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The notices for stocking will come via email and the forum, generally about a week prior. Based on past experience, there will be a request on the forum for people to respond if they are planning to attend the stocking. The first stocking always has a large turn out, as people are excited to resume fishing on the Guad. It’s a great way to meet fellow anglers as well as see the lease sites. Requests will be made to not post or reveal to non-members the stocking date, yet invariably, as soon as the stocking truck is spotted, a twitter / facebook / instagram and probably a youtube video will go out – nothing to get upset over it’s just the reality we live in.
JC
Alex, I interpreted the change to apply to 20-21 season and that it is currently available for use for the next 7 days as it was an annual lease for 19-20 season. At least I hope so, as I parked there yesterday. This change also means that we will not have access to the site post 31 MAR 21. My suspicion is that River Rose realized there is additional revenue to be made by charging for parking during the summer, especially with such close access.
JC
Mike,
There are several great outfitters in the area. Chris Jackson’s Action Anglers (https://www.actionangler.net/post/learn-to-fly-fish) and Chris Johnson’s Living Waters (http://livingwatersflyfishing.com/events/) are two that immediately come to mind. But there are many guides that provide excellent instruction depending on the species you want to target. Hope that helps.
-JC
JR – I can answer at least one of your questions – River Rose is annual. As for the “sticky notes,” are you referring to the posts in yellow at the beginning of the forum?
-JC
Insanely envious, Scott. Impatiently waiting for more.
JC
Nicely done, Trice. Thanks for sharing, I hope to get there soon. A 37″ brown, WOW, that rivals the White / Norfork rivers. Also, wouldn’t mind taking a look at that abominable snow man, either, if you feel inclined to post it.
JC
Thanks for the tip, rdmenzel7. Based on your post and a few reviews, I purchased the 7/8 reel along with 4 extra spools. Like you, I try to buy American made. I own 4 Ross reels, 2 Hatch reels, 2 Orvis reels, and 1 Galvan reel but I needed a system for my lake rig. For the lakes, I have a floating, intermediate, type III, type V, type VII, and parabolic 3/5/3 lines. I wanted a system where I could quickly change out spools rather than reels for comps. But given the amount I fish lakes (i.e. Loch style), I couldn’t justify purchasing Hatch or Ross extra spools. The Anglers Dream Rider price point was such that I could buy a reel and 4 extra spools for less than the price of an extra Hatch spool. The reel and extras spools arrived a couple of days ago and they seem solid. Time will tell if they hold up.
JC
Nice, glad you were able to make it out one more time, Drew. Sounds like you had a great / nearly epic day. Like everyone, I too am hoping for substantial rains but the current trend isn’t promising, which would be a shame given the consecutive years of spawn. On another note, I hope we can reinvigorate and grow the Euro-teers next year and share more tactics and techniques. If you head north, be sure to share your adventures.
JC
I’m starting to worry a bit about how many times I agree with Alex’s observations. Nonetheless, I appreciate his (and everyone else’s) willingness to discuss and expand the aperture on fly fishing. With nothing but anecdotal evidence, I too believe that the real skill in nymphing is not fooling trout to eat, but recognizing that they’ve eaten. I often say strike detection separates the elite from the very good, not the number of trout fooled.
Not sure who you were quoting, Alex, but in the 2019 Montenegro European Championships, the French placed 5th overall, behind the Czechs, Serbs, Bosnians / Herzegovinians (BiH), and Poles. The top three countries, I would give a local knowledge edge. However, Jean-Guilllauame Mathieu, from France who individually placed first, smoked the field by a wide margin. In terms of the comp world, the French are obviously doing something right as evidence by the number of titles to include Julien Daguillanes’ individual Gold Medal at the 2016 World Championships in Colorado.
Yet, in my pursuit to become a better angler and make Team USA, I also remind myself that it’s only fishing especially in these times of uncertainty. Also, did you see that Ed Shenk (the Letort Hopper) passed away a few weeks ago?
Thanks, Jimbo. I had my suspicions, in fact I was going to label the post “TIC or Spawn.” But based on the low flows and higher river traffic this year, I didn’t want to presume there was a spawn. Two years in a row is awesome!
As for one fly or two, Alex, I worked two nymphs. Although, to achieve a snag free drift in the skinny water by Kanz, I needed to hold my tippet off the water to the point where I could see the dropper tag knot. You think I would just snip the dropper; sometimes I need reminding. I might make it point just to fish one fly (perhaps under a bobber – nah) my next outing for a bit of positive reinforcement. BTW, glad to see your post, was about to send you a message to see if you were doing ok.
Dana, I am happy for your success. Once again, Jimbo’s Guad wisdom is unmatched. I will say, however, that fishing success is at times inexplicable and every reason you listed is plausible. I’d like to say that your success is the direct result of coming over to the euro-nymphing dark side but I heard you broke your rod. Fear not, I’ve broken my 10.5 ft Helios twice now and each time Orvis promptly took care of it. The last time, Orvis sent me an entire new rod, to include a new rod tube. Also, a brown trout rose three times in front of me at JDL’s, so at least one is still there.
JC
Where to start? First, happy Easter everyone! Next, thanks for post, Jimbo. Every since I joined GRTU Lease Access, your annual mecca post is one that I’ve always looked forward to reading. Now moving on, I’ve seen that Frisbee in the back of the Escape a few times, seems a bit incongruous. Is it a paper plate holder or do you actually toss the disk around in the evenings with some of the old Taos hippies? If so, I suspect there should be a hacky sack hiding in there somewhere.
Finally, you know how much Alex loves to nymph, couldn’t you at least tie a small dropper off the bend of a stimulator and take one gratuitous picture? Just kidding, thanks again, looking forward to this years trip report, and if history is any judge, this is only part one of several more to come.
JC
I intentionally threw in the cigar reference for you, Alex. And yes, I’ve seen all of George’s videos many of them multiple times. I agree with Trey’s comments about NZ wool indicator. I find that indicator extremely sensitive, especially effective on small PA creeks. I often contemplated tying a hook to that indicator as fish would hit it with regularity.
Jimbo, once the “New Fly Fisher” moved from PBS to YouTube and Amazon Prime, it’s popularity and reach has really soared. If you have a little extra time, check out the podcast on the Itinerant Angler with the founder of the show Colin McKeown. Podcast with Colin McKeown
JC
Darn sweet box, Drew. I’m envious of your tying desk as well. -JC
Good eyes, Jimbo. The Orvis is leaning up against the left-hand side of the sign. I’m holding a 10ft 2 wt Sage ESN that I borrowed for the day in order to give it a test run. I really liked it, and based on the narrow confines of my first beat and with more practice would probably have rather fished it than my 10.5ft. But, I am more comfortable/accurate right now with the Orvis casting a 15ft straight 4x leader with a 5ft 6x tippet section. My second beat was larger and slower water that required a bit more stealth and reach. I also brought an 8.5 ft 4wt Radian that I rigged for dry flies but never had significant hatch / rising trout to warrant setting aside the nymph rig. And in case of catastrophe, I also had a 10.5ft 3wt Cortland Competition nymph rod as backup. I agree there’s no wrong answer when it comes to fly fishing but the “why” sure makes me wonder.
Jimbo,
It’s what make you happy, nuff said! If numbers were the goal, we’d fish with dynamite or at least be electrofishing. Sorry to hear about your rod, hope it wasn’t the Radian.
JC
