RE: Fly Fishing - Where to spend a days vacation?
2009/07/15 15:17:00
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if you're new to fly fishing, you probably want to go somewhere with a fair number of fish. When you're just starting out you need to be able to catch a few fish and know what you're doing right or wrong. Seeing fish helps too. I assume you're talking about trout and you'll be fishing a week day.
The little J would be on my list. Plenty of fish, sight fishing available. Still tough conditions, depending when you get there. Spring creek would be up there also. About any type of water depending where you want to fish. Again, plenty of fish. If you want something a little different, you could try the Yellow Breeches, one of my personal favorites. The terrestrials should be out in full force and small ants and foam beetles always produce there in the summer. The water (below the run) stays pretty cool in the summer so there are some hatches most of the time. It is sight fishing as much as you want, though there are plenty of runs and cuts to blind fish to. It is tough fishing as it gets a lot of pressure. But you will learn a lot there because there are so many fish to cast to. And, if you get cocky or desperate (depending on your style, see following) there is the Run. The Run is the outflow from the spring fed lake in boiling springs. It is cold year round and in the summer the trout stack there. Most of it is <12" deep and the fish will be about a fin's length apart for most of it. With midges (<#20) and 6X/7X/8X you can have a frustrating afternoon. Lots of fish, more than a few looks, tons of refusals unless you have a perfect drift. Alternatively, you can toss in some little pieces of bread or similar and the trout will go nuts. A #14 creme sucker spawn with no weight will do wonders when the trout think they see bread.
Personally, for a mid week day trip I'd hit the breeches. It is one of my favorite waters of all time and when there aren't people crowding in it can be a right joy to fish.
Thanks
Rick