A friend and myself are heading to Nipigon at the end of Aug for the last wk of the Brookie season. We have fished this area early spring (steelhead) but never in the fall. We plan on fishing some of the upper stretches of the Nipigon River by boat and then some other tribs around Lake Superior. I am curious if anyone else has fished the Nipigon this time of year and could point me in the direction of what flies to use or any other useful info.
Cheers and tight lines!
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Nipigon River Brooke Trout
Started by riverwalker, Jul 15 2012 10:43 AM
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 10:43 AM
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 11:13 AM
white or dusty millers size 8-12, sedges in green, black, and orange size 12-18, and speckled spinners size 10-14 should cover you well
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".--Thomas Jefferson
There is no such thing as a blank day for a fisherman. It will be saved for him by the white-throated weasel, who watches his fishing from a hole in the wall under which is lying a fish that refused all flies; or by the excitment of identifying insects; or by the apple-bloosom in a nearby orchard; and no one would call that day a blank on which he has seen a king-fisher." -- Arthur Ransome Rod and Line, 1929
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 11:49 AM
Thanks Riffle,
From the looks of your recommendations there are a few hatches this time of year
would streamer fishing be a loss? Ive read that smelt patterns can be effective in the spring but do they hold in this system after they spawn?
From the looks of your recommendations there are a few hatches this time of year
would streamer fishing be a loss? Ive read that smelt patterns can be effective in the spring but do they hold in this system after they spawn?
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 12:35 PM
Here is a "New Fly Fisher" episode on the Nipigon River from youtube. There are two parts to this video.
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=hWYNEZN6msg
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=rSeqMOkFUI8
Hope this might help!
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=hWYNEZN6msg
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=rSeqMOkFUI8
Hope this might help!
"If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha" - Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw
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Posted 16 July 2012 - 03:46 PM
Thanks DJ, lots of great info on the videos!! I may have trouble sleeping for the next month!
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Posted 16 July 2012 - 04:00 PM
Perhaps I showed you them too soon..haha..
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Posted 16 July 2012 - 05:12 PM
streamers are always good for the bigger trout
"Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading".--Thomas Jefferson
There is no such thing as a blank day for a fisherman. It will be saved for him by the white-throated weasel, who watches his fishing from a hole in the wall under which is lying a fish that refused all flies; or by the excitment of identifying insects; or by the apple-bloosom in a nearby orchard; and no one would call that day a blank on which he has seen a king-fisher." -- Arthur Ransome Rod and Line, 1929
