 Sea Run Browns, Icebergs & Dry Flies
Posted by jeremy (4392 reads)
The tide turned as I stood in the half frozen water. Miniature Icebergs drifted by and and I could not believe my eyes. The sea run browns were slurping flies of the surface as if it were a warm june evening. A fairly significant hatch was transpiring, so I did what only seemed logical. I tied on a dry fly. Yup, the good old Parachute Adams. I put it out in the zone and watched it drift down stream. Then, I saw the sight that we all love to see. A nice brown came up and slurped my fly off the surface. I set the hook and that was that. He was on my line. What a blast. Catching trout on the surface is surely the best way to get em. I love getting them any way I can, but there is certainly something great about getting them on the surface. I love watching the fly drift aimlessly downstream, watching the trout take the fly and the sound of the flyline peeling off the water when I set the hook. I never get tired of it. So anyway, as the tide came to the end of its cycle things slowed down on the surface. So, I went for them below the surface and got em down there too. It won't come as a surprise when I tell you what I was using. Yup! Ye Old Olive Beed Head Wooly Bugger. Never fails. I fished it a little differently than normal due to the cold water temperatures. I casted the Wooly upstream and dead drifted it for about 3/4 of the drift. Then on the last 1/4 part of the drift I would strip it in with 2 inch strips. I think this was...
a good tactic because it emulated some sort of emerger making its way from the bottom to the top. I picked up another nice brown while applying this technique. Then it starting getting dark and I could not feel my toes, so I called it quits. I must say, I never expected to be catching Sea Run Browns on dry flies this early in the season. A good part of the river is still covered with ice. I guess you never can tell. Here is a picture of the fish and bugs that were coming off the water. I don't know what kind of bugs they are. Do you? If so let me know.
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Re: Sea Run Browns, Icebergs & Dry Flies
by MarshallD http://www.flyanglersguide.com | Congratulations, jer. That's an Early Black Stonefly and you got over trout when the hatch was in progress. Tom Ames' New England Hatch Guide is a good reference to carry. Indespensable Bug Bible.
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