Caught this nice bow today on the switch rod using the ole dead drifting sink tip with a streamer and midge. The fish are holding towards the end of runs, dont be fooled by the warmer weather we've had, still focus on the slower smoother water at the end of the runs. Fish can still be found in low numbers through faster areas, but it seems that the fish have been stacking up along drop offs and slow deep boulder runs. Keep an eye out for spawning beds, a guy I was fishing with a few days ago pumped the stomach of a small brown and pulled out a few eggs, also my buddy Zach pointed out a few cleared areas in the river bed where he had seen some bows spook from. The warmer weather has some of the fish thinking that its March and it seems that the bows are looking to spawn, its pretty crazy how a dry, warm month can affect the ecosystem that much. If your fishing some deeper runs, maybe try an egg pattern, I cant vouch for it because I havent tried it, but you might have some luck. If your not feeling so adventurous, stick to stones, mayflies, and midges and be sure to get them down to the bottom, thats where the fish are.
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I just began fishing with a sink tip line. I have been able to stick a couple of fish using it, but I am thinking it is more dumb luck rather than skill. I have been fishing it up and across with a good drift, but feel like I am missing something... What technique to do you use
Its important to have long enough drifts to allow the line to sink, its easy to tell when your at a good level because you will be pulling out leaves on an occasional drift. I find that when there is a very slight current pulling you rig down river, that tends to interest fish. In my experience, streamers on the truckee work better when they are moving faster down water, not slower, that being said, if you can get a good feel for the currents try mending down river in slower water to get your flies to the speed that you want. Not so much as a swing as people say, but rather a little extra speed to keep the flies in the right depth. I cast out, let sink for a few seconds depending on the depth, then do one easy mend down and lightly hold on to the line letting it slip slowly through my hand.
Makes sense. Thanks buddy!
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