05-05-2011, 06:29 PM
LMK,
Since I know of no other guys here at nevada BFT who have fly fished those two lakes, I will post what has worked for me in the past. I do want you to be aware that I have not even been to either lake in 5 years, so my information is dated.
Green/brown woolly buggers work great. Hare's ears as well as copper johns are great as well. I always start out on any lake with a red san juan worm as a trailer to any other fly. I rarely am disappointed with the results
. BUT... since you are going in a couple of weeks... my number one suggestion is a damselfly nymph imitation. As we get near June the trout really key upon this migration at most if not all the local trout fisheries...
I personally like to fish two damselfly imitations in tandem on a intermediate clear lake fly line. Many times you'll spot a trout working an area as these guys stay near the surface when they migrate. Casting anything green on an active feeding trout will get you bit. They go plumb crazy during this hatch.. it has produced some of the best trout fishing I have seen over the years.
Depending on my work schedule, I will try'n tie you a couple of my personal favorite damselfly imitations to take on your trip. An old timer at a now closed local fly shop told me about this fly like 12 years ago. The day I meet that guy again I just may plant a kiss on him. That fly has been that good!
As a side note, I wasn't aware of a campground for free between the two reservoirs. I wouldn't mind checking that out, especially if it's on the stream. Echo Canyon reservoir has a special place in my heart. I caught my first trout there as well as my first trout on a fly rod [fishon]. I even named one of my home brews Echo Canyon Cream Ale in it's honor.
Later,
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Since I know of no other guys here at nevada BFT who have fly fished those two lakes, I will post what has worked for me in the past. I do want you to be aware that I have not even been to either lake in 5 years, so my information is dated.
Green/brown woolly buggers work great. Hare's ears as well as copper johns are great as well. I always start out on any lake with a red san juan worm as a trailer to any other fly. I rarely am disappointed with the results
. BUT... since you are going in a couple of weeks... my number one suggestion is a damselfly nymph imitation. As we get near June the trout really key upon this migration at most if not all the local trout fisheries...I personally like to fish two damselfly imitations in tandem on a intermediate clear lake fly line. Many times you'll spot a trout working an area as these guys stay near the surface when they migrate. Casting anything green on an active feeding trout will get you bit. They go plumb crazy during this hatch.. it has produced some of the best trout fishing I have seen over the years.
Depending on my work schedule, I will try'n tie you a couple of my personal favorite damselfly imitations to take on your trip. An old timer at a now closed local fly shop told me about this fly like 12 years ago. The day I meet that guy again I just may plant a kiss on him. That fly has been that good!
As a side note, I wasn't aware of a campground for free between the two reservoirs. I wouldn't mind checking that out, especially if it's on the stream. Echo Canyon reservoir has a special place in my heart. I caught my first trout there as well as my first trout on a fly rod [fishon]. I even named one of my home brews Echo Canyon Cream Ale in it's honor.
Later,
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