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MFF US Northeast => Maine => Topic started by: PIKE FISHERMAN on Jun 26, 2019, 05:35 PM
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First evening of fly fishing for the season. Virtually no hatches to be found, only 2 rises seen in the hour I fished. Started with an elk hair caddis, then a caddis pupa with no attention. Threw a spinner for 10 minutes only catching one small SM. Tied on a streamer, this brown crushed it in 3-4 casts. Hard to beat fish on the fly rod.
Link to the video if interested:
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Cool video. Your casting with the wrong arm though
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Glad you put this out even with the bad audio. I totally enjoyed the video, and that footage of the jump was really cool!
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Nice video. Love aggressive browns. If I may suggest something, when you are stripping line back I'd suggest keeping the line under your finger on your left hand. It will give you better line control in the event you get a fish that pulls out a lot of line quickly.
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Cool video. Your casting with the wrong arm though
Haha thanks. I’m a strict lefty
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Glad you put this out even with the bad audio. I totally enjoyed the video, and that footage of the jump was really cool!
Glad you enjoyed it. I thought about not putting it up, but it was too cool of a catch not to. Thanks for watching
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Nice video. Love aggressive browns. If I may suggest something, when you are stripping line back I'd suggest keeping the line under your finger on your left hand. It will give you better line control in the event you get a fish that pulls out a lot of line quickly.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll take any advise I can get. Pretty much self teaching as I go. I can see where that would give you better line control
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Cool Video, Thank you for sharing.
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Nice brown, Josh.
Hatches have been weak and rises sparse so far on most of the waters I've been fishing. There was one evening when fish weren't showing, but were willing to pop on top. Otherwise, it has been a streamers game for the most part. That will change shortly.
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Nice brown, Josh.
Hatches have been weak and rises sparse so far on most of the waters I've been fishing. There was one evening when fish weren't showing, but were willing to pop on top. Otherwise, it has been a streamers game for the most part. That will change shortly.
Sounds about right. I’ve had prior seasons with a bunch of quality dry fly catches by now. That was my first streamer fish, which got me hooked. Going to spend some time and tied up a bunch
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Nice brown, Josh.
Hatches have been weak and rises sparse so far on most of the waters I've been fishing. There was one evening when fish weren't showing, but were willing to pop on top. Otherwise, it has been a streamers game for the most part. That will change shortly.
We just started getting into all the fun stuff down here in CT...bwo, caddis, sulphurs, now my favorite Iso's.
I've always done well with early stones when the bugs aren't hatching. Frenchy or another hotspot type fly on the dropper and early stone on point.
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Sounds about right. I’ve had prior seasons with a bunch of quality dry fly catches by now. That was my first streamer fish, which got me hooked. Going to spend some time and tied up a bunch
Don't hesitate to cast upstream and strip a streamer back toward you. It gives the streamer a little bit different action and can sometimes trigger strikes when stripping against the current isn't working. The water pushing against the streamer can take away some of the movement of the fly.
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We just started getting into all the fun stuff down here in CT...bwo, caddis, sulphurs, now my favorite Iso's.
I've always done well with early stones when the bugs aren't hatching. Frenchy or another hotspot type fly on the dropper and early stone on point.
Seems like were way late with our hatches. I need to find a good stonefly pattern, our lakes are full of them
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Don't hesitate to cast upstream and strip a streamer back toward you. It gives the streamer a little bit different action and can sometimes trigger strikes when stripping against the current isn't working. The water pushing against the streamer can take away some of the movement of the fly.
Thanks for the tip, ill definitely try it. That was the hardest hit I've had on the fly rod. Def hooked on streamers.
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Aside from the usual aquatic hatches, make sure to have some large ant patterns in your box. The big queen ants should be flying soon (if I haven’t missed it already)
(https://i.postimg.cc/WDMTs99g/C3-E71871-AF8-B-4-B87-A0-F5-490-FBC35-CD71.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WDMTs99g)
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Thanks for the tip, ill definitely try it. That was the hardest hit I've had on the fly rod. Def hooked on streamers.
Night time...giant sculpin patterns...you'll never look at streamer fishing the same way again. Especially fun in spots that get a ton of daytime pressure!
