04-29-2014, 12:17 PM
[quote doublebit]Same advice if I move on towards White Bird?[/quote]
Hutch gave as good of advice as you could probably get. The river just gets bigger as you move down and 99% of the fish will be in deep water hugging the bottom. I agree on the more fishable water for flies the farther up the little river you go, to a point, much less fishing pressure too. The thing is, there aren't many fish up there, so no matter how you slice it, it's a long shot on those rivers. If you are into practicing your cast and float, you'll get plenty of practice. If you want to catch fish, do what everyone else does.
Save the fly gear for the South Fork, which is a little later than you said you'd be coming. Fish are definitely catchable on fly gear at the SF, but still, you'll work plenty hard for them.
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Hutch gave as good of advice as you could probably get. The river just gets bigger as you move down and 99% of the fish will be in deep water hugging the bottom. I agree on the more fishable water for flies the farther up the little river you go, to a point, much less fishing pressure too. The thing is, there aren't many fish up there, so no matter how you slice it, it's a long shot on those rivers. If you are into practicing your cast and float, you'll get plenty of practice. If you want to catch fish, do what everyone else does.
Save the fly gear for the South Fork, which is a little later than you said you'd be coming. Fish are definitely catchable on fly gear at the SF, but still, you'll work plenty hard for them.
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