tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37946757099488525552024-03-14T10:01:29.555-05:00Texas Fly Fishing School BlogThe Texas Fly Fishing School offers fly fishing and fly casting instruction in the Houston area, including individual lesson and group classes and workshops for all skill levels. We'll keep you posted on upcoming events and give you fishing reports of our outings.David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-73965125186253817602011-10-18T12:44:00.019-05:002011-10-25T12:10:06.475-05:00Red Stripe Rods by Joel Hubscher<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlkA9Crncg9Uy7ycUGB-a2GwYrR2TvdbO_eWiayi6vjK_VH-BwSc2iwGPT7uQN9LpZXFcvvlMr8hztBJhDgyEo_Q1LCM_XYDdJtLbUZQcIMjV_3y7i11ixH5snX1Ka1jsSSNvIw9s4tMf/s1600/DSCN2291.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664890822734398034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlkA9Crncg9Uy7ycUGB-a2GwYrR2TvdbO_eWiayi6vjK_VH-BwSc2iwGPT7uQN9LpZXFcvvlMr8hztBJhDgyEo_Q1LCM_XYDdJtLbUZQcIMjV_3y7i11ixH5snX1Ka1jsSSNvIw9s4tMf/s320/DSCN2291.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />For quite some time bamboo rod maker Joel Hubscher has been trying to get me to try out one of the rods that he builds. Joel's specialty is the custom creation of nodeless bamboo rods, a method of building a rod which removes the bamboo nodes that are common on many bamboo rods and makes it lighter. For greater detail on the process, I refer you to his website - <a href="http://www.redstriperod.com/">http://www.redstriperod.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At last spring's Gulf Coast Council Expo in San Antonio, I spent some time casting a 7'6" 3wt on the Expo showroom floor. Joel offered to let me take a rod to my home on the Pecos River in New Mexico and test drive it. We made arrangements and he handed me a 7'6" 4wt rod at a nearby Starbucks and I spent the next 3 weeks giving it a test.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUvudmieEsUSGUBkpenQLD5FyXQG9PY2r4Hay6Yh4P-Sd2nKjnooNi1iih9ziN4BBQQaGmaO6zTdikUr7coUdeKxJJMAjjDhCdt0OfJkjExAQgU3tPhhYuL9iYf8VQ22PYswNrKiG2IiX/s1600/DSCN2319.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664897107009294914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUvudmieEsUSGUBkpenQLD5FyXQG9PY2r4Hay6Yh4P-Sd2nKjnooNi1iih9ziN4BBQQaGmaO6zTdikUr7coUdeKxJJMAjjDhCdt0OfJkjExAQgU3tPhhYuL9iYf8VQ22PYswNrKiG2IiX/s320/DSCN2319.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Since I have very little experience with casting or fishing a bamboo rod, I decided to buy a copy of John Geirach's "Fishing Bamboo" so I could know what I was supposed to be appreciating. It may be sacrilege to bamboo enthusiasts, but I was underwhelmed with the book (so much name dropping). I <u>did</u> learn what the proper care for a bamboo rod is, which made me extra careful to dry it after every use and not to store it in rod tube too soon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0RKMD0VWzAlZBMVpusU_3YSUjPnMHqlaV27LAz15gq1Pj-hFp6Trzg2mg4F5wxHEHCM1J5ylM6-Z-hQ4bL1QBCLiLsDWwoobfSycHDveFChSzCDZDAV_aNXRwuFWzxcT1etE7bc09tVy/s1600/DSCN2295.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664896204248999042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk0RKMD0VWzAlZBMVpusU_3YSUjPnMHqlaV27LAz15gq1Pj-hFp6Trzg2mg4F5wxHEHCM1J5ylM6-Z-hQ4bL1QBCLiLsDWwoobfSycHDveFChSzCDZDAV_aNXRwuFWzxcT1etE7bc09tVy/s320/DSCN2295.JPG" border="0" /></a> I also included my wife and fishing partner Sandie in the test driving process -a good test because we have completely different casting and fishing styles. She is also without any biases.<br /><br />We fished on a section of the Pecos that runs in front of our place just outside the Village of Pecos. There were plenty of the locally stocked rainbows, native browns and a few privately stocked rainbows that have migrated to our water. The fish ranged in size from about 6 - 16 inches. It was mid-June and there was plenty of bug activity on the water, ranging from stonefly nymphs to caddis adults. The catching wasn't hard so the rod got a work out. We had the chance to fish the rod with dries, dry dropper and nymphs under a Thingamabobber (actually a Scindicator).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfIWniv6ukryxzFCQ4KfpPl5jFXd5LeHHh5Qm_6GoqRHqhpeukKxnEHvdF6oDmWAKqIje_r4-qlrHJrzOzIS36OyOKeLx7H9ngHFz-MpwNy-YDZD7Qqwj1TvrK_5SaTJLLAXX9ZXDTdSA/s1600/DSCN2337.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667118132200804898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfIWniv6ukryxzFCQ4KfpPl5jFXd5LeHHh5Qm_6GoqRHqhpeukKxnEHvdF6oDmWAKqIje_r4-qlrHJrzOzIS36OyOKeLx7H9ngHFz-MpwNy-YDZD7Qqwj1TvrK_5SaTJLLAXX9ZXDTdSA/s320/DSCN2337.JPG" border="0" /></a>Joel's rod performed very nicely, during one evening before sundown, I caught about 30 fish in a two hour span. Mostly fishing a dry dropper combination with caddis emergers getting most of the action. The rod has a nice delicate touch, but not so slow that I have to modify my casting style too dramatically to fish it on our small stream. While Joel encouraged me to try out the size 8 Barr's Tungstones I'd tied, I couldn't control things as nicely as I could with my carbon fiber rods and I abandoned the experiment quickly.<br /><br />Sandie gave the rod a spin during the day that we took the pictures on this post and she liked fishing with it.<br /><br />I wasn't converted to bamboo as a result of this experiment, but I don't think that was the goal. I'm a little tentative about all of the care that seems to be required after a day of fishing bamboo. Joel makes a great product and it is very well priced ($2000 as of this posting). I like the nodeless aspect of this rod; it cuts down on the weight compared to other bamboo rods that I've cast. Most important for a fishing rod, it performs well for its designed intent - Fishing. Certainly consider the Red Stripe Rod Company when you are looking at bamboo rods and don't be shy about asking for customizations in size and taper for the rod you order, Joel is very flexible.<br /><br />If you're interested in learning fly fishing for trout, contact me - <a href="http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com/">http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com/</a>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-25910543542558223272010-06-25T12:56:00.003-05:002010-06-25T13:01:32.229-05:00Lydia Ann Fly Masters TournamentI want to encourage folks to participate in this good cause. Here's a little summary from the tournament's website and a link to check out if you're interested.