Well the little brother picked me up from the airport Friday evening and off to Mar-Val, Saturday morning got up and around fished the heck out of the water their in the campgrounds with nothing to show but a shorter leader from all the fly changes, took a little roadtrip to a place I've not been to on the river in probably 15 years and well our luck changed! between the 2 of us I would say we caught and released at least 30 fish it was great! Thinking they would generate we went into town got something to eat and they didn't generate dang-it we could have caught more but a trip to the Smokehouse in Cookson was in our plans all I have to say is I WILL be going back it was great.
Sunday morning got up and back to our spot, 2 cast and my line was tight! turned out to not be such a great day for the little brother as he was having a hard time hooking up with the fish but hey it's his second trip with a flyrod for trout but he's getting it. I found my tan beadhead jigs I tie I had the best luck with followed by a zebra midge all in the #18-#20 size using NO strike indicator just bounce those little suckers across the rocks. The little brother tried some dry flies and well they would swirl the fly but never took it I guess time to find some smaller drys thinking BWO? I need to figure out the drys as I suck at fishing them! don't know what it is I just have problems with them mainly mending the line.
All in all it was a great trip, got to spend time with the LB on a trout stream, caught more fish than the powerbait guys were I'm ready to do it again! Later,
Kirk
Sunday morning got up and back to our spot, 2 cast and my line was tight! turned out to not be such a great day for the little brother as he was having a hard time hooking up with the fish but hey it's his second trip with a flyrod for trout but he's getting it. I found my tan beadhead jigs I tie I had the best luck with followed by a zebra midge all in the #18-#20 size using NO strike indicator just bounce those little suckers across the rocks. The little brother tried some dry flies and well they would swirl the fly but never took it I guess time to find some smaller drys thinking BWO? I need to figure out the drys as I suck at fishing them! don't know what it is I just have problems with them mainly mending the line.
All in all it was a great trip, got to spend time with the LB on a trout stream, caught more fish than the powerbait guys were I'm ready to do it again! Later,
Kirk