Finally, I have something to post in here!
Ill preface this with the fact that I have no pictures! I tied them up quickly last night for this mornings outing, and as such they look like poop, arent tied with any sort of grace or beauty, and they dont try to hide that fact! They are a workin fly, not a pretty fly, or a learning fly. A desperation fly, if you will.
So its Cutthroat time here, along with the steelheads. I only have a 5 wt rod and with my 5 or 6 months of fly fishing experience, have no hopes of hunting a steelhead this season. So I am focusing on the Cutties, prepping for the spring and summer roadtrips to the remote rivers and streams of BC for the actual hunt. Hitting the banks, the pocket water, and the pools. So far, the only thing Ive managed were a few snagged zombie Chum, and 2, maybe 3 legit, fair hooked Coho. The coho, were still in spawning colours and mode, so although my first fishies, I do not consider them REAL fly fished fish. They ate the fly, but their heads are in the clouds with the whole mating dealy. Not up to my standards!
So Cutthroat hunting! I hate this. You have to travel, and travel, and travel. You cant just walk and wade a river and hunt. You have to drive, and look, and cast a few times, and move on. This freakin blows! I dont want to drive, I want to fish! So I drove about 300km yesterday looking. Searching, hunting. I saw a few risers at an unnamed river, in an extremely popular pool that is usually full of people (Thank god for time off work during the week!) As Ive read, if you can find them, they are active early morning. As the sun comes up, they go down? Disperse? Disappear! Gone. So I move on. Saw NOTHING at all after that.
This morning. Up at 5am. Suns up at 6:40. On the water by quarter after 6. Cast, cast, fail. These new weighted flies are a bitch on my 5wt! After 10 minutes of flailing I figure out a half decent open loop to get my fly out there without a giant sploosh. Efficient? No. Effective? YES! About 10 minutes after that of risers, casts, and different strips, I get a snag. This fly is too heavy! I knew it! What the hell, WHY IS THE SNAG RUNNING AWAY FROM ME? FISH ON!? Strip, NO DAN, NOT TOO MUCH PRESSURE! Play him, dont force him. About a minute of fight and I touch my leader. Although he still puts up a little fight while I get him to hand, he is mine. A solid trout of about 2 pounds. A foot and a half long? Maybe a bit less on both measurements, I dont know! Why does this speckled, gorgeous green Rainbow trout have slashes under its chin? I GOT A CUTBOW!? The only fish Id rather catch as my "first" is a tiger trout. But this little beauty really put a good fight in. I had it outgunned and the hook was set deep (I wasnt losing this fly to a freakin snag, so I ripped on it!) But he rolled, tossed and ran, and as little as I remember of it (shock and adrenaline) I remember the amount of respect I have for him, and the worry I felt when I saw a little blood, and that long torturing moment before he shot out of my hand back to his home. That was it for the day, and I couldnt ask for anything more!
My fly? Well I was wanting to make up some Cutthroat flies last night. I went out for yellow and red bucktail for mickey finns and whatever else I could imagine. I came back with 60 dollars worth of crap! Among it all, dumbbell weights and 3d prism sticker eyes. So I tried a Mickey Finn Clouser Minnow. Eww. I dont like this bucktail stuff! It feels like plastic, and has no life. Poop on that! What else do I have? GENIUS IDEA! *Googles it* Oh. Its been done. A Marabou Clouser Minnow. One part Coral (Yellowy Orange) Marabou, on top of a silver tinseled streamer hook. Eyes of course. Then a layer of red bucktail, and then another helping of Coral Marabou. This thing LIVES in a current. I wouldnt need to strip it if the river wasnt shallow. It flows and swims and catches a fish! I love the look and the action of the eyes, and am gonna grab some more. Also did the same style, but black/pink/black. No one liked the look of that though. First fish, on a fly *I* tied, on an idea *I* had, on my 3rd attempt at that style of tie. WHAT A DAY! Considering sleeping in tomorrow. Not sure if sleep is worth it...
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Topic: Unnamed River, March 7th 2012: My First Report!!! (Read 1206 times)