Sunday, March 18, 2012

What Am I missing?

Today it was a strange weather. It was cloudy & stormy with mix of light breezes from north & south. As long as we don't have brutal winds, we call it good weather in Paradise Valley!! I headed to DePuy for the 39th day with my Winter Pass.  I could look & fish for large run-up spawning rainbows, but I'd rather wanted to experiment more tactics, spots, and new flies. The "day-opener" was this fine 'Bow, just when I was thinking "it's about time"!!

 On my own "Royal Ray Charles".

Then I got an answer for my new fly.........

I'm slightly embarrassed to show in public but here it is. Story and theory of this fly will be the next post.

Then I did enjoy "sight-fishing". No sirs & no mams, I did NOT target actual spawners. He was looking for a "date" for a "dinner" and bit on the meal I offered!!

So what am I missing? Well, I did expect hatches of midges & baetis and rising trout. I saw lots of midges & some baetis in the air for sure. Then I observed barely "a few" rises.......I tested my new fly, enjoyed sight-fishing, and observed lots of stuff for my note (beyond this post) so that would be too much a wish for one day, I guess.

I try to be the first one to report solid hatch & rise from Paradise Valley.
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4 comments:

  1. Trout MaGeeMarch 18, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    Excellent Job and nice flies. Those trout are beauties. That bottom fly looks like it did the trick. Thanks for sharing. Tight Lines.

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  2. Lefty Angler & FliesMarch 18, 2012 at 10:48 PM

    Hi TM,
    Bottom fly was born by mixing my observation, idea, & some jokes. I guess we all have to have some fun for fishing at waters and tying at our benches. And it proved itself through experiments. I will post what's all about next.

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  3. L TrainMarch 19, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    my guess: it's a cased caddis imitation. good idea. been wondering the best way to imitate those, and your way is pretty smart.

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    1. Lefty Angler & FliesMarch 19, 2012 at 4:12 PM

      Lincoln,
      Yes it can be a cased caddis too. But also, it's meant for leech and larva worms. There are some stories & pictures to share in the next post for this fly.

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