11-15-2012, 09:07 PM
I just went back up to little dell to try some jigging technique with the fly rod. I always show up there at first light cause the bite is consistently on for the first hour. Started with the Olive sex dungeon, but I think the fish were scarred of it cause I usually have fish on within 2 casts. I threw on a white sculpin and soon I had hit after hit but no hookups. I was doing a fast strip like I usually do there so I changed to a jigging style. Slow pulls with my rod to give a rising action to the fly then bring in the slack while the jig drops back down to the bottom. this slower up and down motion was the key cause the fish started hooking up and sometimes even swallowing the fly.
After the hour was up the bite stopped like usual. I decided to cast a normal tube jig to see how it would work as i questioned above. I was able to get that thing plenty far enough out to where I needed it. but the fish action was already done. Next time i am in a situation where the fish are only taking tube jigs, I will throw it on my flyrod as it seemed to work, but I will always go to the flys first.
Didn't get any pics of this trip but it was pretty with all the fresh snow in the low light of the morning. here is a pick of a trip a week before the storm.
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After the hour was up the bite stopped like usual. I decided to cast a normal tube jig to see how it would work as i questioned above. I was able to get that thing plenty far enough out to where I needed it. but the fish action was already done. Next time i am in a situation where the fish are only taking tube jigs, I will throw it on my flyrod as it seemed to work, but I will always go to the flys first.
Didn't get any pics of this trip but it was pretty with all the fresh snow in the low light of the morning. here is a pick of a trip a week before the storm.
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