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12-10-2020, 12:37 PM
Started out in 17 degree weather with the highs to be in the mid forties. Wind was mostly from the north but it clocks 360 degrees as he day gets going. My goal was to fish a naked nymph system for the day. Just to cover my bases I was also prepared to indicator fish midges and balanced leeches. For insurance I did have in my car if truth be told a stripping set up just in case it got crazy with beetle/ bugger combos by the beach gang.
There were 9 guys earlier than me by the time I arrived. I tried finding a spot close to where I usually like to fish but it wasnÂ’t in the cards today. I found a nice drop off a ways away. I first tried my balanced leech on an indo rig and on my second cast I got a five pounder. Ummmm should I try a naked setup? Well I fished the indo for another hour or more with nada. Time for the balanced leech/black ap setup. I used a Denny Richards 7 foot midge tip with another 9 feet of leader. I figured 15 feet letÂ’s the flies hover around 11 feet below the surface and near the bottom of the shoreline. I was not as confident about catching fish with this new setup but I want to try new ideas to see if they work. I wasnÂ’t afraid of zeroing out since I did get one to hand for the day. The long and short of it is, I did manage two more to hand with this set up. I like it because i was connected to the flies like stripping a beetle, maybe just a tad more rhythmically. In the final hour I changed back once again to the indicator rig for smirks. I landed one last one to hand.
So how did the day of experimenting compare to the beach? It was a super slow day for many others. I know three guys who are veteran fishers did quite well but the rest like the guy next to me fished all day and came up with a zero. I was surprised because he told me he fishes Pyramid 30 times or more times a year. I could tell he knew what he was doing and had the right set up. ThatÂ’s the mid for you. Just before leaving a young man again fishing all day with the perfect stripping set up who had not caught a fish finally hooked and landed a 11 lb lahontan. He was ecstatic. He and his buddies were pumped. It was great seeing young guys doing something we all love to do no matter the experience level.
There were 9 guys earlier than me by the time I arrived. I tried finding a spot close to where I usually like to fish but it wasnÂ’t in the cards today. I found a nice drop off a ways away. I first tried my balanced leech on an indo rig and on my second cast I got a five pounder. Ummmm should I try a naked setup? Well I fished the indo for another hour or more with nada. Time for the balanced leech/black ap setup. I used a Denny Richards 7 foot midge tip with another 9 feet of leader. I figured 15 feet letÂ’s the flies hover around 11 feet below the surface and near the bottom of the shoreline. I was not as confident about catching fish with this new setup but I want to try new ideas to see if they work. I wasnÂ’t afraid of zeroing out since I did get one to hand for the day. The long and short of it is, I did manage two more to hand with this set up. I like it because i was connected to the flies like stripping a beetle, maybe just a tad more rhythmically. In the final hour I changed back once again to the indicator rig for smirks. I landed one last one to hand.
So how did the day of experimenting compare to the beach? It was a super slow day for many others. I know three guys who are veteran fishers did quite well but the rest like the guy next to me fished all day and came up with a zero. I was surprised because he told me he fishes Pyramid 30 times or more times a year. I could tell he knew what he was doing and had the right set up. ThatÂ’s the mid for you. Just before leaving a young man again fishing all day with the perfect stripping set up who had not caught a fish finally hooked and landed a 11 lb lahontan. He was ecstatic. He and his buddies were pumped. It was great seeing young guys doing something we all love to do no matter the experience level.