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re: The Fly Fishing Thread: Questions, pics, discussion all here
Posted on 9/28/16 at 1:36 pm to AubieALUMdvm
Posted on 9/28/16 at 1:36 pm to AubieALUMdvm
Yeah I went through and didn't see anything. I've narrowed it down to Three Forks, a camping area where 3 trout rivers converge. Relatively close to the Appalachian Trail. Should be an awesome trip. I've seen a bunch of your pictures from NY. My brother lives outside of Summit, NJ. They make a few suicide runs upstate NY to catch big browns and steelheads. Hopefully I'll make it up there soon.
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Posted on 9/28/16 at 2:12 pm to mrcreed
Standard fall flies should be worth trying, ants and beetles, para, olives, always wooly buggers.
I'm usually further north, but north Georgia has some fun places.
I'm usually further north, but north Georgia has some fun places.
This post was edited on 9/28/16 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:19 am to Dam Guide
Matthew is really busting my balls. I'm supposed to go back to the Bahamas Oct. 21. Cat, Acklins, Eleuthera, and Long Island are all square in the crosshairs.
This storm has the potential to suck very badly for the folks down there...right as bonefish season is kicking up. We're hopeful that the effects will be limited such that we'll still be able to make our trip if the infrastructure isn't knocked out too badly, and maybe be able to spend a couple days down there helping out where we can + fishing, but it's not looking good. It pretty much looks like it's going to ride straight up the whole Bahamas chain.
This storm has the potential to suck very badly for the folks down there...right as bonefish season is kicking up. We're hopeful that the effects will be limited such that we'll still be able to make our trip if the infrastructure isn't knocked out too badly, and maybe be able to spend a couple days down there helping out where we can + fishing, but it's not looking good. It pretty much looks like it's going to ride straight up the whole Bahamas chain.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:23 am to bluemoons
Yikes! Going to Exuma in March '17 for some DIY bones and maybe a day with guide. Wonder what its going to be like after Matthew? I hope they make out alright and not leveled.
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Posted on 10/3/16 at 10:31 am to bluemoons
Woah. October 21st? Yikes. If your rental car survived and the airport didn't get blown away, you might get very lucky. I'm sure the residents could the tourist money.
Flip side is the out islands might be fricked right proper. DVDA, if you will. I guess you will find out this weekend. Good luck.
Flip side is the out islands might be fricked right proper. DVDA, if you will. I guess you will find out this weekend. Good luck.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 12:20 pm to Barf
Yep. I have contacts on the ground on Abaco, Andros, Cat and Eleuthera, so I'll let you guys know what I know.
Personally IDGAF about electricity, but this was a family trip and there's no way my folks are gonna go if there's no power.
Personally IDGAF about electricity, but this was a family trip and there's no way my folks are gonna go if there's no power.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 12:27 pm to Saskwatch
Exuma looks to be on the west side of the storm if the track stays true. Should be fine. I'm really hoping the track shifts 50 miles east or so. If the east side of that eyewall runs up Acklins to Eleuthera, it's gonna be nasty.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 12:28 pm to bluemoons
What impact do these storms have on the fish living in the flats? I assume they just go deeper for a while and then come back?
Also, I was looking at new 8 wt line and read about the Bermuda triangle line you're so fond of. I have decided not to buy it b/c evidently saltwater lines are made a bit thinner and more dense since it's easier for them to float in salt water (duh?). Do you know anything about Royal Wulff freshwater lines?
I may just get like a Rio Smallmouth or other warmwater line.
Also, I was looking at new 8 wt line and read about the Bermuda triangle line you're so fond of. I have decided not to buy it b/c evidently saltwater lines are made a bit thinner and more dense since it's easier for them to float in salt water (duh?). Do you know anything about Royal Wulff freshwater lines?
I may just get like a Rio Smallmouth or other warmwater line.
This post was edited on 10/3/16 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 10/3/16 at 12:45 pm to AubieALUMdvm
I have Wulff floating line on my 4wt. I can't remember which one it is, but I have the box at home so I'll check when I get home later.
As far as storms and flats fish, I've never had firsthand experience with it. My friends that know much more than me do though. Two of them fished Long Island for two weeks right after a storm and said it was the best flats fishing they'd ever seen. So, I imagine it's a lot like LA. Every time a sizeable storm passes through here, the fishing gets awesome.
As far as storms and flats fish, I've never had firsthand experience with it. My friends that know much more than me do though. Two of them fished Long Island for two weeks right after a storm and said it was the best flats fishing they'd ever seen. So, I imagine it's a lot like LA. Every time a sizeable storm passes through here, the fishing gets awesome.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 1:46 pm to AubieALUMdvm
My wife and I are planning a trip to NC in November. Would this be a reasonable time to try and fly fish? I'd be thrilled if I went and caught even just one trout.
I've been once with a guide near Brevard, NC, but it was years ago and it was in June. I caught 3 rainbows and a brook trout. This time I would be on my own.