<br /><br />First the link -> <a href="http://www.lydiaannflymasters.com/">http://www.lydiaannflymasters.com/</a><br /><br />Now the details:<br /><br />2010 LYDIA ANN FLY MASTERS TOURNAMENT.The organization of the tournament is comprised of a partnership between Alamo Fly Fishers of San Antonio,Rockport Fly Fishers, and Palmer SimpsonOUR MISSION:<br />to create the PREMIER annual Fly Fishing and Catch and Release Tournament for the Texas Coast,<br />and to donate EVERY DOLLAR possible to the chosen beneficiary for that particular year.<br />TOURNAMENT DATE: JULY 17, 2010The purpose of the LYDIA ANN FLY MASTERS tournament is to bring Fly Fishing anglers from all over the State of Texas, as well as other States, to compete for prizes, share in the enjoyment of fishing the flats, and have a good time; all the while never losing focus of the main reason for being there - to help support a wonderful charitable organization.The 2010 Beneficiary will be CASTING FOR RECOVERY. Please visit the "2010 Beneficiary" page to learn more about their cause, and to make additional on-line donations.Aransas Pass was chosen as the center for the tournament due to its mostly equidistant location to Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. It is also close to the heart of the flats that many of us love to fly fish.The tournament is open to both Boating Anglers and Kayaking Anglers with separate divisions for each. Redfish on the fly and Catch and Release are the objectives, but there are also "Open Species" divisions for both the Boaters and Kayakers just to make things interesting. There is also a Children's Division to encourage the tournament to be a family-oriented event.David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-65142737711482006092009-07-31T14:59:00.006-05:002010-06-28T09:23:59.732-05:00Brazos River Fishing Trip July 2009<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nL5DtiY8jwoGjSxXTyT_kOzaw_-gABi2Gap3dmiHGixTaKBcmUmlTRBufMb84altTOPZmbIOvHkIsd6nIUwJgZ9kgm3EWj57xHZcbg3PfuIenYd8Vhs16YS9pBuzTj0-qyRG8PRr0pVo/s1600-h/SandieL_BrazosRiverBassStal-2.jpg"><img style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nL5DtiY8jwoGjSxXTyT_kOzaw_-gABi2Gap3dmiHGixTaKBcmUmlTRBufMb84altTOPZmbIOvHkIsd6nIUwJgZ9kgm3EWj57xHZcbg3PfuIenYd8Vhs16YS9pBuzTj0-qyRG8PRr0pVo/s320/SandieL_BrazosRiverBassStal-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is a little belated post, I started it last year after the trip and just thought I publish it because the pictures are nice.<br /><br />The Brazos River above the city of Waco, below the Lake Whitney dam, is a very nice stretch of river and a great bass fishery. Down in the Houston area where I live, the Brazos River is a red muddy river that doesn't reach out and grab the interest of most fly fishermen. But this section below Whitney shows none of the characteristics seen as the river reaches the Gulf Coast.<br /><br />I have fished here several times with local guide Chris Shafer, but I've always wanted to give it a try without a guide. I've tried it and I think I prefer the guide.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BGR2ERzj94r27cqHfiLZGfNGP0gPGBHPQf31tErQj_4gq9rkI0lGDEZ1nlsUzIaJx-2NyGAvWNTDkOyetb7WdZOSQFPt8c87LCqSaA8GtcNgz2WMX7r62IMEIYDTEM74HDDVFwWt5-US/s1600-h/SandieL_BrazosRiverCast-2.jpg"><img style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BGR2ERzj94r27cqHfiLZGfNGP0gPGBHPQf31tErQj_4gq9rkI0lGDEZ1nlsUzIaJx-2NyGAvWNTDkOyetb7WdZOSQFPt8c87LCqSaA8GtcNgz2WMX7r62IMEIYDTEM74HDDVFwWt5-US/s320/SandieL_BrazosRiverCast-2.jpg" border="0" /></a> I led at trip in July with my club, the Texas Fly Fishers, and fished the section of the river about three miles above Ranch Road 2114.<br /><br />Here are a few pictures of the trip. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatW1T6hS6UmKO3xYtATfPH30ZLOwUq1oxZd4ptHRpXLXh_11i6pxTntlrxIsLRPcSCAotBIcF-bzTNYIT_AWFxNi-KNaxySNjKNxNWS4kuNGbW6jL4_8ndHL-mwPdz4z9knP6ll0H97z3/s1600-h/JohnS_WadesBrazosRiver.jpg"><img style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhatW1T6hS6UmKO3xYtATfPH30ZLOwUq1oxZd4ptHRpXLXh_11i6pxTntlrxIsLRPcSCAotBIcF-bzTNYIT_AWFxNi-KNaxySNjKNxNWS4kuNGbW6jL4_8ndHL-mwPdz4z9knP6ll0H97z3/s320/JohnS_WadesBrazosRiver.jpg" border="0" /></a> No fish porn, but there were a few nice largemouth bass caught.<br /><br />Because the trip was in late July, it was really HOT.<br /><br />We stayed in the Cottage at Dick's Canoe at the FM 2114 bridge - <a href="http://www.dickscanoes.com/">http://www.dickscanoes.com</a> . It's a nice place and well worth the price, especially if you have a group for four or less.<br /><br />Because this post is belated, I thought I should add that we attempted to do this trip this year - 2010 and we were washed out. This is a tailwater section of the river and the Corps of Engineers like to generate. So, if you plan on fishing here, check out the USGS water data website. Here's a sample of the Brazos River at Aquila <a href="http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?08093100">http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?08093100</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiSU63YY8-6HhpYNWBcs8XL4AudMBMMH5-iQZbP8-WJl1oThm18rlxVEi2n6mhSHQDitSjCNQDm6VupMC0VvCJ5ZsjSuS2k-XuDdcz-Qmv3S6k-TWHGNQ2kdLcdTQ59xVlAjWAFqhSKrr/s1600-h/JohnS_BrazosRiver.jpg"><img style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKiSU63YY8-6HhpYNWBcs8XL4AudMBMMH5-iQZbP8-WJl1oThm18rlxVEi2n6mhSHQDitSjCNQDm6VupMC0VvCJ5ZsjSuS2k-XuDdcz-Qmv3S6k-TWHGNQ2kdLcdTQ59xVlAjWAFqhSKrr/s320/JohnS_BrazosRiver.jpg" border="0" /></a>Fly fishing lessons in Houston Texas at <a href="http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com">http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com</a><br /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="border: 0px none; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 50%; -moz-background-size: auto auto; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-2301506028317646312009-07-26T21:29:00.004-05:002009-07-26T21:52:39.306-05:00Steve and Mabel at Seven Lakes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvZZ0RObt0N51AIsQTPom95zIBwiXG6vQI5p2KyauGpFx9Puxv9FKM2ax1m-WLypXs2JzIdniIJ8_TcRHJgNDIUAZ8ITZTarMvFRVqUuH3rRKH7J0jVztptThHe75hxl9cE5QGPeLHUFf/s1600-h/DSCN1323.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxvZZ0RObt0N51AIsQTPom95zIBwiXG6vQI5p2KyauGpFx9Puxv9FKM2ax1m-WLypXs2JzIdniIJ8_TcRHJgNDIUAZ8ITZTarMvFRVqUuH3rRKH7J0jVztptThHe75hxl9cE5QGPeLHUFf/s320/DSCN1323.