JR Martinez
05-31-2016, 11:14 PM
Went to Rancho Seco today, and it was a scorcher but I didn't mind too much. Fished from the docks and saw a decent sized bluegill and a huge rainbow but they promptly disappeared in the time it took me to choose a fly and tie it on so it was just me and the little guys. Caught three bluegill all together, one on a black and orange beetle and two on a bright green beetle... both of which being the Leetle Beetle and is quickly becoming one of my go to patterns. Tried a topwater tadpole, I think it's called a Pyramid Lake Tadpole or something, that I saw online to see if I could entice anything bigger up from deep water or from cover but no dice.
If I were to go again tomorrow, I'd bring a few adult damsels. They were everywhere and fish were jumping to take them, mostly from spots out farther into to the lake or places along the shore I couldn't reach without a boat, or a chainsaw. The other insects I saw around, and as plentiful as the damsels, were Eight-spotted Skimmers, what I think were Black Saddlebags and a few of standard annoying house/fruit/whatever flies associated with public places and the messes people leave behind.
I hope this helps for anybody planning on going out there soon. Oh, and if you're a bird watcher and photographer as well, there were tons of subjects for you to choose from including an osprey and what I'm pretty sure was a white-faced ibis.
If I were to go again tomorrow, I'd bring a few adult damsels. They were everywhere and fish were jumping to take them, mostly from spots out farther into to the lake or places along the shore I couldn't reach without a boat, or a chainsaw. The other insects I saw around, and as plentiful as the damsels, were Eight-spotted Skimmers, what I think were Black Saddlebags and a few of standard annoying house/fruit/whatever flies associated with public places and the messes people leave behind.
I hope this helps for anybody planning on going out there soon. Oh, and if you're a bird watcher and photographer as well, there were tons of subjects for you to choose from including an osprey and what I'm pretty sure was a white-faced ibis.