04-01-2009, 08:15 PM
If we don't stop to often in the bigger holes or to wade the riffles, it takes between 10 and 11 hours to float in our drift boat. We have taken as short as 10 hours and as long as 14 hours to finish the float depending on how often and for how long we stop along the way. The stream isn't very braided (only a couple of islands on the float) so most of your fishing will be done in the main channel.
You don't want to be on this section in a drift boat if the wind is stronger than 10MPH - I know this from experience. There are two long (about 1 mile) stretches on this float with little current and if the wind is blowing you must really oar hard to get downstream. We usually catch big Rainbows down deep in the bigger holes (hard to do with a fly rod) and pull the Browns off of the banks or in the riffles - the usual places.
As far as trash fish on this float, I don't catch many Whitefish in this stretch but I know they are there. Get ready to haul in big (5+ lb) Suckers too if you are nymphing or using nightcrawlers.
I almost always use a wooly bugger or rubber legs with a bead head nymph in this area. I have seen alot of people stream minnow patterns too and they seem to do well. If you are spin casting then use the Rainbow Rapala or BIG Panther Martins with a Silver blade and a colored body. Those have been the most successful for me. Of course, rolling a minnow or using a nightcrawler will always work too.
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You don't want to be on this section in a drift boat if the wind is stronger than 10MPH - I know this from experience. There are two long (about 1 mile) stretches on this float with little current and if the wind is blowing you must really oar hard to get downstream. We usually catch big Rainbows down deep in the bigger holes (hard to do with a fly rod) and pull the Browns off of the banks or in the riffles - the usual places.
As far as trash fish on this float, I don't catch many Whitefish in this stretch but I know they are there. Get ready to haul in big (5+ lb) Suckers too if you are nymphing or using nightcrawlers.
I almost always use a wooly bugger or rubber legs with a bead head nymph in this area. I have seen alot of people stream minnow patterns too and they seem to do well. If you are spin casting then use the Rainbow Rapala or BIG Panther Martins with a Silver blade and a colored body. Those have been the most successful for me. Of course, rolling a minnow or using a nightcrawler will always work too.
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