West side lake

Bambooflyguy · Apr 4, 2024

I fished from 1:15-7:10 and went 6/11. The fish ranged from 15”-18” I kept three for dinner tomorrow. All were caught casting and stripping leeches with my new “Cobra” two piece……the meat looks like salmon!

Bambooflyguy · Apr 5, 2024

Another west side but only 12 miles from home…..38 C&R’d all sight casting midge emergers! Straight from the hatchery yesterday to eating dries on the surface! Nothing over 13” but fun!! I fished from 2:15-6:10

Zak · Apr 5, 2024

Bambooflyguy said:
Another west side but only 12 miles from home…..38 C&R’d all sight casting midge emergers! Straight from the hatchery yesterday to eating dries on the surface! Nothing over 13” but fun!! I fished from 2:15-6:10

Mind sharing a picture of your midge emerger?

Bambooflyguy · Apr 5, 2024

Zak said:
Mind sharing a picture of your midge emerger?

Zak, I must have five hundred different midge emergers! I’ve really noticed on a lot of lakes, when they first break surface tension and freshly hatch, a lot of them have orange bodies due to hemoglobin. I tie them from #18 scud hooks to #12 dry fly hooks. My favorite is tied with a paraloop grizzly hackle, choice of body color (orange, black or gray mostly) and either a tiny grizzly hackle tip or black/white verigated rod wrapping thread for a trailing shuck….whew! I also use 7x tippet……

Zak · Apr 5, 2024

Bambooflyguy said:
Zak, I must have five hundred different midge emergers! I’ve really noticed on a lot of lakes, when they first break surface tension and freshly hatch, a lot of them have orange bodies due to hemoglobin. I tie them from #18 scud hooks to #12 dry fly hooks. My favorite is tied with a paraloop grizzly hackle, choice of body color (orange, black or gray mostly) and either a tiny grizzly hackle tip or black/white verigated rod wrapping thread for a trailing shuck….whew! I also use 7x tippet……
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Thanks for the look into your fly box!