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Changers for the trouts……
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The Escanaba river in Delta County Michigan, Upper peninsula. aka my office😂
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Let’s see your nymph and wets! I’m not done, but I’m not sure I’m ever done. These are my staples if you have any questions please ask! I still need to tie some wets, I’m open for ideas!🤙☺️
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Sold the house in nov on 23, grabbed an apartment for 6 mos to prep. I moved up in may, Melissa in June. Been livin in the camper since. We bought land last October, we are in Florida heading back for the Midwest show and back home mid march. livin the plan so we can live the dream. We are both guides for Caddis shack guide service (Chris Gestwicki) out of Escananba. I live 7 minutes from the river…..😂 if you ever get up this way I’ll take ya out!,
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Thank you! yes we do! www.caddisshackguideservice.com World Class smallmouth and trout but I’m a touch biased😂 My wife with a nice migratory Lake Michigan smalljaw
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live and in style homeboy!
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Plastronic Baetis-- Air Layer Covered Baetis Spinner
day5 replied to troutracker's topic in Step by Step Patterns & Tutorials
Excellent info and definitely ideas I need to work on! We have bwo’s all summer, I do not see dry fly eats but I know they are feeding below the film on them. Thank you! -
Afternoon! I’m D5, past member, back again….. I’m a guide in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for smallmouth browns and brook trout near Escanaba. Here are some partridge changers I spun up this am. I love the transparency!
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wow its been a long time since Ive stopped in here! Glad you all are still keepin it real
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it happens to all of us. no worries!
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Filet mignon of the river!
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55 sounds cold to me as well I was thinking more like 60 65. In the St Joe and Kzoo I will see them get protective of an area in early May. In the lakes I can tell you it is 60 to 65 for sure. We hit pre spawn every year on a lake in Northern Mi and get prespawn smallies in 58 to 61 degree water at the end of May and early June. IMHO Moon Phase has EVERYTHING! to do with spawning activity. But I believe it has to do with available light. IE. the Salmon and Steelhead move up stream faster and in bigger numbers over night on clear full moons. The Bluegills move to shore to bed from May to September. Every Full moon. Yes Gills bed all summer long. But what ever the reason I do know that fish move in full moons. And Night fishing is always better in full moons. Available light! So Here is what I do. I fish smallies until the water hits 63. then Im off them for 2 weeks or so. At that point Largemouth are prespawn. and the panfish are hot. Carp spawn in the same temp as smallies thus I could not catch a carp if I wanted to. They do not eat while spawning. Pike and Walleyes are hot as well.
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Nice fly! But what Vice is that?
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I second the Orange comment! They are aggressive toward Orange
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Call Brian @ the nomad angler. He sells Korker.
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Nice tie!! I like it!
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The Carp Lines are GREAT. Joel I say the same thing when I see a new nymphing line. Really? Nymphing? WTF? But the carp gear is normally good to great for carping. I think Ray Bergman said it best "you find that all they do is to arrive at fundamentals from different angles, that is getting a fly or bait to the fish so that they accept it" Tomato Toe-ma-toe. Right? But Carping can be the most difficult fresh water fish to catch on fly gear. Try casting a heavy nymph on a regular BRIGHT ORANGE floating line quietly.
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See I can tie bugs too! This is a new bug I tied up for carp this year. I need to get a black fox tail so I can do some up in black and olive. The common dragon fly nymph in the area is black with a olive under belly.
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A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by day5: HoverMover
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Regal Medallion Vice and Tube Fly Attachemtn Review
day5 replied to mdraft1's topic in The Fly Tying Bench
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Call HMH Directly. They will answer your questions. I have the tube adapter that replaces the Jaws on my spartan and it is SWEET!! But HMH will be happy to answer your questions. I do not sell the spinner vise or the tube jaw. But I can get the spartan, standard and the normal adapter that clamps in your jaws. See site below. You cant go wrong with HMH!! Check my site out below.
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The Hex shop booth has a shi.....uh crap ton of Fish Skulls for sale! Ill be tying there as well. Be sure to say HI!!
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They are found at www.barrlowstackle.com under lure making. They not only have the wide cut but extra long ones as well. They have the thick cut in all kinds of colors stripes barbed wire etc..... The best selection bay far!!! And believe me Ive looked!
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Bruce they are Ohio fish. They will hit a Cigg butt under a baseball bobber with 50 pound Shakespear mono tippet. Nothing like catching 20 6 pound fish that will eat anything! LOL!!!! Just kidding guys!