Load 'Em Up

SOME STILL WATER

Bobbers Or No ?

warm takes a toll

WALLPAPER:  A HINT OF ICE OUT

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.. The neighbors are already on Hebgen Reservoir - the edges are opening up.
.. Tactics are varied, as are the foods. Yes, there is a hatch. Yes, there are nymphs. Yes, there is a debris rain. Yes, the trout are still in pods. Yes, the fish will eat sticks.
.. Estuary waters beyond lake margins are now legally open for fishing. The gear folks are stocking the freezer and anticipating some grilled trout. Whitefish are still active near the shore and smoking is still in the offing.

VERY USEFUL KNOT

.. Single sinking flies or, single floating flies or, two floating flies or two sinking flies or, one of each - 'topper & dropper,' are all rigs that work.
.. Right now the neighbors are split between the topper & dropper rig and the two sinking flies rig. Both are productive.

PRETTY STANDARD RIG

.. If you decide on a topper & dropper be sure that the surface fly is buoyant enough to keep itself on the surface with it's submarine companion. Bobbers are a viable option with any rig choice.
.. We suggest that, with the sunny and warm weather currently gracing us, now is the time to get with it.

EDGES, SEDGES AND NYMPHS

.. As soon as the tributary creeks hit full runoff and the ice begins to recede the shoreline fish will fall off. Hardy souls will have belly boats and tube yachts in the water within the next 10 days.
.. At this point in time the fish are hungry, terribly non-selective, very active, and enthusiastic for willing dance partners.

GOOD TO DROP

.. It does not take an enormous amount of stuff to fish the edges. A few surface flies, a few sinking flies, and a bobber or two will suffice.
.. A slow sink tip line will find the depth of the feeding zone for sinking flies. Watch carefully for any jiggle of the floating section.
.. Don't catch them all!

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.. Off we go. If the breezes are light after our garden chores we'll hit the shoreline later this afternoon. Can't let that ice edge escape.

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