I've been once with a guide near Brevard, NC, but it was years ago and it was in June. I caught 3 rainbows and a brook trout. This time I would be on my own.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 1:59 pm to AubieALUMdvm
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AubieALUMdvm
Just looked. I have the standard Wulff Triangle Taper on that 4wt. The rod it's on is an Orvis Superfine Glass. It's treated me fine. I don't fish trout or anything, but I bass fish with it 2-3 days a week and I've had it for a couple years. It casts really well with that rod.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 2:08 pm to bluemoons
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I imagine it's a lot like LA. Every time a sizeable storm passes through here, the fishing gets awesome
Do you think it's a product of the storm itself or the lack of fishing pressure for a short time?
Posted on 10/3/16 at 2:38 pm to mrcreed
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Yeah I went through and didn't see anything. I've narrowed it down to Three Forks, a camping area where 3 trout rivers converge. Relatively close to the Appalachian Trail. Should be an awesome trip. I've seen a bunch of your pictures from NY. My brother lives outside of Summit, NJ. They make a few suicide runs upstate NY to catch big browns and steelheads. Hopefully I'll make it up there soon.
I've fished the Noontootla both at Three Forks and on the private water over at NCF. I also camp out there in the winter some.
If you haven't done a lot of small stream trout fishing it might be a task, but the area is great and it is some of the best car camping in the Southeast IMO.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 4:12 pm to Barf
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Do you think it's a product of the storm itself or the lack of fishing pressure for a short time?
Probably a combination of both of those things, plus the fish not feeding as actively while they're getting pounded by weather and storm surge. High water always brings a ton of bait into the marsh, and with the bait come the predator fish. Surge also ramps salinity levels way up (we used to monitor ppt pretty diligently). Some of the best fishing in my life has been in the two weeks following hurricanes. I have no actual scientific observation to back any of that up. Just my opinion based on my experience fishing after storms.
This post was edited on 10/3/16 at 4:22 pm
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:39 pm to bluemoons
So you're about to go and absolutely crush bonefish this month? I'm gonna need a special edition from Marsh Hen Media on this
Posted on 10/3/16 at 6:40 pm to gorillacoco
Going back to the Brevard area? Yes, November is just fine.
What's your destination?
What's your destination?
This post was edited on 10/3/16 at 8:07 pm
Posted on 10/3/16 at 8:10 pm to AubieALUMdvm
Actually going to Asheville this time but I'm willing to do some driving if there's somewhere nearby we can stay.
Posted on 10/3/16 at 11:25 pm to AubieALUMdvm
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So you're about to go and absolutely crush bonefish this month? I'm gonna need a special edition from Marsh Hen Media on this
Well I definitely hope so. It could be that the trip doesn't happen though...we'll see. We'll know a lot more by the end of the week. My pops has caught a grande sized poon on fly, but never caught a bonefish. I'm really hoping to get some solid footage. I meant to in the spring but it was one of those trips where the fishing took precedence over filming.Posted on 10/4/16 at 1:11 pm to gorillacoco
So you've experienced Davidson and know about that immediate area so that's once option.
East fork french broad can be good and they do a fall stocking in the DH section. You can find brookie, bows, and browns in there.
Dupont state forest has the Little River and a decent section between Lake Dense and Hooker falls where they also stock all 3 species.
The tuckasiegee river (DH and non DH sections) can both be good too. From the confluence at East Laport down to the 107 bridge is 20 miles with good opportunities. From the 107 to Dillsboro dam in Sylva is the DH section and probably better. Know the DH laws before you fish in NC. Scott creek which feeds into the tuck is smaller and nice stream that I like.
Flies? Nothing special or out of hte ordinary - small 18-22 BWO and midges (zebra midge!); walt's worms; PTs; stone flies; hares ear; and of course wooly buggers in black brown and olive. Anyone that's read 1/4 of my posts in this thread knows I love WBs and I can really go to town in the fall as big fall browns love them.
East fork french broad can be good and they do a fall stocking in the DH section. You can find brookie, bows, and browns in there.
Dupont state forest has the Little River and a decent section between Lake Dense and Hooker falls where they also stock all 3 species.
The tuckasiegee river (DH and non DH sections) can both be good too. From the confluence at East Laport down to the 107 bridge is 20 miles with good opportunities. From the 107 to Dillsboro dam in Sylva is the DH section and probably better. Know the DH laws before you fish in NC. Scott creek which feeds into the tuck is smaller and nice stream that I like.
Flies? Nothing special or out of hte ordinary - small 18-22 BWO and midges (zebra midge!); walt's worms; PTs; stone flies; hares ear; and of course wooly buggers in black brown and olive. Anyone that's read 1/4 of my posts in this thread knows I love WBs and I can really go to town in the fall as big fall browns love them.
This post was edited on 10/4/16 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 10/4/16 at 2:44 pm to AubieALUMdvm
Thanks.
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