08-24-2008, 01:44 PM
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Fish the shallows! Riffles are where fish come to feed. Fish in the riffles are there to eat, they are very exposed when they are in the riffles and in great danger from arial predators. They get in, eat and get out.
Riffles are where most of the bugs live, in between the small cracks formed by the rocks. Not as many bugs live in the pools, pools are where the water slows and the sand and silt in the river drops to the bottom. This fills in all the spots between the rocks where the bugs live.
Next time you fish Big, fish the flats area. As you wade, poke under the banks. You will be amazed that some of the undercuts are 3' in and deeper than your leg. The willows stabilize the banks, but the water cuts under the roots and carves out hiding places. Drift an ant or hopper right next to the bank. I mean right next to. (less than 6") This will entice them to come out and play. If you are not catching the fly on the bank on almost every drift, your not close enough to the bank.
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Fish the shallows! Riffles are where fish come to feed. Fish in the riffles are there to eat, they are very exposed when they are in the riffles and in great danger from arial predators. They get in, eat and get out.
Riffles are where most of the bugs live, in between the small cracks formed by the rocks. Not as many bugs live in the pools, pools are where the water slows and the sand and silt in the river drops to the bottom. This fills in all the spots between the rocks where the bugs live.
Next time you fish Big, fish the flats area. As you wade, poke under the banks. You will be amazed that some of the undercuts are 3' in and deeper than your leg. The willows stabilize the banks, but the water cuts under the roots and carves out hiding places. Drift an ant or hopper right next to the bank. I mean right next to. (less than 6") This will entice them to come out and play. If you are not catching the fly on the bank on almost every drift, your not close enough to the bank.
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