Troutstalker55B
09-13-2012, 09:47 PM
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I had the pleasure of not guiding today and doing a free float with guide Keith Scott. There was light angling fishing pressure on the river and water temps ran 52.9-55 degrees. No hatches but the salmon have started to do their thing and redds are starting to develop. Though we did not fish any egg patterns, the egg drop has started.
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Learning just how these boat guides run their bobber rigs was interesting to say the least, this type of fishing is work! But I had about a dozen grabs landing 8, rainbows ran 10-16". Effective patterns were Jimmy rubber legs, military mays, and copper johns.
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In the afternoon we played the dry game with a hopper and I was surprised to get 6 grabs landing two, one fish may have been 18" but I did not get a real good look at it before it spit the hook. These fish were underneath riparian habitat in water with some depth associated with it.
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Thanks Keith! I had a great day and learned a bunch. It's been 14 years since I've been on a drift boat and it showed, so much damn rust I'm still shaking some off here at the desk. That's ok, there's more trips planned.
Jon.
I had the pleasure of not guiding today and doing a free float with guide Keith Scott. There was light angling fishing pressure on the river and water temps ran 52.9-55 degrees. No hatches but the salmon have started to do their thing and redds are starting to develop. Though we did not fish any egg patterns, the egg drop has started.
http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i424/moto55b/100_0953---web.jpg
Learning just how these boat guides run their bobber rigs was interesting to say the least, this type of fishing is work! But I had about a dozen grabs landing 8, rainbows ran 10-16". Effective patterns were Jimmy rubber legs, military mays, and copper johns.
http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i424/moto55b/100_0957---web.jpg
In the afternoon we played the dry game with a hopper and I was surprised to get 6 grabs landing two, one fish may have been 18" but I did not get a real good look at it before it spit the hook. These fish were underneath riparian habitat in water with some depth associated with it.
http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i424/moto55b/100_0960---web.jpg
Thanks Keith! I had a great day and learned a bunch. It's been 14 years since I've been on a drift boat and it showed, so much damn rust I'm still shaking some off here at the desk. That's ok, there's more trips planned.
Jon.