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Aside from the usual aquatic hatches, make sure to have some large ant patterns in your box. The big queen ants should be flying soon (if I haven’t missed it already)
(https://i.postimg.cc/WDMTs99g/C3-E71871-AF8-B-4-B87-A0-F5-490-FBC35-CD71.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/WDMTs99g)
I’ll add them to my collection. Thanks for the suggestion
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Night time...giant sculpin patterns...you'll never look at streamer fishing the same way again. Especially fun in spots that get a ton of daytime pressure!
You talking dark night? Or dawn night??
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You talking dark night? Or dawn night??
Dark night. Now through the hottest part of the season and even into fall.
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Dark night. Now through the hottest part of the season and even into fall.
I’ll definitely try it. I know a few spots where there is a ton of fish but are leader shy.
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I've been after them. Guys use mice around here so I am told. There's tons of field mice but I have always felt a big sculpin had more of a chance of getting whacked because they are more readily available to the trout.
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I've been after them. Guys use mice around here so I am told. There's tons of field mice but I have always felt a big sculpin had more of a chance of getting whacked because they are more readily available to the trout.
You’d be surprised, I’ve caught some small fish with mice flies :o
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(https://i.postimg.cc/0MJxf1st/F35-E88-B5-CF97-4-FEE-B0-B3-87-E34-BA9-C747.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0MJxf1st)
(https://i.postimg.cc/wRX1wmpb/67-D0-BA16-7-D39-46-FC-A5-E5-54-E2-AE48-FBDD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/wRX1wmpb)
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You’d be surprised, I’ve caught some small fish with mice flies :o
(https://i.postimg.cc/jnHbp6CP/EECCA65-E-2920-4-E2-B-866-C-489-D1-D49-C910.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/jnHbp6CP)
(https://i.postimg.cc/0MJxf1st/F35-E88-B5-CF97-4-FEE-B0-B3-87-E34-BA9-C747.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/0MJxf1st)
(https://i.postimg.cc/wRX1wmpb/67-D0-BA16-7-D39-46-FC-A5-E5-54-E2-AE48-FBDD.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/wRX1wmpb)
Misunderstanding what my point is...which is your more likely to catch a large brown at night throwing a sculpin pattern than you are a mouse. The sculpin are always there. The mice cross occasionally but its a rare thing to even see one try at night. Were taking larger patterns than what you show in your picture.
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Oh yea, for sure the trout will more likely see a bait fish than a mouse. the “master splinter” isn’t a very big profile fly on a size 2 hook, but that’s why I like it, plus very easy to tie. I’ve only seen one sculpin in a river I fish, but I have tied up some to match that ones size and color, but have yet to give them a good try.
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I've been after them. Guys use mice around here so I am told. There's tons of field mice but I have always felt a big sculpin had more of a chance of getting whacked because they are more readily available to the trout.
Makes sense. To my knowledge, we don't have sculpin here in Maine, but people seem do good with holly bugger patterns.
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I've been after them. Guys use mice around here so I am told. There's tons of field mice but I have always felt a big sculpin had more of a chance of getting whacked because they are more readily available to the trout.
Jon, one guy who fishes south of where you are catches stockers on mice flies in the middle of the day. He uses smaller ones that are prob like a size 6 bugger and catches double digits in the middle of the day. Not sure where he's fishing but he does really well with smaller profile mice. But I agree with the sculpins being more prevalent however that visual take during the day or the sound at night of top water just can't be matched.
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You can also find some glow in the dark foam to mice patterns that allow you to see your fly and take at night. Haven't personally used it but see guys using it on frog and mouse patterns out west.
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You can also find some glow in the dark foam to mice patterns that allow you to see your fly and take at night. Haven't personally used it but see guys using it on frog and mouse patterns out west.
Reminds me...they make glow sighter material too!
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Makes sense. To my knowledge, we don't have sculpin here in Maine, but people seem do good with holly bugger patterns.
We have sculpins, I’ve seen one once, but just that once lol. But since I know they’re there, I tied up a bunch of mini sculpins for that river. Just haven’t given them a chance.
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We have sculpins, I’ve seen one once, but just that once lol. But since I know they’re there, I tied up a bunch of mini sculpins for that river. Just haven’t given them a chance.
I stand corrected. We do have them. Seem to have a few different variations. Ill have to tie some.
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I stand corrected. We do have them. Seem to have a few different variations. Ill have to tie some.
Check out some of the fly fish food patterns on youtube. Good stuff Josh. Perhaps Ill have to come visit!
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I tied up a handful of these
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I like those! Black is an excellent choice too for night fishing. Has the most contrast!