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is a very belated posting. Blogging is supposed to be more real time than almost two months later, but I have good excuses. I went fishing in Wyoming and Montana the following weekend. Those stories and pictures have yet to be posted either. So it goes!<br /><br />Anyhow...<br />I got a frantic call on a Sunday afternoon from Mabel (pronounce Ma Bell) for an on the water fly fishing lesson. We ended up spending the following Saturday at Seven Lakes private bass club in Damon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8el5q6iERN4zzrsCWAV47lufCDgh4_yQxHjlCOjTCAhVYQMeYWfD28Tj6WZMKPrzUeb2Ix8OSs2VScmmjMgkok3vs9n33vcHHQVeyYpcepCT71b0_jSVjWv7Ag6lW5h1HnzgO1RY_MdX/s1600-h/DSCN1325.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8el5q6iERN4zzrsCWAV47lufCDgh4_yQxHjlCOjTCAhVYQMeYWfD28Tj6WZMKPrzUeb2Ix8OSs2VScmmjMgkok3vs9n33vcHHQVeyYpcepCT71b0_jSVjWv7Ag6lW5h1HnzgO1RY_MdX/s320/DSCN1325.JPG" border="0" /></a>, Texas teaching Mabel and her husband Steve to fly fish. This was a first time for both of them, and it was Steve's birthday present. They had both spent plenty of time fishing with conventional tackle, which of course presents some challenges to most fly casting instructors. It's that broken wrist on the back cast that's so hard to overcome! I spent some time talking about gear and flies and then we got into pick up and lay down casting and roll casting. Very quickly we were casting and fishing. The fish weren't cooperating with our fly fishing neophytes, even though the tiger bass in the lake were jumping out of the water attacking the dragonflies.<br /><br />Seven Lakes' owner Mike Arnold stealthfully pull up behind us in is little Rhino cart and started casting to a very nice prospective piece of structure about 50 feet away from Steve. He proceeded to pull three very nice sized (9+ inches) sunfish out of the lake. I'm not sure if that was to make us feel bad or prove that the fish were biting. As soon as Mike left, Steve moved into his slot and tried his luck. Meanwhile on another piece of the lake, Mabel was trying to lure the bass to here fly. She caught the first fish of the day. The catch wasn't very large or plentiful, to the point that the competition became on of who caught the smallest fish.<br /><br />We tried our luck on some of the other lakes. On Goose, there's a feeder that the fish like to hang out at in anticipation of the 6 pm feeding. The water is clear as an aquarium and there are lots of bass and bream swimming around.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIhwV84vWxTRRauQZwK5qtX8EA4VKq1_h0u0m0C9o6mUC8t7AlsXv5eJPD0gqUJp_rfMl6AK1C9Yo4FVvVkjJxkq7zcRFyzvMr85PJsvPdoh8abS6W2jg4rewwHyWKZ592kZdBSt_8bWH/s1600-h/DSCN1329.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: left;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPIhwV84vWxTRRauQZwK5qtX8EA4VKq1_h0u0m0C9o6mUC8t7AlsXv5eJPD0gqUJp_rfMl6AK1C9Yo4FVvVkjJxkq7zcRFyzvMr85PJsvPdoh8abS6W2jg4rewwHyWKZ592kZdBSt_8bWH/s320/DSCN1329.JPG" border="0" /></a> Of great interest to Steve and I was a very large looking bass that was working his way through the weeds. We hooked up a nice sized black wooly booger and start to get that fishes attention. No luck, but the trying was fun.<br /><br />As the sun was moving down and the shadows were getting longer, we switched lakes one more time to those pictured on this blog. This fish became more interested in the Miss Prissy fly that we'd tied on to Steve's line. He finally caught a few fish that changed the smallest fish competition to a biggest fish competition. The warmouth pictured was a feisty bugger. Steve brought a little ultralight spinning rod, which he pulled out to try his fishing luck with some old familiar gear to see if the fish challenge was about the fish or the gear. No luck on the spinning gear.<br /><br />The day ended with a happy couple beaming for a closing shot before we drove home.<br /><br />What a great gift from Mabel!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy Birthday Steve!</span> <br />I hope to see you guys on the water again soon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjVNfjU0VhyphenhyphenotUJUGFLCjAQ_8HfKOvbGifkAw1hNZIOtcMWvXF-fBvyyQHpnYkC8HXdlA9CurVndk4qCBgvPdimoEZV1jsrIJs48kn3AOYAhbEGDXO1XmOYfFiOFJJDvt-RKTebBzQHcV/s1600-h/DSCN1330.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNjVNfjU0VhyphenhyphenotUJUGFLCjAQ_8HfKOvbGifkAw1hNZIOtcMWvXF-fBvyyQHpnYkC8HXdlA9CurVndk4qCBgvPdimoEZV1jsrIJs48kn3AOYAhbEGDXO1XmOYfFiOFJJDvt-RKTebBzQHcV/s320/DSCN1330.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362962722946334050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecRcE4erYu0-_7eDEh0qdnxLQR95a1clN4QRqSiRAgYDTfbsNyVcDs-9PvmB1x4gt9Q4uJXpyk6-X78tkFFpIYlVUZnkNlHpx__p6lFwYjyB9cVsYoeNviJA09-XqDcRk8F4MOui1_rF9/s1600-h/DSCN1327.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecRcE4erYu0-_7eDEh0qdnxLQR95a1clN4QRqSiRAgYDTfbsNyVcDs-9PvmB1x4gt9Q4uJXpyk6-X78tkFFpIYlVUZnkNlHpx__p6lFwYjyB9cVsYoeNviJA09-XqDcRk8F4MOui1_rF9/s320/DSCN1327.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362962435466996690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>Find out more about fly fishing lessons in Houston, Texas with the Texas Fly Fishing School.<br /><a href="http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com/">www.texasflyfishingschool.com</a>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-56441600397747948112009-05-04T11:41:00.003-05:002009-05-04T11:54:11.547-05:00Join us at the Gulf Coast Council in Lake Charles LADavid Lemke will be in Lake Charles Louisiana on May 15, 16, and 17 for the Gulf Coast Council Expo. He is the Casting Program Chair for the non-certification casting and he's presenting two clinics:<br />1. Coping with the Wind - Saturday May 16th 12:30-2:30 PM<br />2. Double Haul Clinic - Sunday May 17th 12:30-2:30 PM<br /><br />Some Echo 2 rods will available for those who need a rod.<br /><br />Sign up for these clinics at the following web address:<br /><a href="http://www.gulfcoastfff.org/index.php?page=conclave-2009">http://www.gulfcoastfff.org/index.php?page=conclave-2009</a><br /><br />The featured presenters at the Expo this year : Stu Apte, Bob Popovics, Wanda Taylor, and Nick Curcione. All are offering a great assortment of workshops and a great price. In addition to these great presenters, there are lots of wonderful fly tyers and other presenters from around the region. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com/">http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com</a>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-45377803347842484582009-05-04T11:31:00.002-05:002009-05-04T11:39:43.128-05:00Clean Angling PledgeTexas Fly Fishing School invites you to take the Clean Angling Pledge. I've clipped a excerpt from their website and included the link so you can take the pledge.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cleanangler.org/">http://www.cleanangler.org/</a><br /><br /><strong>Join In: Take The Pledge<br /></strong>All of the waters that we depend on to support our fishing and boating are being threatened by invasive species that have the potential to devastate the natural habitats. These invaders are often inadvertently spread by anglers and boaters who are carrying unwanted hitchhikers to their favorite waters.<br /><p>We must all take these simple actions to stop the spread of destructive invasive species:<br /></p><ul><li>INSPECT - carefully examine all of your equipment at the end of your trip to see if there are any visible signs of unwanted material attached. This includes any types of plants or mud. If you see any sign of a problem, clean you gear. </li><li>CLEAN - first remove any visitable material by hand then use water to wash your equipment clean. It's ok to clean with water from where you are leaving because you will be leaving behind any problem that you may have picked up. However, never clean your equipment at your put in spot since you can easily be cleaning off hitchhikers that have been with you since your last trip. If you cannot clean before you leave a site make sure to clean at home where there is no chance that an invader can reach the water. </li><li>DRY - a thorough drying of your equipment will kill any live invaders you may have picked up. If you are counting on drying to eliminate any hitchhikers you must make sure that every bit of hidden moisture is gone before you can feel that you are safe. </li></ul><p><a href="http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com/">http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com</a></p>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-38909543444610529612009-01-27T12:56:00.001-06:002009-01-27T13:08:09.393-06:00Roll Casting techique used on the Trinity RiverThe importance of roll casting cannot be overstated. This is very apparent when you spend any amount of time on the Trinity River fishing for steelhead. During our trip this year, 99% of our casts were roll casts. This video clip is our guide, Aaron Grabiel demonstrating the technique used on the river. Notice that he's casting two flies, plenty of split shot and an indicator. This takes quite a bit of power during the cast to get the rig to turn over. This roll cast is usually followed by a stack mend, which helps better position the indicator to enhance the quality of the drift. Aaron's able to cast with a significant amount of accuracy as well. He's casting to the seam that's running right along the bank.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSI-TVIJHbmLuiRxSXV99INGs6TNd5uQk5dU3-rdJi9Zj4op_Gr3ziQjfDjEzj9XOw-MOZahiEBYwQlyq8LwMIa9LmR0d9tnMpICQwwmC0BvA818Dm83oVo3I6j6FlZ5clGbrat1UfMLhl/s1600-h/DSCN2162.jpg"></a> This clip is about 34 MB, so it may take a while to load.<br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"> </div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz1NBrm0optEfp6LULbISM7-xsR8kClz1AiBNGsxKDa_B2nsWRArY9AzIognSgLgAJkIoh_cTQOy7ZLTciJ2w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-67043393977242565392009-01-20T21:06:00.000-06:002009-01-20T21:07:08.460-06:00Day Two - More Mugging Steelhead<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CBl0Yb_CprlqZeqYqrKdWCaphsHuNlFEfAoRdmJBTl4TWHhDY_56Rgp84i6UCLXCaF7C5S5X6VyQUk8Z8iXzA4uuhMVhyphenhyphenRQSZOD-1xxPwsUFERXIaA5FoFABWpE5YuARsJEBpMjl2X1i/s1600-h/DSCN1140.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CBl0Yb_CprlqZeqYqrKdWCaphsHuNlFEfAoRdmJBTl4TWHhDY_56Rgp84i6UCLXCaF7C5S5X6VyQUk8Z8iXzA4uuhMVhyphenhyphenRQSZOD-1xxPwsUFERXIaA5FoFABWpE5YuARsJEBpMjl2X1i/s320/DSCN1140.JPG" border="0" /></a> What can I say? I swore that I wasn't going to get carried away with pictures of fish. There were so many nice ones, it just seemed a shame not to take another picture. There appears to be a limit to how many pictures Picasa will upload when you select the Blog This button.<br /><br />Later on, in the day three pictures, I'm going to make some casting commentary and post some video of Aaron doing a great roll cast - an essential tool for fishing on this river.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4ugwsmsNDhONHdO1ouDeBfWplyqtrBB1ANODwa7755IhQvIZLCxKHMx24E64eu4cN_9y1o4xpuQvD7edXst4taStMMNwgZ8nxuuY3lriPp4i1sj8pjf0EH75ZA9Mb3fg1pKWesjzN2nm/s1600-h/DSCN1143.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4ugwsmsNDhONHdO1ouDeBfWplyqtrBB1ANODwa7755IhQvIZLCxKHMx24E64eu4cN_9y1o4xpuQvD7edXst4taStMMNwgZ8nxuuY3lriPp4i1sj8pjf0EH75ZA9Mb3fg1pKWesjzN2nm/s320/DSCN1143.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrPJMF-6a9sxk8yYpur9dXFRfbPjQM3G-zVIm6SqP5FEmiIjpliBtFJU3PCWS_QBAFUWQyBkSGtTBNIYYR_jfi6pSk8Nm016QL-DD_Bn-47DWCz9pVF2ugXr7f8HWx5ehwRWZY30ZmfEj/s1600-h/DSCN1153.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrPJMF-6a9sxk8yYpur9dXFRfbPjQM3G-zVIm6SqP5FEmiIjpliBtFJU3PCWS_QBAFUWQyBkSGtTBNIYYR_jfi6pSk8Nm016QL-DD_Bn-47DWCz9pVF2ugXr7f8HWx5ehwRWZY30ZmfEj/s320/DSCN1153.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYm3j3-tYb98bpGp7D836QAOuVIc0xjbRxfa8V_0Jb6YDWHEdQ5XZ7mlmVq9w7OMAJI0QA4GwfQhHE1CYqW3dyMydsvdDGOduW51esebwa7AoRhBel6xbYkKn2A7NgEEQVdeKdOemvnaO/s1600-h/DSCN1155.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYm3j3-tYb98bpGp7D836QAOuVIc0xjbRxfa8V_0Jb6YDWHEdQ5XZ7mlmVq9w7OMAJI0QA4GwfQhHE1CYqW3dyMydsvdDGOduW51esebwa7AoRhBel6xbYkKn2A7NgEEQVdeKdOemvnaO/s320/DSCN1155.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-18362615004836027102009-01-19T13:46:00.007-06:002009-01-20T15:31:47.628-06:00Day Two - Steelhead Fishing on Trinity River, CA<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Day Two<br />One the second day, we moved to a different section of the river near Junction City<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayP9Xtqxco-kTccql9d_J2H2V3V_YhyjapdWm26TCWzaC7JikikCIVQrQm5-bjGsM9rCoKBLLyOXce_PSi7PY0D4jCpp3bxXxBeUOC-bIa8JWtHrtx5yz0wsEy5_q89ZCTOwaPjTQR0jW/s1600-h/DSCN2119.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayP9Xtqxco-kTccql9d_J2H2V3V_YhyjapdWm26TCWzaC7JikikCIVQrQm5-bjGsM9rCoKBLLyOXce_PSi7PY0D4jCpp3bxXxBeUOC-bIa8JWtHrtx5yz0wsEy5_q89ZCTOwaPjTQR0jW/s320/DSCN2119.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />At the boat launch, there's fog rising from the surface of the river. If you could look up at this point, there's a fog hanging over the surrounding mountains and forest. The boat setting down the river is a Fly Shop guide boat; it's rare not to see one of these guys on the river.</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lJOwtOFeCe1zK3UZz0TnxOXhxq47y_sl1IgAKwvdrBnbPfSM71e3Xkf09HjdeAz0AYjJPQqmthqEYbMWS6AxDpNiU1ykKi4n-f3UnjXINLEa0pO9WmAn-zPPjlq9jwWw0wZInX_BzO-R/s1600-h/DSCN2123.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1lJOwtOFeCe1zK3UZz0TnxOXhxq47y_sl1IgAKwvdrBnbPfSM71e3Xkf09HjdeAz0AYjJPQqmthqEYbMWS6AxDpNiU1ykKi4n-f3UnjXINLEa0pO9WmAn-zPPjlq9jwWw0wZInX_BzO-R/s320/DSCN2123.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><p>We put our lines in the water and started fishing, quickly banging ice from our rod guides. Shortly after moving down the river, the fog lifted and it was time to re-rig, or maybe fix a tangled line. Either way, Aaron was practicing his craft.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwl3ESUbg8YA9NQKXJtzmFiBO-LJaLDAt0xyYwqOjcJ3WdFtUntdTSXb-f8UYxfMTQvE1if7NEuwaBv5mU7tS8mTnEFCC8TFzX0Mo7gEHV9GgDacxDB5CQOPPBaqLyoAC48UAigRNiO6e/s1600-h/DSCN2129.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwl3ESUbg8YA9NQKXJtzmFiBO-LJaLDAt0xyYwqOjcJ3WdFtUntdTSXb-f8UYxfMTQvE1if7NEuwaBv5mU7tS8mTnEFCC8TFzX0Mo7gEHV9GgDacxDB5CQOPPBaqLyoAC48UAigRNiO6e/s320/DSCN2129.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p><p>This second day was pretty slow until we hit a pod of steelhead close to the end of our float. We spent the next two hours here, pulling fish out on a pretty regular basis. Very similar to our experience last year, except we didn't get a double hookup and landing. I think our steelhead reports had 9 for me and 7 for Sandie, that doesn't count the missed fish and the one's that got away. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzqRXYQf6nkPzfPDd2_7yjcVj7y28UYmgu7ec5tfrEdt4mgfgfWtjU0CJchyCwmpkgsCktxqw4SddZml7rzCgBI1gV06_XOzuIIf3QuevR2d2D1UKFdlt2VvqoKwK7FVngIlB1kePUem6/s1600-h/DSCN2134.JPG"><img alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyzqRXYQf6nkPzfPDd2_7yjcVj7y28UYmgu7ec5tfrEdt4mgfgfWtjU0CJchyCwmpkgsCktxqw4SddZml7rzCgBI1gV06_XOzuIIf3QuevR2d2D1UKFdlt2VvqoKwK7FVngIlB1kePUem6/s320/DSCN2134.JPG" border="0" /></a> </p>I'll add some more pictures of my end of the catch in my next post.<br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-87315036011662155312009-01-15T15:35:00.001-06:002009-01-16T14:01:17.175-06:00Day 1- Steelhead fishing on Trinity River, California<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxxp14lPQEdllru7NitRjlGOnHo0gcjawZe7RKk_AQuJvfm75ctS_nwAjS_sOVq5mjHIk_Gg-Zx1eLsHDoiA6MNbAml60J8GsRs674o1gxB-FqtpCjeQiCeYJb-EqEsr3luHjjTe3x3PK/s1600-h/DSCN2094.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxxp14lPQEdllru7NitRjlGOnHo0gcjawZe7RKk_AQuJvfm75ctS_nwAjS_sOVq5mjHIk_Gg-Zx1eLsHDoiA6MNbAml60J8GsRs674o1gxB-FqtpCjeQiCeYJb-EqEsr3luHjjTe3x3PK/s320/DSCN2094.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZKuAo-8NuOunYa8GEQbnC3dbYITIe9MUIwxuKrw-o7wP0834M9q78gGllncGx4muF7XFBxhAQyNiqHnsa-4urPEmb8v6pspjVvFO7_GaeIX6xLZ-3w_XsNi4Nm3tdzwTR-CGRzxqWDxH/s1600-h/DSCN2099.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZKuAo-8NuOunYa8GEQbnC3dbYITIe9MUIwxuKrw-o7wP0834M9q78gGllncGx4muF7XFBxhAQyNiqHnsa-4urPEmb8v6pspjVvFO7_GaeIX6xLZ-3w_XsNi4Nm3tdzwTR-CGRzxqWDxH/s320/DSCN2099.JPG" border="0" /></a>After a very successful and enjoyable trip last January, Sandie and I returned to fish for steelhead on the Trinity River in Northern California for the second year, this time for three days with our guide Aaron Grabiel.<br /><br />We learned from last year that it's absolutely necessary to be prepared for cold, wet weather. So, we brought a few extra layers along and some better gloves. Armed with an assortment of rods and lines to test we hit the river early on the Friday morning. The morning was a cool 28 degrees and overcast. No boat traffic in the river. Aaron rigged us up and the routine of cast, upstream mend, downstream mend, recast begins. Regularly, we'd respond to Aaron's "hit it, hit it". Occasionally, we'd change from the left side to the right side of the boat. The day was relatively slow. The overcast quickly became a clear sunny day, but the warm layers of clothes never changed.<br /><br />A few good strikes happened, one fish was achieved. I was quickly reminded that this was real steelhead fishing, a few strikes and maybe one or two fish for the day. So, by that definition, it was a successful fishing day. We were spoiled by last year's trip - about 25 fish in two days. That's now counting the missed fish. I fished an Echo 2 7wt with a Rio Steelhead line which both performed nicely. Sandie fished her Sage XP 8wt with an Airflo Sixth Sense line. We fished under an indicator using two nymph setup and used 2-4 Dinsmore AAA weights. Our roll casting skills were definitely put to the test. Aaron's ability to fix tangled rigs was tested too.<br /><br />A good day overall, quiet and relaxing and we got in the groove.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNnJVj0rYWqXP8i1Eytg-Y5yEC2xA3EkhEanwABktcvTpWFDv0d5qkR4rBJ-XGWYyQyxSTAjd5g8AL8mVNfZpzt5SDQyiuEPrDARHsMy_xCRX_y9RxvvhK963l5w73sSxiSwYc_con9Vc/s1600-h/DSCN2102.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNnJVj0rYWqXP8i1Eytg-Y5yEC2xA3EkhEanwABktcvTpWFDv0d5qkR4rBJ-XGWYyQyxSTAjd5g8AL8mVNfZpzt5SDQyiuEPrDARHsMy_xCRX_y9RxvvhK963l5w73sSxiSwYc_con9Vc/s320/DSCN2102.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSNAen3lyr-dTnYhWfWCWhWkRWXYDjxrcdWb_Cqzvi-W60XaLP9qZWuaOjo5ld9k2qBrBiXBQs3_Jm7FlsZLihuo8VgQStb4krKSdWlsRuTNz6lLdfIk-p-xR5jmw3CmYbJWeHp0w7pIs/s1600-h/DSCN2107.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmSNAen3lyr-dTnYhWfWCWhWkRWXYDjxrcdWb_Cqzvi-W60XaLP9qZWuaOjo5ld9k2qBrBiXBQs3_Jm7FlsZLihuo8VgQStb4krKSdWlsRuTNz6lLdfIk-p-xR5jmw3CmYbJWeHp0w7pIs/s320/DSCN2107.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-21069990605516480692009-01-15T12:34:00.002-06:002009-02-10T18:36:29.602-06:0033" Steelhead caught by Tyler on Trinity River<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrduFqk98FJdiy-k7hE7GF3H4QdvDEub_UO4vuOQ_HEEbMZXy7LcascupEBhX8cYr-hbuoh9PJn926F7vUWfUp9St2wGHj8mNDo0tAMGkwpAcCqucH0QHUsmeTwvBeTF-6yoi1SoMkFjEw/s1600-h/TylerBigSteelhead.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrduFqk98FJdiy-k7hE7GF3H4QdvDEub_UO4vuOQ_HEEbMZXy7LcascupEBhX8cYr-hbuoh9PJn926F7vUWfUp9St2wGHj8mNDo0tAMGkwpAcCqucH0QHUsmeTwvBeTF-6yoi1SoMkFjEw/s320/TylerBigSteelhead.jpg" border="0" /></a> On the second day of our three days on the Trinity River in California, as we were looking for the next hole with a pod of steelhead, we floated into a prospective spot with a young angler by the name of Tyler. He was in the process of landing a large steelhead on spinning tackle. A big rod bend is pretty common on this river and as we drifted into the hole, no fish was visible. Moments later Tyler had the fish on the bank and he was grinning ear to ear. I offered to take a picture and post it. Well, here it is, all 33 inches, largest steelhead I've seen in this river in the two trips I've made to this river.<br /><br />Unfortunately for the fish, we didn't get to the hole first. This buck didn't get released back into the gene pool, but made for some excellent eating at Tyler's home that night.<br /><br />I like to encourage catch and release to all of my fly fishing clients and students. I don't object to an occasional dinner fish, but big, beautiful fish like this one should be available for many people to catch. <a href="http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com/">http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com/</a> <div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; moz-background-clip: initial; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-50164102189962047582008-12-18T13:58:00.007-06:002008-12-18T14:17:13.959-06:00Spey Casting Workshop on the Guadalupe River<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wj2iAIHPkdgMVHEW1OWf6CnZfiX3Ml-2uD2dzNxGq4plcfQppZR4sGFUxYAi4nA3iZ84jQZc40epf0m3Wb3KvmV0blBDX6FjnmPfm6s2awhTy7icKN-PxkQHZzvNRWWJXgPlIPBCCxoL/s1600-h/SpeyClassPhoto.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281222607318302594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wj2iAIHPkdgMVHEW1OWf6CnZfiX3Ml-2uD2dzNxGq4plcfQppZR4sGFUxYAi4nA3iZ84jQZc40epf0m3Wb3KvmV0blBDX6FjnmPfm6s2awhTy7icKN-PxkQHZzvNRWWJXgPlIPBCCxoL/s400/SpeyClassPhoto.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the crew who was found down on the Guadalupe River on the Rio Raft river front flogging the water with spey rods. Under the tutelage of instructor Jay Clark, these spey casting workshop students learned to manage the winds and currents on the river using the Switch Cast, Double Spey, Snap C, Snake Roll and Single Spey. Once these skills were "mastered" on the right river, we waded across to the other side and learned to do them backwards. If that wasn't enough to challenge everyone, the Spey rods were switched for our single-handed rods and we learned that everything we learned could be done with a regular 9' rod. Jay also taught us lots of stuff about rod and line selection. <br /><br />For those folks who didn't have their own rods, reels and lines, Rajeff Sports provided the class with an assortment of Echo spey rods and Airflo lines.<br /><br />I hope that we'll see some spey casters on the Texas rivers. I personally can see using mine on the Llano River.<br /><br />A special thanks to Jay Clark for his excellent instruction and Harry Crofton for the great catering job.<br /><br />We'll try to do this again next year. If you're interested in learning how to spey cast and would like to get on the list for next year, email me at <a href="mailto:dlemke@texasflyfishingschool.com">mailto:dlemke@texasflyfishingschool.com</a><br />To learn more about fly fishing instruction in Texas visit our website: <a href="http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com/">http://www.texasflyfishingschool.com</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCYHl2XXDrHsbJ_6wYLtq-0UAcqE7feoGmWpgcg4L7Yn_p2uJ7JvM8t_ATPpEjW5KZBCopl-8DZ1l2LWqibBqW0AOUC1Ydh65jAmvOLTb3rjVgoXdODmFVtAq_gaEa4BdtK4nMA_dp4lI/s1600-h/SpeyClassPhoto.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div></div>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-75228754985360146422008-10-08T10:15:00.003-05:002008-10-08T10:27:25.622-05:00Video of fish fight on PecosAs promised, here's the video of the Jarrett bringing a nice rainbow on his private waters lease on the Pecos River. It's about 26MB so it may take a bit of time to load. <br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzacGTvHdMdvBBb5WVb_0jJGz0sLgUoDsAD4y4AIeCV7iHCrL-ATq0u_cRWVBqMM-a0SikqSWEdWsBKm9LZIg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-46385023060310024732008-09-28T15:36:00.011-05:002008-09-28T16:31:47.419-05:00Fly Fishing on the Pecos River in New MexicoSandie and I are up in the Pecos River Valley in New Mexico for the month of September. We've been here since fleeing Houston after Hurricane Ike crashed through town. We were fortunate enough to have no damage and only minor branch clean up. We left our son, Jacob behind to mind the house and weather Houston heat without power and a week's supply of nutrition bars. His work got power in about a week and he's at work again.<br /><br /><br />We've been living in a very nice cabin on the Pecos River about 14 miles north of the village of Pecos balancing our days with hiking and fishing. I've posted a sample of the scenery, the river and the fishermen. We spent a great day with Jarrett Sasser, owner of the High Desert Angler, fishing a mile long private section of the Pecos River. While the river is generally pretty private in the public sections during the week at this time of year, the private waters was a great joy. Not only was the scenery and the river wonderful the fishing was superior to the public waters.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I continue to hone my nymphing skills. Our nymphing is primarily limited to dry/dropper combinations, there were some pretty deep holes that required adding a little tungsten putty to our leaders to get down the big ones.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OLTuEkMY5vLysGy8gU26fLI8fiJx7-QHGSG1CGy_8ZhK-agRjaDlTi9gHihQ5CfmlFe7j0uV905cWSOf6NjfpQI9ZAPYuG7ffMvjO-vQTry81rjpP_sKHMxI_3vl80jNuwuXQlldqbdC/s1600-h/DSCN1975.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251178181560421298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OLTuEkMY5vLysGy8gU26fLI8fiJx7-QHGSG1CGy_8ZhK-agRjaDlTi9gHihQ5CfmlFe7j0uV905cWSOf6NjfpQI9ZAPYuG7ffMvjO-vQTry81rjpP_sKHMxI_3vl80jNuwuXQlldqbdC/s320/DSCN1975.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A view of the Pecos Wilderness, looking up at Round Mountain.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlZfDzQETuMli9upgeHYo6N57XtTvHQXwkjqUAKgeY9Njjgf9LQdV-a9IgC8c8cIlHubGcfPX5NHbIQKYpO84eP_MNU8g8N_cj4GIVMwov0X-gA2NZKMEd0LAaPmKkRKlnMcLIM2NGac7/s1600-h/DSCN0975.