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Tips, Ties And Tactics
| · | Wisconsin And Minnisota: Kinnickinnic River Hatches | | · | Utah Spring Runoff: Solutions? | | · | Utah Midge Fishing: Heating Up! | | · | Green River, Utah: Flaming Gorge Access Points | | · | Rocky Mountain Winter Fly Fishing: Stay On The Move | | · | Tips For Yuma, AZ: Help Out A Marine! | | · | Colorado, South Platte River: Dream Stream Brownies | | · | Grand Canyon: Phantom Lodge Fly Fishing | | · | South Fork Of The Boise River: Floating | | · | Washington Rivers: Fall Fishing Hot Spots? | | · | Hungry For Hoppers: Keys To Success-Grasshoppers And Terrestrials | | · | Western Mid-Day Blues: The West Heats Up And The Trout Stay Down | | · | Western Dry Fly Hatches: Blue Wings, Green Drakes, PMD's And More... | | · | Western Hatches and Water Conditions: Change Your Timing | | · | Montana and Idaho: August Opportunities | | · | Southwest Idaho: Hot Spots?? | | · | Denver, Colorado: Anyone Want To Fish-Got Any Tips?? | | · | Lewis River, Washington: Woodland Area Advice For June | | · | British Columbia, Canada: August Fly Fishing Opportunities | | · | Yuba River Salmon: What Is The Trick? | | · | Anchorage, Alaska: What Is Good And What Will I Need? | | · | Cane Or Graphite: What Rods Do You Prefer? | | · | The Sandy, Clackamas, Deschutes, And Willamette: Why Does Purple Work So Well? | | · | Yampa River Colorado: Smallmouth On The Fly? | | · | Steamboat Springs, CO: Yampa River Guide? |
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Flies And Fins West
Use fliesandfinswest.com to post any fly fishing tips or tricks that you have learned while fly fishing the West. If you have a question, ask it. A question answered and archived will serve as a tip for someone else down the road. We understand that fly fishing is an ever learnng sport so if you have a tip pass it along to another fly fisherman. We believe that everybody is constantly learning, and it is not possible to "know it all". Enjoy.
Featured Picture:Kory sent in this nice picture of a "silver bullet" he caught in an undisclosed river. Swinging flies was the ticket for this hot steel. |
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Dano's Lake Erie Tributary Video
Hi Speed Only
We all know the west is the place for steel, but the Great Lakes are pretty fun too! Call them what you want...lake run bows, domestics or steelhead, I call them fun to catch. I was able to get out and do some Great Lakes tributary fishing recently. This fat girl came on a pink flesh pattern. The Salmon River in New York is one of the best GL tributaries, with plenty of room to roam and the fish come a little easier there than they do on the west coast! BTW-I am not distorting this fish. I think it had an eating disorder. Dano had some nice fish as well in this Lake Erie video he sent us. Who says the lake Erie fish are all small? |
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 Wisconsin And Minnisota: Kinnickinnic River Hatches
Posted by mnflyangler1 on Monday, April 14 @ 19:39:24 PDT
Does anyone here have any info for Wisconsin or Minnisota? Have you fished the kinnickinnic River? What would be the suggested nymph pattern that you would recommend? Have you caught any hatches their? What comes off when? Thanks for your help.
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Utah Spring Runoff: Solutions?
Posted by dee on Thursday, April 10 @ 13:51:50 PDT
We've had quite a winter here in Utah as well as most of the West. With the snowpack being much deeper than the last few years we're in for quite an intense spring runoff. Although it will be greatly rejuvinate the fish and river bottoms, rivers will be basically unfishable for an extended period. My question is what will you fish for during that time? Head to the salt? Exotic locales? Lakes and reservoirs?
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Utah Midge Fishing: Heating Up!
Posted by fliesandfinswest on Wednesday, February 20 @ 16:38:07 PST
Utah midge fishing is heating up. Many Utah rivers are exploding with activity. Sunny warmer (relatively speaking) afternoons have sparked huge afternoon midge hatches and the fish are on them. The key is to watch the takes. If you see a porposing type rise then fish are most likely taking the pupa while they are making their way to the surface, taking advantage of their vulnerability just before or just as they emerge. I have found this to be the case midday thru afternoon. Once the sun gets low in the sky the adult midges are the way to go. Big, gulping rise-forms let you know it is game on for the dries.
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Green River, Utah: Flaming Gorge Access Points
Posted by troutstalker on Thursday, December 13 @ 17:55:49 PST
I just moved to Vernal, UT. I was wondering, where are some good places to park that offer access for wading anglers on section A of the Green, in Flaming Gorge? The maps I've seen haven't been too good, so any info you could provide would be great. I've lived in Utah my whole life, and fished many places, but never the Green. How sad is that?!
Thanks in advance!
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Rocky Mountain Winter Fly Fishing: Stay On The Move
Posted by fliesandfinswest on Sunday, December 09 @ 17:07:59 PST
Winter has finally hit the west but that does not mean the fishing is over. Winter in Utah Idaho and Wyoming, and any other Rocky Mountain rivers for that matter, can be exceptional in the winter. The key is to stay on the move until you find fish. In many rivers the fish, particularly the browns tend to school up in specific spots during the winter. Could be a legacy of the spawn or it could be the type of water. Look for moderately deep (waist to chest) walking speed water. Slow your presentation down. Often you will not need as much weight as you would during the summer when fish are holding in fast, well oxygenated riffles. Don't be afraid to look for sneaky risers either. Midges are one of the biggest winter food sources for winter trout. When
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Tips For Yuma, AZ: Help Out A Marine!
Posted by chernoble_kid on Wednesday, November 07 @ 15:25:35 PST
Howdy Y'all I'm a Marine that has been stationed in Okinawa Japan for the last two years.
In April I will stationed in Yuma AZ, I was wondering if there was any sort of fly fishing around the area??? Any help/leads would be great!!!
Tight Lines Y'all ~Chernoble Kid~
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Colorado, South Platte River: Dream Stream Brownies
Posted by flytimes on Monday, October 29 @ 14:16:44 PDT
Has anyone been to the South Platte River in the area of the "dream stream" within the past week or so? Are the brownies still there or have they moved through already? More importantly is there a million people there? Any information would be great.
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Grand Canyon: Phantom Lodge Fly Fishing
Posted by alex on Wednesday, October 17 @ 13:48:08 PDT
I was wondering if anyone has any info on fishing at the bottom of the Grand Canyon near Phatom Lodge as I will be going there in January for my Dads 65 birthday and would love to flyfish while I am there I live in Argentina now any help would be totally killer.
Alex
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South Fork Of The Boise River: Floating
Posted by mc00345 on Friday, September 21 @ 06:35:43 PDT
We are planning a trip to the South Fork in Idaho and plan to float the Canyon and Camp. Questions-If we camp in the canyon is it too far to float down to the take out each AM and then shuttle up and then float back to camp in the PM? Does that make to long a day? How do most people do it? We want to camp in the Canyon but are we better doing as a two day float as opposed to trying to do the whole canyon every day?
If we decided to move every day, is there a suggested itenarary for 3 - 4 days (3 nights - half first day). Any regulations or permits needed? I think you need a port-o-potty. Early October should be good with low water and moving Browns - Maybe even BWO's coming off. Any comments on the fishing? Thanks for any feedback,-Mysis
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