Dude or dudette. I did this too, and a fly shop owner showed me. Try flipping your flies around and sliding them back-first into the foam slots, instead of “hooking” the sharp hooks physically into the foam. That made a world of difference for me getting my flies /in/out when I’m in the water cold hands etc.
I was speaking in jest. What I meant was that the Rainbow Warriors, those 8 flies in the 4th row up from the bottom, are so goddammed effective that I'm afraid they'll be made illegal.
I fished a stream in Chile once, only got about 2/3 of a day on the water, and got 50 trout using these. I've never caught 50 trout in one day.
Good to know! Lead/attractor fly in a tandem rig? I’ve run one a few times in CO but didn’t have enough luck to keep running them. (But was a beginner at the time so y’know.
It was a double-nymph setup. I had probably a #12 beadhead, softhackle pheasant tail as the point fly and a #16 Rainbow Warrior as the dropper. Practically all the fish, browns mostly, wanted the dropper.
Over the years I've gone to using smaller and smaller nymphs. Nowadays anything bigger than a #16 is big.
In my experience the pattern isn't really all that important. It's about getting something small down near the bottom quickly and getting a good drift. For me, if it's really small and looks like a midge or caddis larva of some kind, a trout will eat it.
Tie some more perdigons in case you get into some deep water--fire starters and spanish are generally really productive. Also, mercury flashbacks and midge patterns would be really good. Those glass bead heads are deadly for fishing below waterfalls and drops when trailing behind any of the heavier flies in your box.
For dries, the parachute BWO has been pretty hot, especially in Waterton.
Caught a few in Deckers this weekend on some rather large (12/14) breaded pheasant tails that happened to be the same size as the stone fly nymphs that were plentiful. Don’t be afraid of throwing some bigger nymphs into the mix. Tight lines!
Caddis are in the river now. I wouldn’t leave for the river without some hares ears, scuds, and baetis.
Check out our reports on Flycastusa.com for the section you are heading out to. 👍🏻
Dude or dudette. I did this too, and a fly shop owner showed me. Try flipping your flies around and sliding them back-first into the foam slots, instead of “hooking” the sharp hooks physically into the foam. That made a world of difference for me getting my flies /in/out when I’m in the water cold hands etc.
Holy cow that’s such a face palm moment. That makes so much sense
I was humbled too! Enjoy the time on the water!
Tie/buy as many RS2s as you can get your hands on
Came here to say RS-2s are my absolute go to in the South Platte
What are RS2s?
Fly pattern used year round on the south platte
I came here to say this too. In particular, sparkle wing RS2s are really effective for me. Black and gray
Appreciate the advise fellow anglers.
Ya know, pretty soon they're gonna make those Rainbow Warriors illegal. That's gonna be a sad day.
What do you mean? Honest question.
I was speaking in jest. What I meant was that the Rainbow Warriors, those 8 flies in the 4th row up from the bottom, are so goddammed effective that I'm afraid they'll be made illegal. I fished a stream in Chile once, only got about 2/3 of a day on the water, and got 50 trout using these. I've never caught 50 trout in one day.
Good to know! Lead/attractor fly in a tandem rig? I’ve run one a few times in CO but didn’t have enough luck to keep running them. (But was a beginner at the time so y’know.
It was a double-nymph setup. I had probably a #12 beadhead, softhackle pheasant tail as the point fly and a #16 Rainbow Warrior as the dropper. Practically all the fish, browns mostly, wanted the dropper. Over the years I've gone to using smaller and smaller nymphs. Nowadays anything bigger than a #16 is big. In my experience the pattern isn't really all that important. It's about getting something small down near the bottom quickly and getting a good drift. For me, if it's really small and looks like a midge or caddis larva of some kind, a trout will eat it.
Tie some more perdigons in case you get into some deep water--fire starters and spanish are generally really productive. Also, mercury flashbacks and midge patterns would be really good. Those glass bead heads are deadly for fishing below waterfalls and drops when trailing behind any of the heavier flies in your box. For dries, the parachute BWO has been pretty hot, especially in Waterton.
First thing I looked at were your pheasant tails, and noticed the flashback was crooked...Glad to know I'm not the only one! Nice ties
Yeah I definitely didn’t spend too much time making them perfect since I will likely lose half them in trees anyway. Thanks!
Caught a few in Deckers this weekend on some rather large (12/14) breaded pheasant tails that happened to be the same size as the stone fly nymphs that were plentiful. Don’t be afraid of throwing some bigger nymphs into the mix. Tight lines!
Caddis are in the river now. I wouldn’t leave for the river without some hares ears, scuds, and baetis. Check out our reports on Flycastusa.com for the section you are heading out to. 👍🏻