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251178692985753826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYlZfDzQETuMli9upgeHYo6N57XtTvHQXwkjqUAKgeY9Njjgf9LQdV-a9IgC8c8cIlHubGcfPX5NHbIQKYpO84eP_MNU8g8N_cj4GIVMwov0X-gA2NZKMEd0LAaPmKkRKlnMcLIM2NGac7/s320/DSCN0975.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sandie fishing on the Pecos near the old Pecos Mine reclamation site. This is entering the area know as the Terrero Box from the north side. After we left the parking area and walked in about two hundred yards, we didn't run into another person for about 3 hours.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ux960dubkAVc5SLTKG68WYyq-Qf_NblJ8V2_6CNwNZlz3hdF2UkbcvoEnwQ9SaXNpmllkxQct7BtByV7QMi3d93WsRSMEcqwo5b1BkcaPsNsrpAoOXvXSZe7Ckz_i1g51jtKr2Sec3MJ/s1600-h/DSCN1004.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251180008536013986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ux960dubkAVc5SLTKG68WYyq-Qf_NblJ8V2_6CNwNZlz3hdF2UkbcvoEnwQ9SaXNpmllkxQct7BtByV7QMi3d93WsRSMEcqwo5b1BkcaPsNsrpAoOXvXSZe7Ckz_i1g51jtKr2Sec3MJ/s320/DSCN1004.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />David catching fish with Jarrett on the private waters on the Pecos about 5 miles north of the village of Pecos.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHewISbEj2rjeLVvWz-fBxv2u0ZZfCXnJ1fJIEEiw-rPjB3Prw_Jfz6rilHhkPCcvY7TcBgIopF8AiTTOHSL-KvC50etN19Bmein1PHeN3a-oGfeNCPmCDEPIlA485HdfNmp7bxpe8UHt/s1600-h/DSCN1006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251180520214882306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHewISbEj2rjeLVvWz-fBxv2u0ZZfCXnJ1fJIEEiw-rPjB3Prw_Jfz6rilHhkPCcvY7TcBgIopF8AiTTOHSL-KvC50etN19Bmein1PHeN3a-oGfeNCPmCDEPIlA485HdfNmp7bxpe8UHt/s320/DSCN1006.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sandie with Jarrett, trying to coax another fish to the fly that she was drifting along a seam near the opposite bank.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEL9gDIs-vGgUjp5ZFeFXqpWbr4DyDNYm7BoLssBmqbB6nqZP-2UX40XunqUM0THxN2EqVrw-ax8IDx5heyRRUoOAG9DyzuqUs7LJXMCPTjfi7QOC662eWaQrMh1zXXFjBJx6eI2YgGUg/s1600-h/DSCN1007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251184942564882034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEL9gDIs-vGgUjp5ZFeFXqpWbr4DyDNYm7BoLssBmqbB6nqZP-2UX40XunqUM0THxN2EqVrw-ax8IDx5heyRRUoOAG9DyzuqUs7LJXMCPTjfi7QOC662eWaQrMh1zXXFjBJx6eI2YgGUg/s320/DSCN1007.JPG" border="0" /></a>Some beautiful fall scenery along the river. I caught about half a dozen typical Pecos sized browns (9-12 inches) between the place I took the picture and the bridge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKob04aCGLifDr9m-v8HtltQkMRrcCZmRRY5bMxKO5MAF8K3gyR4zEqE0oRB9MIZIpTncDcyAMWYIFZ05rXt_9ScQpQdvaXKGkclJukUfSrcuVRAQhCkBeBQgdLnhkgCqwZCpb2Zhr__sO/s1600-h/DSCN1010.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251182293425367154" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKob04aCGLifDr9m-v8HtltQkMRrcCZmRRY5bMxKO5MAF8K3gyR4zEqE0oRB9MIZIpTncDcyAMWYIFZ05rXt_9ScQpQdvaXKGkclJukUfSrcuVRAQhCkBeBQgdLnhkgCqwZCpb2Zhr__sO/s320/DSCN1010.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Jarrett caught the picture fish! He had been standing next to Sandie trying to catch this fish and it wouldn't take her fly. Frustrated, she told Jarrett to catch it. He offered to let her reel it in, but she said "Your fish, reel it in yourself!"<br /><br />I have a movie of this that I'll try to upload after this postwhen I have more time, it's pretty big.<br /><br />We caught a few more large ones, but this was the day's whopper.<br /><br />If you want to find out more about fishing with Jarrett or one of the many excellent guides at High Desert Anglerwhen your in New Mexico, he can be reached at <a href="http://www.highdesertangler.com/">http://www.highdesertangler.com/</a>. You will not be disappointed.David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-16884439790054380512008-08-07T08:49:00.005-05:002008-08-07T14:00:28.751-05:00Casting video with MichaelMichael is casting with a break in the wrist that's common with many new casting students. The first video was recorded to show Michael how much his wrist was actually moving. He's using a Thumb-on-top grip. Unfortunately, I didn't think to record what the loop looked like. For the record, they were big, fat and hitting the ground.<br /><br />The second video shows how a change in grip helped him improve the wrist action in his cast. When students are having trouble controlling the use of their wrist, I sometimes have them try Jason Borger's Three-Point Grip. Notice the extended index finger on the side of rod grip. This worked for Michael. Notice how his loops have improved. This gives us the opportunity to move on to other things, like power application and timing.<br /><br />These two videos were taken on two separate occasions, about two weeks apart.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyWGIyJb-fiB8tpcjeY7pk-HRFNtOPVED6czO4uB3AkfUObQLM7q6OLCox-GfRo2Vs-XPc-AszHYoTTyIfmVQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx7iBpFW2S1c15KqhySNQhYdWjhdKR6z9ZicHcBFUbyuZSBVxdv8xivbZ4lYj-ed5kVdDIWD6aCPe-FVZ0Lxw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794675709948852555.post-22672213063102910252008-07-31T13:47:00.011-05:002009-02-04T13:45:25.313-06:00Fishing on the Middle Provo River in Heber City UT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaaGmhiXBXl_QKtDS8Rzaz7IqemcDus7XdQW8TNhRLiFaacl2CnmHdE2KZq01b2HwyRka2Nd0Q9cjYgvs80yubH9wwDLEIk2o3rjw_ai0ldNnH5pxmLNoKIj7zrrG4gOYTbo1GiBS4KZB/s1600-h/DSCN0859.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299030565747815698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaaGmhiXBXl_QKtDS8Rzaz7IqemcDus7XdQW8TNhRLiFaacl2CnmHdE2KZq01b2HwyRka2Nd0Q9cjYgvs80yubH9wwDLEIk2o3rjw_ai0ldNnH5pxmLNoKIj7zrrG4gOYTbo1GiBS4KZB/s400/DSCN0859.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Sandie and I spent a long weekend fishing the middle section of the Provo River in Utah. This stretch of river is located in the Heber Valley between the Jordanelle and Deer Creek Reservoirs, about 50 miles east of Salt Lake City. We spent two days fishing with guide Craig Costas who guides with Four Seasons Fly Shop <a href="http://www.utahflyfish.com/">http://www.utahflyfish.com/</a> in Heber City. We spent a day on our own attempting to apply what we'd learned from Craig.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin11QHDGhyvuFOzkHZaxf7xK_xf08W_C8ecT2E2RaY0vOCG7uE-sQ8uLsQEeZFTLQOL4ugZL5jXlbQ7m7n60O0PGW1qKLxb7y-CBF3tHiQnass2FsvbOjBbCdJSZblOFJzHlALP4ZlAgja/s1600-h/DSCN0854.