05-20-2003, 03:27 PM
For what its worth, I've both floated an fished from shore. I've never found a huge advantage in floating the river. Its pricey for guide service on the boat or you/your partner has to mess with the boat. It it a beautiful float and does get you away from the shore crowd but the "boat hatch" can be more aggrevating at times. The fish aren't much different throughout the float. I like to wade both below the dam and up from Little Hole and sight fish. Find a big feeder and nail him. The Green is a great place to learn fish behavior toward lures. HA69 was right about the fish reaction to large terrestrials, it's wierd to have a fish come up and bump or even open it's mouth and float under the fly for a foot or two before accepting or rejecting, a huge test of nerves but fun!
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