Hi, new member here out of Richmond. I have only been focused on small stream fishing in central va for last year or so. I am currently third week into work-at-home directive and we are told to slow down business so I have lots of time on my hands.
Lately, I have been concentrating on dry flies. I am catching them and miss a bunch as well but I am finding the little guys. Occasionally will get bigger brookie or even 9" brown but rare.
I think I could do better and was wondering if I should be doing more nymph/midge "wet" fly fishing. I do know that trout eat more subsurface than on the top.
So the question I was wondering is, how much time do you spend wet versus dry fly fishing?
Welcome to the low rent district. And shit show.
I'll take the blame for your demise since I shared a link here. :laugh:
I fish weighted nymphs or streamers for trout 75% of the time.
No mater what size of water.
Esp. fall through spring.
15% dry/dropper. 10% dry only.
Quote from: Dougfish on April 21, 2020, 06:10:45 AMWelcome to the low rent district. And shit show.
I'll take the blame for your demise since I shared a link here. :laugh:
I fish weighted nymphs or streamers for trout 75% of the time.
No mater what size of water.
Esp. fall through spring.
15% dry/dropper. 10% dry only.
Thanks, I do appreciate the link referral. I just hope I don't dumb down the fishing "success" curve of the forum :laugh:
Your stats are what I was afraid of, I love dry but should probably step up wet game. I used to do wet more but got away from it, when I was big into bass fishing topwater was my focus as well, even when it shouldn't have been.
Quote from: 68camaro on April 21, 2020, 05:58:35 AMHi, new member here out of Richmond. I have only been focused on small stream fishing in central va for last year or so. I am currently third week into work-at-home directive and we are told to slow down business so I have lots of time on my hands.
Lately, I have been concentrating on dry flies. I am catching them and miss a bunch as well but I am finding the little guys. Occasionally will get bigger brookie or even 9" brown but rare.
I think I could do better and was wondering if I should be doing more nymph/midge "wet" fly fishing. I do know that trout eat more subsurface than on the top.
So the question I was wondering is, how much time do you spend wet versus dry fly fishing?
Midges are for pretentious twats.
I love bass fishing, largemouth to be specific. I wanna see some Nottaway floats, and some wading on the Slate River.
depends on the water for me ... sometimes I just like to play the dry fly game... other times it's nymping...
I probably catch bigger fish on average with nymphs, but catch some good ones on dry flies too. I caught a 20"+ wild brown out of a heavily fished creek in the GSMNP on a #12 Beaver Tan dry a few years ago. I've caught lots of trout in the teens on dries over the years. Don't be afraid to use bigger dry flies. And fuck a midge.
If you aren't fishing dries 100% of the time, are you even fly fishing?
Quote from: Big J on April 21, 2020, 09:07:27 AMIf you aren't fishing dries 100% of the time, are you even fly fishing?
You big fat pink weenie liar. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Let the creek tell you what to throw. If you can't buy a dry bite in 30 minutes or so.--- put your nymph on. I dry fly a lot because I enjoy it more than a sinking bug - Personal preference , but I am not going to die on a dry once the creek tells me that it ain't a floaty bug day
JT
Quote from: Stone-Man on April 21, 2020, 11:16:14 AMLet the creek tell you what to throw. If you can't buy a dry bite in 30 minutes or so.--- put your nymph on. I dry fly a lot because I enjoy it more than a sinking bug - Personal preference , but I am not going to die on a dry once the creek tells me that it ain't a floaty bug day
JT
+2 here.
Floating the Nottoway??
Where are you from in Richmond?
Welcome. You've got some pretty good answers so far. You are 100% correct that a trouts diet consists of sub-surface meals most of the time. There are times of the year/streams in particular that certain dries will work just about anytime. With that, I encourage you to try different techniques but don't get caught up in using a technique that you don't like, no matter how well its working. Fish the way you want to fish if you are enjoying yourself.
Of all the places on the internet.. You ended up here. People must really have nothing else to do. :P
Quote from: driver on April 21, 2020, 15:55:04 PMOf all the places on the internet.. You ended up here. People must really have nothing else to do. :P
I put the blame squarely at the feet of dougfish...I was innocently going on with my life and everything was just fine...and then, WHAM...he sent me a link here......oh the horror.....
Quote from: ryguy on April 21, 2020, 12:22:31 PMWhere are you from in Richmond?
Out by Swift Creek Reservoir of Hull St.
Quote from: Stone-Man on April 21, 2020, 11:16:14 AMLet the creek tell you what to throw. If you can't buy a dry bite in 30 minutes or so.--- put your nymph on. I dry fly a lot because I enjoy it more than a sinking bug - Personal preference , but I am not going to die on a dry once the creek tells me that it ain't a floaty bug day
JT
Got it, I stubbornly stick to things when I should change earlier.
Quote from: Onslow on April 21, 2020, 07:32:45 AMMidges are for pretentious twats.
How about if the midge was hanging off the hook of a larger nymph on a double nymph "euro" set up fished tightlined? Would I still be a pretentious twat or does having a bigger nymph save me :laugh:
Well, we all know size doesn't matter...
:embarassed:
TB
QuoteOut by Swift Creek Reservoir of Hull St.
Nice. We're on the west side out past Short Pump.