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5229257742588833042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin11QHDGhyvuFOzkHZaxf7xK_xf08W_C8ecT2E2RaY0vOCG7uE-sQ8uLsQEeZFTLQOL4ugZL5jXlbQ7m7n60O0PGW1qKLxb7y-CBF3tHiQnass2FsvbOjBbCdJSZblOFJzHlALP4ZlAgja/s320/DSCN0854.JPG" border="0" /></a>The plan was to le<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuszZszzFmhwPnyvBWtwsJxTlm6SEeDjN2MkeauUeZUK0D73asv4fIHiyp0XxPFPi6vxJdRKsmXWSyLY04RFmRP3iLjC-a46ZELQiwDXtM7p14aUqUlGCzNGxzUY4YU0nfYxfoNYwZC3O/s1600-h/DSCN0854.JPG"></a>arn a new area to fish. As the cliche goes, the fishing was great, but the catching was slow. The guided days were turning into a guide's nightmare until the middle of the second day when we finally started hooking and landing some very nice browns.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then we were catching something on a pretty regular basis, with a final catch of about 8-10 fish.<br /><br /><br />Sandie learned lot's of good stuff about casting her nymph rig from Craig. I had a good opportunity to get a<br />guide's insight into what I need to teach my casting clients to better prepare them for trips to the Provo, or any other western trout stream. Later on in this post, I'll include some of Craig's comments that are insightful.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oNAQ1gs28k0o46O6_ZvOvT0teEguOJXDJi8ZX6DJK90W9qbnWo_gADz1-aArIDPSWrdFMMR6n7Y1Th20d1d81QkEl8JPamgxclvWQCL5oaj8KypOaJxXQUgdbaQfjPUiK0l2Wlu5dEKv/s1600-h/DSCN0851.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231481133363160386" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oNAQ1gs28k0o46O6_ZvOvT0teEguOJXDJi8ZX6DJK90W9qbnWo_gADz1-aArIDPSWrdFMMR6n7Y1Th20d1d81QkEl8JPamgxclvWQCL5oaj8KypOaJxXQUgdbaQfjPUiK0l2Wlu5dEKv/s320/DSCN0851.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>A special treat surfaced after a little bushwacking to find a new fishing location on the river. We looked down the river and there was a moose that was crossing right where we had been about 10 minutes earlier. I've included a very short video clip of him in the middle of the stream. Very cool!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYUj40lZyOLePcF-jBFwBnr5m3617KmgjiDFE5IcAHVt02weCztqMhRGBpngox3KvNENrE0MZxOMwEKfTbbghJNpTJOpL2YCPnWGbBguFBHPYpJlmRxkIewvgNx4yJHN__jYMN1KRL2XA/s1600-h/craig2-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231488699658108898" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYUj40lZyOLePcF-jBFwBnr5m3617KmgjiDFE5IcAHVt02weCztqMhRGBpngox3KvNENrE0MZxOMwEKfTbbghJNpTJOpL2YCPnWGbBguFBHPYpJlmRxkIewvgNx4yJHN__jYMN1KRL2XA/s320/craig2-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy0ZoDN6bdb82awMFGg1pajz41O7fMXCmwIhnvO-NPReDNh1BAXjTFvzlM_AJEqfTgrwqFmTTeiTHEH6y-g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br />Our third day was our day by ourselves; armed with the knowledge we got from Craig and Aaron at the Four Seasons Fly Shop. We got up too late and definitely got into the river too late. Getting a good Southwest boarding pass got in the way of an early start. That's the sign of a true Southwest Airlines customer, boarding pass is more important than fishing!!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Temperatures were up in the high 90's and all of the good spots were taken. We went to lunch and decided to fish "Lunker Lane", just below the Jordanelle Dam, later in the afternoon.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We got to the new spot at 3:30 as instucted. The sky started to cloud up and things cooled down. We found a nice spot downstream of Lunker, which we were told was a good place to go if the main section got crowded. At about 4Pm the promised caddis hatch began and the fish were boiling, there were rises about every 15 seconds. Sandie hooked and landed a little on the Elk hair caddis that she was fishing. I didn't have much luck with anything. Lots of great casts, perfect drifts, not fish. I change flies until I'd tried everything the fly shop sold us. In desperation, I pulled out a fly that I have great success with catch browns of the Pecos River in New Mexico - the Little Brown Fly. Within two casts, I was hooking fish. But lost the fly to a big one and I was pretty much done for the day. Rain and lightning sent us home after about two hours fishing.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We'll go back. There's lots of potential and the fish we caught were nice.</div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb2iOGy_x1AOBvWHW-XIGi90zsi9yCgW3IfwJ1TXFdbv6YST-mVKtUmgNWHoWr6A6MwJt2DHxR__y5Je_FgT-duWC3djMpBctinaXb_3MR16XbU4Ex3AaLBOS7pbYf1tLx1C9e5gj9t_X/s1600-h/DSCN0870-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231450979989072786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkb2iOGy_x1AOBvWHW-XIGi90zsi9yCgW3IfwJ1TXFdbv6YST-mVKtUmgNWHoWr6A6MwJt2DHxR__y5Je_FgT-duWC3djMpBctinaXb_3MR16XbU4Ex3AaLBOS7pbYf1tLx1C9e5gj9t_X/s320/DSCN0870-1.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Here's some of the comments I got from Craig Costa about what specific flies we fished with and some advice on how to cast and fish the nymphs:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Nymphs used were split case pmd. split case green drake..uncased caddis lite green..stallcup baetis dark brn...bead head pheasant tail..loop wing emerger pmd,..</div><br /><div>Drys....harrops black ant with cdc post..elk hair caddis..x caddis<br /><br />As for the deep water nymph rig.....In high water you need to get deep.. mid day sun force the fish deep so you gotta get there. We seldomly change the distance from the indicator to weights. 6-8' is needed here. Changing the weights used gets you to the depth needed. As for casting ....a tight line means you can get the weights up before casting forward...I always suggest waiting for the flys to swing to shore...then a slow lift before the actual cast forward... bringing the tip of the rod behind the downstream shoulder makes casting across the stream a snap. The motion is one movement not a two part motion.<br /><br />Mending line directly behind the indicator and not to either side keeps the extra line in the same drift and stream speed as the flys. Swinging does not catch the big fish...just juveniles forced into the shallows.. you should see some bumping on the bottom every cast. If not, your not getting it down..flys should always land up stream from the indicator..you won't see the hit if your flys get in front of the indicator.... the fish has a chance to spit the fly with out your seeing the take..... </div></div>David Lemkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07692252367347229832noreply@blogger.com0