A little swing and drag on your fly is not a bad thing in a riffle. The broken surface allows for a close approach and because the moderate water speed is uniform throughout the length of a riffle it simple to achieve a good drift. Slow, glassy pools require a gentle presentation and perfect drift. Easy to FishĪnother reason anglers should always seek out riffles is that they are relatively easy to fish when compared to other water types. Holding in a riffle does require a little effort and energy expenditure but this is more than offset by the calorie intake that is achieved when a trout feeds in this type of water. Also, in riffles insect nymph, emergers and adults are constantly drifting through a trout’s feeding zone.Ĭonsequently, while trout that found in deep, slow holes, tailouts and elsewhere may be motionless and resting with no interest in feeding, trout in riffles are there for a reason. Stoneflies, mayflies and caddis all prefer riffle habitat. Aquatic insect activity is high in riffles. Broken surface water creates security cover from airborne predators. This is a sure sign that winter is coming to an end. Every year in March though, I look happily forward to the days when more and more fish begin utilizing riffles as bug hatches intensify and temperatures moderate. Winter fish choose deeper, slower water but will push into riffles when the water warms slightly and food sources become more active. Choppy but not rough current in the two to four foot depth range will generally hold trout consistently spring through fall. Moderate speed and moderate depth is the key. All water is not created equal as far habitat and food production in a river and riffles provide ideal habitat, lots of food and good security for trout. Finding Rifflesīy far, as far as finding trout that will be the most willing to eat fly, the best water to seek out first is a riffle. All of these water types may hold fish and they can be caught but there is another water type that is the most productive. Meandering runs with conflicting currents may have rising fish that make it impossible for even experienced fly fishermen to achieve the correct drift. Roiling, wavy whitewater could be necessary for providing cool, oxygenated flows in very hot, low late summer conditions. Shallow, glassy water might attract trout if there is enough food to make it worth the risk to expose themselves. Reading Waterĭeep, slow or even dead pools may hold feeding fish at times. The first and most important is to seek out the most productive water in any given stretch of river. But, there are some things anglers can do to come closer to a “sure thing”. Even with decent water clarity, strong hatches and relatively happy trout there are times when catching fish is not automatic. Weather changes, off color water, no hatch, angler pressure or just trout that are not feeding can all create difficult conditions. Too many factors can negatively impact the river and the trout and make things tough on the angler. There is never a sure thing when it comes to fly fishing for trout. Fly Tying a Black Wooly Bugger with Jim Misiuraīody: Lead wire. Hook: Lightning Strike SN1 (streamer/nymph) size 12 Krystal Bugger Fly Tying Instructions – How To Tie Krystal Woolly Bugger Fly Hook: Partridge Stronghold Long Shank #10īody: Cactus chenille, brown 4. The Woolly Bugger – tied by Hans Weilenmann I want to share the top 5 videos that I have found that helped me learn how to tie the wooly bugger fly pattern.īody: Lead wire. In the spirit of admiration for my favorite fly pattern. It makes me smile when I go to visit a different part of the country and chat with a local and they tell me the secret is to “wander down the stream around the bend and drop a black (or sometimes olive) woolly bugger in and let it work.” I know that every fly fisherman has a go-to fly that they will pull out in a tough spot and mine is a woolly bugger. I love tying them, I love fishing them, I love how they move in the water gracefully and lure a beautiful rainbow or brown in to steal a taste. I might catch some flack for this declaration but I do not care. There is no better pattern in this world than a well tied woolly bugger.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |