09-05-2009, 12:48 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Glad you could work your schedule to join us. Sorry the walleyes were sleeping in, after a night under the full moon. But, ya gotta try. Right?[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also sorry you got the line in your electric motor. Hope it did not cause any permanent damage.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I DO usually show the lure or fly upon which I caught most fish. However, three of the trout I caught (and had to keep) actually swallowed the fly on the take and were bleeding from the gills. They really liked that fly...the "White Rainbow". That has been a good pattern for the last couple of years on several lakes...including Huntington for tigers. But, I had never tried it with the red hook before. Seems like the fish like it fine. Hated to take pictures of bloody fish. There is one picture in which if you look hard you can see the top end of the fly down in the trout's mouth.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I only had one of the White Rainbow flies and by the third fish that swallowed it the fly was dark and trashed with slime and blood that i could not rinse out. So, I changed to one of my orange patterns...one I call the "Gold Marma-Lady". There are a variety of my "Bubble Bugs" that include orange as a primary attractor pattern. This is going into the time of year when orange is good.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Anyway, I had several whacks on the gold and orange fly and landed two fish on it. They liked it but did not swallow it on the strike.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Some folks scoff at fishing a fly with a bubble, but the system I use is fairly refined. It involves watching the sonar to determine at what level the fish are cruising and then trying to present the bubble and fly rig just above them. That involves tracking the length of the cast and monitoring the speed at which I move around in the tube. If I get it right, I get fish. If not, I keep experimenting and try to remember the combination that worked.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been creating some new patterns to add to my bubble bug arsenal. Going to give them a good workout this fall. Looking forward to some R & D at Huntington toward the end of the month. And then there's Scofield...and...[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Also sorry you got the line in your electric motor. Hope it did not cause any permanent damage.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I DO usually show the lure or fly upon which I caught most fish. However, three of the trout I caught (and had to keep) actually swallowed the fly on the take and were bleeding from the gills. They really liked that fly...the "White Rainbow". That has been a good pattern for the last couple of years on several lakes...including Huntington for tigers. But, I had never tried it with the red hook before. Seems like the fish like it fine. Hated to take pictures of bloody fish. There is one picture in which if you look hard you can see the top end of the fly down in the trout's mouth.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I only had one of the White Rainbow flies and by the third fish that swallowed it the fly was dark and trashed with slime and blood that i could not rinse out. So, I changed to one of my orange patterns...one I call the "Gold Marma-Lady". There are a variety of my "Bubble Bugs" that include orange as a primary attractor pattern. This is going into the time of year when orange is good.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Anyway, I had several whacks on the gold and orange fly and landed two fish on it. They liked it but did not swallow it on the strike.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Some folks scoff at fishing a fly with a bubble, but the system I use is fairly refined. It involves watching the sonar to determine at what level the fish are cruising and then trying to present the bubble and fly rig just above them. That involves tracking the length of the cast and monitoring the speed at which I move around in the tube. If I get it right, I get fish. If not, I keep experimenting and try to remember the combination that worked.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have been creating some new patterns to add to my bubble bug arsenal. Going to give them a good workout this fall. Looking forward to some R & D at Huntington toward the end of the month. And then there's Scofield...and...[/#0000ff]
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