Lower Savage River, MD

[Pluto99]

Hi All,

Any tips of general fly selection for nymphing the lower savage at this time of year?

I have been running tags of size 22 juju baetis and a myriad of midge larva / pupa in size 22-24…

I very rarely am getting strikes on my anchor nymphs (size 14-18 perdigons).

 

[cfarr]

Hi All,

Any tips of general fly selection for nymphing the lower savage at this time of year?

I have been running tags of size 22 juju baetis and a myriad of midge larva / pupa in size 22-24…

I very rarely am getting strikes on my anchor nymphs (size 14-18 perdigons).

I just fished the other day and was consistently getting hit on a size 10-12 walt’s worm. I used it as my anchor and had a size 18 purple reign off a tag. When I was fishing it seemed the fish were sitting towards the top and smacking tricos (I believe) until dusk. Maybe try a nymph with CDC? Maybe they’re digging into some movement on the nymphs lately.

 

[Pluto99]

Great idea about having some bugs with CDC on them… and interesting about the bigger Walt’s worm.

I had been having a lot of luck getting good fish on those tiny bugs but seems that has run out.

Thanks for your response. I’ll be throwing some bigger Walt’s worms tomorrow.

 

[bmoore3]

Savage drainage is one of my home waters, and I frequent it at times when pressure isn't as bad. ( and the fishing isn't normally as good) I tend to favor small CDC dries and nymphs (as mentioned) and several smaller dark presentations. One thing I notice that during this time of the year that the late afternoons are normally the best fishing with many caddis and smaller midges coming off with some sort of regularity.

It can be highly technical water that will make you a better angler. Focus on pocket water; it's more forgiving. Figuring them out is the fun of that river.