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I can’t speak for the hold over tournament (had a wedding to attend). However I was there the weekend before the flows went up and ran into plenty of hold overs. My girlfriend made me look bad and landed 3 huge fish. I hooked on to a couple but only landed one, a super healthy and fat hen. All rainbows.
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Alex as I agree with your statement I don’t think his question was about what are better patterns. That question is on another post.
As far as the OP question about soft hackle feathers, I personally bought a full Hungarian partridge skin. Cost around $4–50 but if I take good care of it, it should provide me with thousands of flies. One skin also gives you plenty of color and size choices of feathers for a variety of applications.You can also by partridge feathers in smaller quantities from hairline and other companies.
Why do I choose partridge? Because that’s what Dave Whitlock would do…
http://davewhitlock.com//www/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RFSHN-story-and-tying.pdf
My buddy Ky hooked on to a big gar near Rio Raft last year. They’re in there too.
I’ve caught both white bass and hybrids in the trout section. So they’ll be there I’m sure.
Man wish I had found them, that’s a pretty good reward you were offering Jimbo.
I switched to a 10ft rod last year and been loving the benefits. It’s kelly gallops signature St Croix high stick drifter in a 5wt. It’s not a euro style rod but still a nymphing specific rod with great features. If I’m taking one rod out on the Guad this is the one. If needed it’ll still cast a streamer even a dry fly with ease.
Euro or not a longer rod has many benefits when nymphing. A consideration with a longer rod is a reel that balances the rod farther down into the grip, a front heavy rod will quickly tire out your arms after hours of high sticking.
I understand the decision. Alyssa and I thought it was weird that we got two parking badges considering we always went together. We realized that was basically taking away someone else’s opportunity to buy into the LAP. She may go out a hand full of times, so for us it’s just better to buy a few guest passes (which we did).
Rain is still falling and there’s more in the forecast. My prediction is that flows will remain the same or be raised for this weekend.
If you are new don’t focus on patterns. Do all the research you can on rigging up nymph rigs and reading water. Understanding where fish are in the water column and how hydrodynamics effect drift is key.
The right patterns won’t help you if you are not getting the flies to the fish.
But if we are naming patterns we like, whitlock’s red fox squirrel nymph.
Jimbo did you upgrade to a bigger drum for your rain dances??? Cause it worked!
I assed the hold over situation this past Monday, and let’s just say they are around! From your experience Jimbo is there a fear of fish getting washed downriver or am I underestimating their ability as swimmers and finding holding lanes.
Conventional gear is allowed by GRTU members. I went over this myself when I first introducing my girlfriend to trout fishing. She’s now a fly fishing machine! But like many other new anglers she began with a light action spinning rod and light tackle.
There are regulations to follow though including the use of artificial lures only, with NO SCENT! Bait or scented lures will result in fish swallowing the hook and most likely killing the fish.
Single hooks are highly recommended as treble hooks can often do enough damage to kill a fish even if released. Most lures can easily have the hooks replaced with single hooks.
And as always use a net, keep the fish wet, and quickly release it. Reviving a fish may also be required after a long fight. DO NOT place fish on rocks or dry ground for the sake of a photo.
Please see other post already asking this same question. But in short, it’ll be announce by email and here on the forum 10 days prior to it happening. First one is usually mid November, depending on weather.
Since I’m sure new members may be reading this here’s some great advice….FILL YOUR NETS! With trash that is.
Imagine the impact we can make if every grtu member (that’s hundreds of us a week) simply filled their net with trash on their way out of the river. Also try to pick any trash, yours or others, you notice around GRTU parking sites. It usually not from a member but we don’t want us being blamed and losing sites.
Why not both?! I often carry two rods for that reason, nymph the riffle runs and throw streamers in bigger pools. I got a good system where I can carry a second rod without it getting in the way too much.
Both will produce fish. Hell I even carry some dry flies just in case…
