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Thanks Chez, I've only been out on the river 2 times this year, and very limited time while out. I've only used poppers and dry flies so far with limited results. Streamers and wooly buggers should work well but the water up on the North Branch is still a little cloudy. I usually drift them, let them swing, then strip back, alternate the retrieve from fast to slow and see which turns them on.The Sulphurs were out but not in great numbers. They look like the famous white flies but are smaller, look for them at dusk, so far the smallies up my way seemed uninterested. I did take a pic last timeIf you see the Sulphurs and fish are rising have at it, any close imitation will do.
had a little time last night so I took the fly rod to the conodoguinet to see if I could catch any, I've yet to get a smallie with it. I tied on an olive and white clouser and had a hit. Unfortunately it broke me off right away. The fish and my fly went off in different directions. After that I tied on a blue version with a lot of flash and had no luck. This is the second fish I've had on that broke off. I don't know what the leader weight is but I may just take that off and tie on some 6 or 8 pound line in its place. my setup is a 5wt. Its exciting to get a bite but then super disappointing to lose the fish.
I go 8-12lb test on my fly line leaders, like Beernut says they are not leader shy. My friend and fly fishing guru Joe Ackourey told me once "The smallies will hit it on a rope" so use the heaviest tippet line you can get through the eye of the hook.Beernut, are you talking about furled leaders? I've tried them with limited success, I would think for a nicely balance wet fly / streamer set up they would be great, too much wind resistance for my dry flies, I may rig it up and try again if I get on the river anytime soon.I did one evening this week, the "Hex" flies were out but not in big numbers, I did get one on a top water popper, the Sulphurs were out in good numbers before and after dark but fish just weren't rising for them like they normally do. I did about 15 smallies total and quite a few decent sized ones, all but one on sub-surface.Chez, I don't think my schedule will allow me any weekends off til who knows when, you will have a good time floating again.
I wanted to thank everyone for the tips, it is working. My casting is getting better and I've managed to catch some fish. All on top water, primarily on a green foam bug thing. I was out last night and on Monday and noticed that about 30 minutes before dark all these flies come out on the water and the fish go nuts. Last night I had a bigger white foam bug which they didn't like as much as the smaller green one. I did hook a decent fish but lost it. Do you guys have any tips for what works best on top water? Also I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing wrong that I lose the fish. I think I'm having trouble keeping tension on the line... Well I know my hook sets are not very good, maybe it is that. Do you all fish clousers on a 5 weight or is that too light to properly cast? I ask because I feel pretty good with the light lure but the clouser seems like it over loads the rod. Maybe this also just needs practice. It has been a lot of fun though, top water is just the best. I was at willow mill, I have not tried the river yet.
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