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    A whole week to wrap thread around a hook. It's only fly tying. Tie a fly already. You can do it.

     

    I'm a perfectionist...... This dubbing has be a but crabby, still learning to mold it properly onto the thread correctly.

     

    Less is more. I find it easier to spina small amount of dubbing onto the thread and add more if I need it. The opposite is real PITA to me.

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    I brought home a brand new Peak rotary, a mess of thread, dubbing, hooks, beads, wire, pheasant tails, and wire. So far i've managed to drop several hooks, lose them in the carpet to find one with my little toe. Working on laying nice rows of thread and whip finishing. Hopefully by the end of the week i'll be confident enough to begin working with the dubbing.

    I have one of those plastic carpet protectors under my chair. That way I can see the hooks I step on instead of not seeing them in the carpet.

    Nice vise too

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    Not sure I follow your reasoning. Presuming that you are making a straight cast, not messing around with complex currents the fly will float downstream tail first from a downstream cast. The leader would have to hook around to give you a head first drift. The fly being "tethered" from up stream. Whereas with an upstream straight cast the fly would land and float downstream head first.

     

    There is another factor to consider as well. Which way are the fish facing? For the most part they face into the current. Is it better to approach a fish from a position where the fish can not see you, or stand in his line of sight?

     

    There are times when fishing downstream works well, but they tend to be the exception rather than the rule. The major reason for fishing downstream is so that you can shuffle your feet, dislodging the insects, and creating a trail of, effectively, bait, to fish your fly amongst. An approach which will see you thrown off most waters here.

    Cheers,

    C.

    The San Juan shuffle is highly unethical. In fact it's illegal in New Mexico. The major reason for fishing downstream is to deliver your fly before the leader/tippet gets into the fish's cone of vision. As to whether its better to approach from upstream or down I'd say that's dependent on the particular situation you have. I'm a big fan of fishing upstream and employing a curve cast to deliver my fly without the leader/tippet spooking the fish.

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    Thanks for the info on baetis bend, and also the setup. I've fished a midge dry with an emerger on a dropper a fair amount here only more like size 20/22. Going smaller will be a bit of an adjustment, but I'm sure I'll adjust.

    Squint that'll do it for the smaller size adjustment issue. Hahaha. 2 flys, barbless hooks. The water is COLD. have a blast down there. Go upstream too to the final parking spot below the dam, take the path down the hill to the river, it's really good there too

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    Well even if using dries isn't all that common there I'll have a box with midges and baetis dries just in case and I'll keep my eyes open for risers.

    Here's a set up that usually works quite well. Indicator fly, hi viz parachute adams size 22/24, point fly midge dry or midge emerger size 24/26. Fish 5x to the indicator 6x to the point. I've had great luck casting 2 emergers w/o an indicator to rises. Haven't had much luck on terrestrials or hoppers, but I hear they can be death on the fish there. I think the times I've been down there havn't been conducive to terrs/hoppers

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    Well that's good to know, I'll have to try and find Baetis Bend when I'm there. We have a couple similar tailwaters here in Oregon, and although most people use nymphs I've found the dry fly fishing to be awesome if you know when to be on the water and you fish in the right locations.

    It's Lot#3, Munoz between Simon point downstream and Texas Hole upstream. I think it's 5$ to park

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    I'll be spending this winter in Arizona (unfortunately) and thought I'd probably make it to NM fish the SJ at some point while I'm there. I always thought it was a rainbow fishery and was surprised to see so many browns in that video. I was hoping at least I'd be able to cast dries at some picky trout, is that an option?

    You can cast dries to your hearts content. Give Baetis Bend a try

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    Myself, my son, my buddy and his son hit the Juan at least twice every year. March/April before the Dam turns over and then usually late summer early fall. What a fantastic fishery. Tiny flies, BIG fish, HUGE fun.

    [edit] There are places on the river that don't see as much "combat" fishing as others.[/edit]

    Yes, it's a great fishery for sure. And yes, many places that don't see the crowds as much.

     

    Great, amazing fishery. Like most any other water if you know where to go you can get away from the crowds. We've had amazing days there. Now I'm itching to go. Just got back from a week on the White River near Meeker. So the Juan is going to have to wait. So will the monster burritos at El Pescador ;)

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    So. You're off to a stream, river or lake you haven't fished before, but you know that there are browns and possibly rainbows present.

     

    I would like to know what single dry fly, and what single nymph/wet you would make sure is in your box to explore these new waters? (Please make sure you state your preference of still or running water).

     

    e.g I have no idea about lakes, but... if I was to head to a new stream I would have a red tag for a dry, and probably a bead-headed brown nymph of some sort.

     

    Many thanks

    For me it would depend on the time of the year. For instance I'm leaving for the White river near Meeker, CO on Saturday the 22nd of July. I'm going to depend on an iron sally nymph (16 and 14) as well as a C.P.S. (Caddis-PMD-Sally) again 14 and 16 or a missing link in the same sizes. That missing link has been killer so far this season. This is for freestone rivers. I'll have more stuff tied of course, but those are what I'd be starting with if I could only bring a very limited fly selection.

    redietz: I like the Partridge and orange idea. Thanks

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    Sweet. I think I have dry flies, are stimulators dry flies? Got a couple of those..

     

    Also, I got some 5x tippet. I have good eye sight and young, but holy crap that stuff is so skinny. I could barely it!

     

    What knot should I use to attach tippet to fly, or would a regular non slip loop knot work?

     

    thanks and sorry for being a trout googan haha

    The water on the Arky is a bit high but dropping.

     

    https://www.royalgorgeanglers.com/fishing-reports/

     

    http://www.arkanglers.com/

     

    Stimis, caddis, PMDs, yellow sallies are all good. 14-18 with the high flows. Don't forget some hoppers too

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    I just posted my first fly (Wooly Bugger) and was ok ,But now tried to tye a prince nymph on a #14 and having trouble seeing detail .What is the best choice of seeing better . By the way i just started wearing reading glasses 1.5 power two years ago,get old stinks

    I searched the 'net for high power reading glasses. go to www.readers.com They will have just what you need. I used to use a magnifying lamp but it's decidedly inferior to readers. Of course a nice bright lamp is key too

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