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2012/09/10 09:48:25 (permalink)

flies

i got some advice when i asked before so i tied some streamers and glo bugs.
my friends suggested i add some big bunny leeches which i have done.
with this lower water should i add more small darker flies to my mix?
other sites have pictures of red estaz wrapped on a hook.
i like a little more movement than that but is that a good place to start?
 
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    bigbear2010
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    Re:flies 2012/09/10 09:55:05 (permalink)
    early season you want to have attractor patterns...leaches, buggers, streamers and the like
    as time goes on they will start keying on eggs...to kill not to eat (although the browns and steelies will be eating them) so once i see hens on the redds i start switching over to egg patterns (glo bugs, comets, estez eggs, milty eggs)
    just my 2 cents
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    twobob
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    Re:flies 2012/09/10 10:07:26 (permalink)
    thats two cents more than i had.
    so big stuff won't scare them on the low water?
    my friend says i can't tie too many flies for this fishing.
    how many do you think would be enough for two days next week?
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    Re:flies 2012/09/10 10:53:05 (permalink)
    forgot to mention
    black stone flies always seem to go well
     
    when they first come in they are still instinctually hitting stuff that looks like prey even though their pyloric valve has closed up and they can't eat...so no they are just the biggest meanest thing in the river ...thats why you don't see many of the fish that were there all summer once they move into the streams, everything else is scared of them :)
     
    i always tie more than i need....in two days (depending on where you are fishing and how many snags are in front of you) i've used as few as 3 flies and as many as 4 dozen.....  i'd atleast have a couple dozen to be safe
     
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    Re:flies 2012/09/10 23:34:31 (permalink)
    Lots, simple and cheap early.  Wooly buggers are quick and simple, chartreuse, oranges, red, blue, black, pink, white. Even wooly worms, but the maribou in the bugger may draw more takes. A size 6 nymph hook 2x has been the best all around size, but havjng a few larger and smaller in the main colors is a good idea.  These are a lot quicker to tie than the bunnys, so it won't hurt as much when you hang them up, and you will lose tackle.  As the season progresses, more things come into play, but you will still find the buggers to be a reliable fly, and if you end up the season with leftovers, you can troll for brookies in the 'daks, or use them for smallmouth fishing.
     
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