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Time Fished: 7:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Weather: Partly cloudy, started at 45 - 55 degrees
Water: No temp taken, low and clear
Dry Flies Used: #14 Tan Caddis, #14 adams #14 Dark Caddis
Nymphs Used: #14 Hares Ear, #18 Sparkle Caddis Puppa
I have made it a yearly tradition to take a day off from work in February so that I can fish the open water on the breeches one last time before it closes in March. I'm not a big fan of the regs section.
As luck would have it, I picked a beautiful day and the fish cooperated. I started off quickly by nymphing several runs with a generic hairs ear and picking up a few.
Around 9:30 I observed what I believe to be a spotted sedge hatch. Quite a surprise for February. I'm positive they were not little black stone flies and they were a bit too light to be little black caddis flies. Sorry for not getting a picture, maybe someone who was around the area could comment.
I don't usually ever fish dries unless I observe steady risers. I dont carry any exact matches in my box so I worked through a couple of different fly selections before I found a winner. #14 dark caddis that I tied with some dark green dubbing, natural deer hair and grizzly hackle.
It turned out that I had the best dry fly fishing in recent memory. In one small stretch I landed a dozen wild browns ranging from 8"-10" Action was fast and furious and takes were down right vicious for about an hour and then it was all over. It was truly a sight to see, It reminded me of those summer sulfur nights.
Best flies of the day were # 14 dark caddis and # 18 Sparkle caddis pupa. All fish caught were wild.
Weather: Partly cloudy, started at 45 - 55 degrees
Water: No temp taken, low and clear
Dry Flies Used: #14 Tan Caddis, #14 adams #14 Dark Caddis
Nymphs Used: #14 Hares Ear, #18 Sparkle Caddis Puppa
I have made it a yearly tradition to take a day off from work in February so that I can fish the open water on the breeches one last time before it closes in March. I'm not a big fan of the regs section.
As luck would have it, I picked a beautiful day and the fish cooperated. I started off quickly by nymphing several runs with a generic hairs ear and picking up a few.
Around 9:30 I observed what I believe to be a spotted sedge hatch. Quite a surprise for February. I'm positive they were not little black stone flies and they were a bit too light to be little black caddis flies. Sorry for not getting a picture, maybe someone who was around the area could comment.
I don't usually ever fish dries unless I observe steady risers. I dont carry any exact matches in my box so I worked through a couple of different fly selections before I found a winner. #14 dark caddis that I tied with some dark green dubbing, natural deer hair and grizzly hackle.
It turned out that I had the best dry fly fishing in recent memory. In one small stretch I landed a dozen wild browns ranging from 8"-10" Action was fast and furious and takes were down right vicious for about an hour and then it was all over. It was truly a sight to see, It reminded me of those summer sulfur nights.
Best flies of the day were # 14 dark caddis and # 18 Sparkle caddis pupa. All fish caught were wild.
