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SlingerDun
11-20-10, 06:09 AM
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riffles, slots, seems, a couple of pools, tailouts.....that's what i'm talkin about

sparkie
11-20-10, 10:05 AM
You got it toooo good.

gkmoz
11-20-10, 10:13 AM
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riffles, slots, seems, a couple of pools, tailouts.....that's what i'm talkin about


That must be fishermen talk ??

SlingerDun
11-20-10, 11:54 PM
Yep, but the targets appeared empty today. River was still a bit roily and blown out from recent rains, or, the fish got the lockjaw and didn't dig on any of my prawn/roe/marabou jig presentations.

That's ok, i got cold and wind burned and didn't have to work bent over in a dingy old barn all day :cool:

Wyoming
11-21-10, 11:22 AM
Yep, but the targets appeared empty today. River was still a bit roily and blown out from recent rains, or, the fish got the lockjaw and didn't dig on any of my prawn/roe/marabou jig presentations.

That's ok, i got cold and wind burned and didn't have to work bent over in a dingy old barn all day :cool:

Fling a #6 BugMiester at them. Classic fly. Works most times for me.

montana
11-21-10, 11:32 AM
a graywolf fly works in the high mountain lakes in these parts....but they are all froze over as i typ...snows gettin plumb deep up there.....slinger you may be getting a large water supply next spring.....have swimming and flotation devises ready

RLE0352
11-21-10, 11:33 AM
That's ok, i got cold and wind burned and didn't have to work bent over in a dingy old barn all day :cool:

The worst day I ever spent fishing still beats the best day I ever had at work.

kaelobo
11-21-10, 11:42 AM
Hilgermites/spin flies brownee and bows love them................................usmc

Wyoming
11-21-10, 12:00 PM
a graywolf fly works in the high mountain lakes in these parts....but they are all froze over as i typ...snows gettin plumb deep up there.....slinger you may be getting a large water supply next spring.....have swimming and flotation devises ready

Gray Wulff
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Bugmeister
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Bill/Dave, they are both badass flies. I carry both.

... and our streams and rivers, if not frozen are low due to snow higher up.

kaelobo
11-21-10, 12:40 PM
Come spring on the north fork of the south plate when ice off with my girlfriend in a tee shirt a cool breeze cold beer i put down the pole, kick back watch the sunset. liven the life. we go ice fishing at eleven mile res , not as much fun ,

Old Marine
11-21-10, 12:56 PM
Caught a lot of large mouth bass in water like that in Mexico on the Rio Hardy River, until the Mexicans started using Seine nets. Really screwed up the fishing. You only fished there in the winter, much too hot in the summer.

SlingerDun
11-21-10, 05:57 PM
These areas hold fish when the run is on and the water holds its color

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That green *tailout is where they tend to rest and stack up after sucking wind up those riffles below, that are about 150 yards long.
The seems -a couple feet on either side of the yellow lines- can be most productive in various conditions.
The broken choppy water between the red slot is good for clear and warmer temps when they seek cover and dissolved O2.
But, when the water is high and silty like it was yesterday, the only "classic" holding water still in shape is the brown areas, and that's about what color it washttp://www.leatherneck.com/forums/images/icons/icon6.gif

Need big bright terminal gear like chartreuse, fluorescent oranges, reds, pinks, glow-inda-dark and scent.



*Tailouts are almost always semi-crescent shaped when viewed from heights; look for them, they hold the most salmonid.

Tight Lines!

3522
11-21-10, 07:16 PM
When it's high and murky, look for 'em to be closer to the banks where they can get away from the silt a little bit.

SlingerDun
11-21-10, 07:37 PM
Most of the day was spent standing right at the water line or less than 1 ft. deep with extended arm and a 10.5 ft pole: open the spool and thumb into a few feet of water, back bounce, move down stream, repeat, rest arm/change up presentation; repeat.

I was hunting remnants of the silver run, will try again after Thanksgiving to see if the 2salt steelies are in the system yet. Have you been on the rivers lately..

hbharrison
11-21-10, 09:51 PM
KS has been raising trout for some time now and stocking several lake around the state twice a year now. One of these days going to have to try and catch one or two of them things.

3522
11-21-10, 09:59 PM
Most of the day was spent standing right at the water line or less than 1 ft. deep with extended arm and a 10.5 ft pole: open the spool and thumb into a few feet of water, back bounce, move down stream, repeat, rest arm/change up presentation; repeat.

I was hunting remnants of the silver run, will try again after Thanksgiving to see if the 2salt steelies are in the system yet. Have you been on the rivers lately..

I have had my nose buried in books related to this Diagnostic Imaging program I'm currently in. I'm missing out on the salmon run in the Uma, but I saw a few of the fish caught and they're boots. I'm guessing 'cause of lack of water.

