Alex Argyros
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It would be a pleasure to help.
Alex
I had Covid this past summer. It was relatively mild: I just slept 20 hours a day for a week and then a week of gradually getting back to speed. You seem to have it much worse than I did. Hope you get better soon. There are some trout in the river that refuse to get caught by anyone but you.
Alex
Louis,
I my view, pattern is the least important component of fly fishing success, so I suggest that you think less in terms of pattern than in terms of style.
On the Guad, as everywhere else, there are a number of fly fishing styles that anglers use (with the caveat that each style has countless variations). Among them are:
1. Dry fly fishing.
2. Streamer fishing (including a jigged streamer).
3. Traditional nymphing (a strike indicator followed by two nymphs tied in-line with split shot above the upper one).
4. Tightline, or Euro, Nymphing (using weighted nymphs, with no added weight, and no indicator; strike being noticed by feel or by using a sighter).
4. Dry dropper (which is what I think you’re describing above).
6. Drop shot nymphing (generally two nymphs on tags with split shot at the bottom of the rig).So, I suggest that you experiment with all these styles to see which work best for you. A good way to go about it is to restrict yourself to just a few patterns (in terms of nymphs, say a pheasant tail and a hare’s ear) in a few sizes and use them with the different styles.
Good luck,
Alex
Can one attend the meeting via Zoom?
I would love to help.
Alex
That was a wonderful fish, JC. It was no sucker, but you can’t have everything in life.
Seriously, it was great fishing with you. And, like you, I’m full of anticipation for our new season.
I don’t know about below damn, which I assume is somewhere in Hell, but the Guadalupe has had holdover trout every year that I’ve been in the LAP program, which is a lot of years.
Alex
The same could be said about you when you were VP of Fisheries.
I think that asking for a tackle/equipment recommendation on a fly fishing board is like asking a bunch of 8th graders what the best ice cream flavor is.
Having said that, I, upon the recommendation of Chris Johnson, am wearing Simms Flyweight boots. I really like them, but I’m not sure if everyone will.
Alex
For whatever reason (JC has an interesting theory), browns don’t seem to survive well in our river. That’s why I voted against stocking them. Perhaps browns that were born in the Guad will adapt to its conditions better. Thanks for the update, Jimbo.
See you at the first (as well as at those that follow) stocking, Jimbo.
Malcolm, I suggest that you participate in one or more of our stockings. You’ll learn a lot about the river and its fish, including the names of pools, runs, etc.
Alex
It’s funny that someone who has such a sunny personality should walk around with a cloud over his head. But, who am I to look a gift storm in the eye? It’s great to hear from you, Jimbo. Now, get serious with that rain. We need a lot more than .40″.
Alex
I understand your concern (it’s shared by many of us), but there are no “minimum flow rates.” The limiting factor is temperature, and high temperatures will eventually abate. I’ve been around in years when we stocked with flows lower than they are now and the trout, although rather easy to locate because their holding water was obvious, did fine.
Having said that, it would be great to get some rain and higher flows for the fall. Where is Jimbo (and his drums) when we need him?
Alex
The only monitor that was working has now expired. Is there any news on the delay in getting the monitors up to speed?
