Fishing was not bad, but not great. Use small mayfly nymphs and streamers. Fish the slow pools and the ripples. Be careful when wading around; the fish are skiddish.
Fish caught: 4 Average length: 10" Largest fish: 18"
3 on streamers, 1 on nymph
Flies of importance: Juju baetis 18-20, Brown 2-bit hooker 18, Olive sculpzilla 6-8.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
top streamer flies for colorado
Sculpzilla
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| The sculpzilla catches all sizes and sorts of trout. This fly can be productive on all sizes of water.
Woolly Bugger
The Wooley Bugger fly is useful because it can represent many different things.
On a dead drift, it can look like a hellgrammite or a stonefly. Put some movement
on it, and it looks like a minnow.
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Bunny leach
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| The bunny leach is one of the most effective flies in lakes and tail-water fish. A leech is a large meal for a trout, and a hungry fish wont miss the an opportunity to eat one.
Zonker
The zonker is a great fly to use for spawning browns. The zonker has everything needed
to be effective: flash and some red in it. The zonker is a simple tie and is effective
yearround.
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Saturday, October 4, 2014
South platte south fork 10-4-14
Knight Ilmer/ ranch 63 south platte south fork is fishing slower than usual, bug life has slowed significantly. Small fish are coming up occasionally. Best way to fish is a hopper dropper in slow, deep pools. There stemmed to be less fish then last week.
Flies to use: 16 parachute Adams, 12 409 Yeager hopper, 16 shot glass nymph, 18-20 two-bit hooker
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
top 5 flies for south Platte middle fork
1. copper john 16-18. This is my go to dropper for the Middle fork. Smaller browns love the red copper john.
2. PMX 12-14. The PMX is a great fly to use in midsummer to November. The PMX represents larger caddis and grasshoppers. I find the most effective body color is something dark, such as black and dark olive.
3. flashback Hares ear 14-18. The hares ear is deadly on the middle fork. This represents some mayflies and caddis nymphs. When using size 14, use beadless hares ear. This fly works best in summer and early fall months.
4. black bodied elk hair caddis 14. This fly will get the attention of all trout on the middle fork. For whatever reason, the black bodied caddis will get more hits than the tan on the middle fork. Fish this dry fly for best results in July-November.
5. zebra midge 18-22. This midge is great at fooling picky trout. When the fishing is slow on the middle fork, use this fly. This fly is best fished during spring, late summer and fall.
2. PMX 12-14. The PMX is a great fly to use in midsummer to November. The PMX represents larger caddis and grasshoppers. I find the most effective body color is something dark, such as black and dark olive.
3. flashback Hares ear 14-18. The hares ear is deadly on the middle fork. This represents some mayflies and caddis nymphs. When using size 14, use beadless hares ear. This fly works best in summer and early fall months.
4. black bodied elk hair caddis 14. This fly will get the attention of all trout on the middle fork. For whatever reason, the black bodied caddis will get more hits than the tan on the middle fork. Fish this dry fly for best results in July-November.
5. zebra midge 18-22. This midge is great at fooling picky trout. When the fishing is slow on the middle fork, use this fly. This fly is best fished during spring, late summer and fall.
top 5 flies for colorado's high alpine lakes
1. Parachute Adams/ parawulf 16-25 grey and olive, fish from spring to fall, the colder the weather, the smaller the fly
2. red egg fly 4-6mm Fish this year roud, but is most effective in early spring and the start of fall. Brookies love this fly
3 elk hair caddis 14-18 great fly in the summer, this fly gets aggressive strikes.
4. pheasant tail 16-22 Great fly in general, fish this in smaller sizes in smaller for high alpine lakes.
5. zebra midge 16-24 most effective in early spring and mid-fall, fish this in larger sizes in the summer.
On the ordinary day on a high alpine lake I will fish a 6mm red egg under a size 18 grey parachute Adams.
My favorite high alpine lake is Mohawk and lower Mohawk lake
2. red egg fly 4-6mm Fish this year roud, but is most effective in early spring and the start of fall. Brookies love this fly
3 elk hair caddis 14-18 great fly in the summer, this fly gets aggressive strikes.
4. pheasant tail 16-22 Great fly in general, fish this in smaller sizes in smaller for high alpine lakes.
5. zebra midge 16-24 most effective in early spring and mid-fall, fish this in larger sizes in the summer.
On the ordinary day on a high alpine lake I will fish a 6mm red egg under a size 18 grey parachute Adams.
My favorite high alpine lake is Mohawk and lower Mohawk lake
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