Roger Shepherd
11-21-10, 11:17 PM
I love fishing. Any idea how to catch the big fish of the day?

hbharrison
11-21-10, 11:32 PM
Dunt know about big fish where you are at but here in KS we have big Cats. Channel, flat head and Blues. Landed a nice 48lbs first of the year on one of our lakes. Most one I keep are around 10 to 20lbs anything larger is a pain to keep and clean. But we do have lots of kitty cats and it is fun catchen them.

montana
11-22-10, 12:06 AM
the productive streams here abouts are those where the griz bear like to hang out....people tend to stay away....have walked out with my limet every time...not real fishing though...its just drop your fly in the water and pull the fish out....cut throught and rainbow are keepers...bull trout are protected...can keep up to 50 eastern brook...guess they are tryin to get them cleaned out of our waters?...they taste the same as western cutthrought...only dont seem to get as big
on flathead lake its laketrout..macks....they were planted there back in the 50s....have cleand the lake out of most of its native fish.....then theres the pik in the river that were planted round about the same time....they keep the browns, rainbo, bulltrout, cutthrought, big and small mouth bass numbers in check

Quinbo
11-22-10, 01:23 AM
Suprising how well a gold number 12 hook with a couple loops of red thread and red trailer works. Never had the chance to fish for salmon but that set up works good for trout. Used to take the eyeball off the first caught and put it on a hook.

SlingerDun
12-06-10, 09:06 PM
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Last light, a few weeks and a few inches higher. Not as easy to read or fish, and a different species has entered the system: winter steelhead:no:

SlingerDun
12-14-10, 04:47 PM
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Blowout! how do you fish that mess? you tell me??

kaelobo
12-14-10, 06:44 PM
Runoff/lead head jig? cast up stream and run like hell. looks clear though iguess i fish the inlets.

SlingerDun
12-15-10, 01:20 AM
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l320/BornToBeWild_01/tech%20tips/Spin-N-Glosandcurredprawn.jpgJig, good idea if it's big and bold enough. this flood water has less than a few inches visibility, bright active floats with large profile and plenty of stink
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3522
12-15-10, 11:25 PM
Plugs, close to the bank. Blue or Green Pirate, or Dr. Death Wiggle Warts. Kill.

SlingerDun
12-16-10, 01:20 AM
hhhmmmmm that's all i found in my vest

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g289/slingerdun/P1320264.jpg?t=1292483688

Think i'd been drinking and had visions of the King of King Salmonidae when that plug got decorated. It's just ugly enough that it might work in that mud

3522
12-17-10, 12:11 PM
hhhmmmmm that's all i found in my vest

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g289/slingerdun/P1320264.jpg?t=1292483688

Think i'd been drinking and had visions of the King of King Salmonidae when that plug got decorated. It's just ugly enough that it might work in that mud

Steelies like pink. I guess we have something in common. ;)

SlingerDun
12-17-10, 05:17 PM
Lost that pink vlassic slice in a tidewater snag while eyeballing a seal that was feeding on what looked to be sturgeon, which are closed for human retention. I've seen seals 1 mile up the Clack,...

SlingerDun
01-21-11, 11:59 PM
Hoofed it a way's after work into one of my favorite holes and there was an old man with his two bird dogs patrolling the limited bank space. One dog charged up and nipped the back of my leg, not...

montana
01-22-11, 01:14 AM
id say thats a little bit crowded...a smigen wors the alaskas rivers at the peek season...ill stay here in montana where i very seldom see anyone in the good places...may be why they be the good places huh?

Quinbo
01-22-11, 03:14 AM
Well hell lets go fishing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4apsWFd-4Yg

Trucrimsongold
01-22-11, 08:22 AM
God I can't wait until spring....I was gonna sell my Jon Boat but you have inspired me thank you...

SlingerDun
02-26-11, 09:58 PM
<iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2FMpBSv36SU" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe> Drifting lead will also slam trout, on streams with sufficient flow. Keeps your lure/bait moving at a natural or suspended speed near the bottom, and covering more than just the meat of a hole. A small corkie or pill float just above a nightcrawler keeps the hook off the bottom. Trout take it deep, no real need to set a sticky sharp hook, barbless

When flies and Rooster Tails just ain't fillin your limit

kaelobo
02-28-11, 07:00 AM
My brothers are catching 3and 4 pounders ,bow and browns out of Wulford res just outside of Kremmling co, on spin flies below the dam. lots of snow on Gore pass. hope to go myself soon, good luck,...............................usmc

montana
02-28-11, 09:33 AM
love them western cutthrought

SlingerDun
02-28-11, 05:54 PM
Nice harvest! Looks like at least 4lbs of fillets and steak..

Eggs?

SlingerDun
03-17-11, 06:48 PM
Almost Dialed!?

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Wyoming
03-17-11, 06:52 PM
Back in CONUS in 19 days.


Waiting on the snowmelt and then ....

SlingerDun
04-28-11, 11:38 PM
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montana
04-29-11, 10:11 AM
been adding all kinds of dodads to my tackle box....dont know why for the life of me....nothin works better then a big jucie nightcrawler...a copper spoon...or a graywolf fly round these parts....but my tacklebox does inpress the younger croud when the happen to peek into it

SlingerDun
05-05-11, 10:54 PM
I'm sure that birds-nests never happen to you all because you all are so good, but it could happen someday..

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SlingerDun
05-20-11, 07:15 PM
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See the one that broke loose?

SlingerDun
05-21-11, 09:04 PM
Make a hole, fatty

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SlingerDun
06-11-11, 01:50 AM
$7.00 Polarizing lens

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and...

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..not

SlingerDun
06-11-11, 01:56 AM
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