Hi Viz rusty spinner
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flyI4
Fishizzle, I use worms but I'm looking to upgrade!
I dont- but I will say that those patterns are not as effective as your typical low lying spinner patterns. Fish on selective streams will not take those at times and you will need more finicky styled patterns to get the job done. Of course- a few of those are nice to have when you can't see your fly anymore and you need to throw something out there u can see last minute. Fish in tandem with a second spinner that is more low profile in the film with 14-16'' in between.
Trout Nazi
And...Boom goes the dynamite.
There is not shortcut or easy way out here, I'ver tried everything, including this. When the glare is bad or its getting dark, this won't help you at all. Best bet is to learn to use The Force. Limit yourself to 20-30ft. of line, lift when you see a take near where your fly should be, and when its dark lift when you hear a take.
I think the CDC is wound like dry fly hackle around the hook shank. Sometimes those posts become invisible.
I also strike if I see a rise near where I think the fly is. Or as Fly said fish in tandem, a good one would be a big White Wulff
with trailing rusty spinner.
I also strike if I see a rise near where I think the fly is. Or as Fly said fish in tandem, a good one would be a big White Wulff
with trailing rusty spinner.
Maybe the wings and post are Hi Vis? Gray Hi Vis makes a great spent spinner wing and Hi Vis makes good posts as well. I have to admit the wings look like CDC to me.
I put chartreuse posts on some of my trico spinners, and some days when the trout are sipping quietly it is the ticket. Other days it isn't. I have tried all sorts of ways to see spinners after dark and none work really well. The best IMHO are to put the wings at a shallow angle instead of flat and wrapping hackle around and clipping the bottom. Adds a little more visibility some dark nights - but it is still hard most of the time. The posts only work for me in the daytime.
I put chartreuse posts on some of my trico spinners, and some days when the trout are sipping quietly it is the ticket. Other days it isn't. I have tried all sorts of ways to see spinners after dark and none work really well. The best IMHO are to put the wings at a shallow angle instead of flat and wrapping hackle around and clipping the bottom. Adds a little more visibility some dark nights - but it is still hard most of the time. The posts only work for me in the daytime.
Rusty Spinner
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You guys actually need to see your flies to catch fish? :crap:
JK, it's a "strike in the vicinity" with rusty spinners late in the evening. I like snowshoe rabbit foot for wings for fishing this fly near dark as I see it better than any other material I've tried and I've tried them all. But all I normally do is cast, make sure my fly is in line with the fish and make whatever quick mend I need and then follow the end of my fly line knowing that somewhere about 12' - 15' away is my fly. When I see a rise in that area, I set.
JK, it's a "strike in the vicinity" with rusty spinners late in the evening. I like snowshoe rabbit foot for wings for fishing this fly near dark as I see it better than any other material I've tried and I've tried them all. But all I normally do is cast, make sure my fly is in line with the fish and make whatever quick mend I need and then follow the end of my fly line knowing that somewhere about 12' - 15' away is my fly. When I see a rise in that area, I set.
flyI4
Fishizzle, I use worms but I'm looking to upgrade!
Most times- a fish takes a fly that you present slightly different from the naturals they eat. Thats your cue that the fish took your fly- this difference in rise form can be seen even at night, or better yet heard since often there is a slight splash when the fish takes your fly versus the natural. Also- when the big fish feed at night their white mouth's can be seen fairly clearly considering its pitch black well past dark. You also can walk up to 10-15 ft of the fish so its not rocket science in terms of putting the fly where the fish is. If you can't put the fly on the fish from 15 ft away- you probably aren't coordinated enough to be wading at night anyway. I will say this- there is less of a reward factor to catching a fish at night since the technics aspect of it is largely lost. The fish are dumb and putting it in front of them is the only challenge. Nothing beats seeing the take and that element is lost at night. Bc of that- usually say screw it once its dark if its been a decent day. Other times though- you know there are a few hogs out there from what u saw during the night hatch and you tough it out hoping to get a different class of fish than whats usually out there even during the evening hatch
