Willow Pond 3/22

[nkunz]

I fished Willow Pond this morning for about 3 hours. I caught about 21 planter rainbows on a fly and bubble combo. I also saw a couple of the big albinos cruisin the shallows. A guy across the lake caught about a dozen planters on a lure. Out of the rest of the 20 or so fishermen around the lake I only saw 3 fish caught. I don't think these fish, fresh from the hatchery have learned to eat cheese balls yet.
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[Fishcrazy]

Thanks for the report,what kind of fly did you use?Willow is close to where I live,might get down there to play[]
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[Mc_Lennon]

I've had about the same luck there for most of the week. 20 or so planter rainbows on lures is the average. I even got a nice big Albino to bite on Monday. What a fight on an ultralight rod!

[nkunz]

I had the best luck on a #12 cadis. But I caught a few on other flies. I went again today and caught 8 in about an hour.
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[fsh4fun05]

Are they close enough to the shore for a Novice fly-fisherman to catch? I've yet to catch anything but minnows on a fly rod and was wondering what flys are "generic" trout flys. I'll check out the fly fishing board, but just not that serious about it.
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[DKStroutfitter]

Try a Prince Nymph, a leach, or a small Woolly Bugger. If you are using a floating line, don't use a atpered leader or if you do, use a 7' one. Just add about 6' of 6# line to your fly line. Don't use a sinker but bead heads on the flies are good. Cast as far as you can without having problems. Now let the fly sink for about 5 to 10 seconds and then strip retrieve the line back in. Three to four short quick strips of about 12" each, and pause for a couple of seconds then repeat until your line is back in. Be ready for a hit just before you pull the line out to recast. The trout like to follow the fly to the shore.
A sink tip fly line works very good on these ponds. Also later in the year Mill Hollow is a good place to try this method.
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[nkunz]

I caught some out ing the middle and some as close as 10' from shore. I did not catch any on the surface. I fished about 2 to 6 feet deep.
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