This time of year...& for the next month what would be good to use in the Putah Creek, such as in flys? I always have great catch rate using a #12 hook w/ salmon egg. What does it mean by patterns? Is it the way the fly is tied or is there a certain casting pattern from fly to water?
Fishkiller (ouch!), nix the #12 hook and salmon egg technique and learn to fly fish. This will please the board you are writing on and help keep the Putah, as well as other waters, in good shape. Consult a knowledgeable fly fishing friend or join a casting program at a local shop to learn the basics. Its not as difficult as one might think.
Fishkiller, by different patterns people are referring to different type of bug imitations. If you go to a fly shop you will see what I am referring to, and yes, they are all tied differently, although there are some similarities between patterns. Fly fishing is more about the drift after your cast, not so much about the cast itself. As long as you can cast where you want the fly to drift you are in good shape. So to answer your questions a different pattern or fly technique is associated with how you present/drift the fly, on top of the water, below the water, dead drifting, stripping it in, swinging it, etc, not necessarily how you cast.
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This time of year...& for the next month what would be good to use in the Putah Creek, such as in flys? I always have great catch rate using a #12 hook w/ salmon egg. What does it mean by patterns? Is it the way the fly is tied or is there a certain casting pattern from fly to water?
Just use a #8 rat faced McDougal it works every time !
This time of year...& for the next month what would be good to use in the Putah Creek, such as in flys? I always have great catch rate using a #12 hook w/ salmon egg. What does it mean by patterns? Is it the way the fly is tied or is there a certain casting pattern from fly to water?
Just use a #8 rat faced McDougal it works every time !
ooyaaa thats right use a #6 aa purple beetle-leaper just kidding. I have no idea what works up there iv'e only caught a few up there . And whats a # 8 ratfaced Mcdougal ?.Im not buying it ha ha ha nice try
-- Edited by rgloft on Wednesday 26th of August 2009 06:14:52 PM
It just dawned on me who fishkiller83 is I think its the flyfisherman funny. Not!
That's what I figured. It sounds like he's trying to piss people off by saying "I always have a great catch rate using a #12 hook w/ a salmon egg.". Also, why would you use a name like that in a fly fishing forum if you're trying to get help?
