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[Xca]

Went to my fav. spot yesterday. Was awesome!
But i noticed some folks did a small dam:

What would be the purpose of such a thing ?

 

[IR4Jflyfishing]

So fish stack up below and above the dam...

Went to my fav. spot yesterday. Was awesome!
But i noticed some folks did a small darn:

What would be the purpose of such a thing ?

A highschool class did the same thing to study hydro dynamics on one of my favorite stretches... became a gong show during the steelie run..

 

[Shmogley]

i was gonna say looks like something some schoolkids did but you never know lol

hey XCA if you want to get into some steel on fly this year bud pm me. ill be going steadily starting in a couple of weeks all winter

 

[Xca]

Don't know what to think about it. If it would harm fishes, for sure I would remove a stone or 2. But it seems ok like that ?


I'd love that Shmogley! I will PM you.

 

[Xca]

Got surprised by this guy today ... tried to find online what it is, but couldn't find.

Any idea ?

 

[Shmogley]

wtf is that a ball python?

must have escaped or been let go..

 

[Xca]

Well, it was exactly where we met ! Have no clue what it is ... trying to find, but from my researches online, doesn't seem to be anything native

 

[Shmogley]

its a ball python bud.
just weird thats its out there. its a common pet. popular because they dont get too big

 

[Xca]

So I got a switch 11ft 8 wt about 1 month ago.
I swinged about 30 hours with it, and still haven't caught a single fish. Not a bite.

It's mounted with a skakit 20FT head and I used Egg Leech pattern, buggers, muddlers, deceivers.

I have a 9 feet taper fluo 10lbs and then use some fluo tipped 6lbs.

Any advice ?

It seems like my cast lands hard on the water. I wander if i shouldn't use a different line so that the line lands smoother. The river I fish isn't that large.


Going to try GB thursday or friday.

 

[fishermandan420]

Are you using a sink tip with the Skagit ? Try some MOW tips. Loop to loop the tip to the skagit, then a short (3-6 ft) tippet of 10 to 15 lb test. Skagit casting ain't pretty !

 

[Xca]

Yes ! Forgot to mention today i used super fast sink tip. So my setup was more like:

Skagit - Sink tip 5 ft - leader 5 ft

Are you saying trout that i shoot have my fly on a 10 to 15 lb tippet ? wow i am super light then with my 6lb I guess if a fish hits that I will break off right away.
Should i try a different type of line instead of skagit ?

Thanks !

 

[fishermandan420]

No need for light tippets when swinging. 5 foot polyleader is pretty light for a skagit

 

[Xca]

Thanks TroutCommander !

I ll give a try tomorrow again