09-24-2014, 05:05 AM
I used to be in the same boat. I think I spent 50 or 60 hours on the Provo before I got a single fish, and then for a while I could only catch them on streamers. I did three things that really upped my ability to catch fish there.
1. I went with a guide on the Green and he helped me with a number of errors I was making as far as my technique is concerned. I think you would get more value out of a day with a good guide then you would with a new top of the line rod.
2. I read Dynamic Nymphing by George Daniels. I still suck at the euro stuff, but there is a lot of good advice regarding indicator fishing and flies in there.
3. I read an entomology book so that I could identify the bugs on the river. I can't remember the name of the one I read, but I think a lot of people recommend A Guide to Western Hatches.
Anyways, that took me from averaging one or two fish a trip to more like ten or fifteen. I've only been fly fishing a year and a half now and there are a lot of people with a lot more experience than me here.
I'd sure like to hear where this stream full of 20 inch bows is at though. [sly]
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1. I went with a guide on the Green and he helped me with a number of errors I was making as far as my technique is concerned. I think you would get more value out of a day with a good guide then you would with a new top of the line rod.
2. I read Dynamic Nymphing by George Daniels. I still suck at the euro stuff, but there is a lot of good advice regarding indicator fishing and flies in there.
3. I read an entomology book so that I could identify the bugs on the river. I can't remember the name of the one I read, but I think a lot of people recommend A Guide to Western Hatches.
Anyways, that took me from averaging one or two fish a trip to more like ten or fifteen. I've only been fly fishing a year and a half now and there are a lot of people with a lot more experience than me here.
I'd sure like to hear where this stream full of 20 inch bows is at though. [sly]
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