Posted by Jay Scott
We got settled in to our place in Carbondale, CO and I woke up early this morning to go check out the river. The water was off color due to the warm day yesterday. I put on a white and tan articulated conehead streamer and I was off to the races. The fish seemed eager to chase the streamer and some even decided to take a bite out of it! I landed a handful of fish and had as many strikes. Most of the fish were browns with a few rainbows mixed in. Three mistakes that I had to quickly remedy were not keeping my rod low on the retrieve, having too long of a leader and rod setting as opposed to strip setting. All of which I know from past experience but it seems that a refresher course was in need. On smaller creeks, I find having a shorter leader is better because you can strip the streamer much closer the end of the rod tip thus leaving the fly in the water longer. I love fly fishing because it is a constant learning exercise. Good thing I have lots of practice heading my way!
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| This brown came off of the shady seam line on the far bank right by the grass |
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| This brown came of the middle of the run pictured on the left. It was sitting right in the fast water. |
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