jreichel
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On one of my last outings last fall on Little Sandy Creek I had fished a stretch with a dry fly and caught several fish from 5 to 12 inches. As usual when I got to were I usually finish my evening I switched from a dry to a nymph to fish this little waterfall made by a stream improvement device. I do this every time I fish this spot because there is always a nice rainbow in the turbulent foam of the fall. And this evening was no exception. But that's when things got interesting. The pool just below this spot (that I could fish just by turning around) has an undercut bank with all kinds of tree roots in the water. So I turned around and drifted that nymph through there and caught 2 more fish one was small and from the center of the pool The other was a larger brown about 16 inches and came from under the tree root as it should have. Very classic but still surprised me since I had just fish that pool with a dry and fiddled around there quit a bit wile fishing the fall above it. The water was very low and clear. I figured that brownie would have lock jaw by the time I caught him. Now I'm thinking...... (smoke rolling from ears).... I know another spot similar to this, undercut roots and all that I fished earlier. So I beet feet to it to nymph it before I loose all light and dang if I didn't get rewarded with another nice brownie about he same size. :-D
So my question after that long set up is. Do you think I would have caught those bigger fish if I had nymphed the two spots in the middle of the day or was my success due to the fading light of evening? I forgot to mention I was high sticking very close to the fish with a 7.5 foot rod and the first fish was caught with what I considered a lot of day light but still not mid day.
I have been itching to try this again to see for my self but haven't had an opportunity. I have always tried not to get that close to fish when the water is that clear but now I am rethinking that strategy. Is this one of those epiphany moments or just dumb luck?
Thanks
Jeff
So my question after that long set up is. Do you think I would have caught those bigger fish if I had nymphed the two spots in the middle of the day or was my success due to the fading light of evening? I forgot to mention I was high sticking very close to the fish with a 7.5 foot rod and the first fish was caught with what I considered a lot of day light but still not mid day.
I have been itching to try this again to see for my self but haven't had an opportunity. I have always tried not to get that close to fish when the water is that clear but now I am rethinking that strategy. Is this one of those epiphany moments or just dumb luck?
Thanks
Jeff