving out to 15-20 feet of water is fine. Watch for fish in the shallows and note where you see any surface activity. If the wind kicks up, I like the clear water off shore better than the murky water along the shoreline.
Take all this with a grain of salt. I always want to go with some guys on this forum who are better stillwater fishermen than I am. I have too many working days in the fall, so it hasn't worked out. But I'm still trying to learn what works.
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