Late TR: March 5, 2005 w/link to pix

"Russell D." wrote in message
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I must have been getting ornery. About the middle of the week, SWMBO
actually suggested that I go fishing on Saturday. I didn't have to be
told twice.

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Russell

Nice trip report Russell. Looks like a neat place. I really enjoy beaver
ponds. But I seem to losing them around here. I've apparently lost about
3 1/2 areas I fish in the last 12 years or so. It doesn't appear to be the
food source even though the beavers will pick up and move when they deplete
an area, I'm told. Makes sense about a lot of critters to me. Here in
Colorado they also have a season on beaver from around Oct 1-Apr 30 at the
last I checked, which was 2003. Didn't check in 2004. Of course snowpack
and runoff can get them upset about living conditions as well.
Did find a pretty good area last year, but haven't fished it yet. (saving
it for this year . . .grin)
The one's I fish have brookies and browns mostly.
There was a thread here or on ROFFT a few years ago about the Renegade fly
pattern. I used to use it in lakes in the 70's. Still used to teach it in
a beginner's fly tying class into the mid '90s or so. Brings back some
fond memories once again. Used to be extremely popular In the Rocky neck of
the woods. Have a few in at least one of my boxes yet. Haven't used them
for much more than bluegills and a few crappies in recent years. Thanks
for bringing back some fond memories.
You pics are a good representation of the area you fished. Neat. I'm always
curious to match the reports to the areas.
BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen
Denver
(What part of the country you fishing? I should know maybe from some
previous posts. But I know the beaver ponds I fish are basically frosty and
fairly hard water right now)

"DaveMohnsen" wrote

There was a thread here or on ROFFT a few years ago about the Renegade fly
pattern.

The Renegade is one of a handful of 'general purpose' flies that I still
carry ... and it often works damn well when all logic says it shouldn't G
.... try one during a Trico spinner fall, for instance

Like Russell with his beavers, I have a love/hate relationship with trout
that will eat a #16 Renegade or #18 Royal Wullf when the 'hatch' is a size
22 that doesn't look like either pattern and my best efforts at matching
that hatch are failing dismally.

I sometimes wonder if there isn't a fishing god whose sole duty is to seek
out FFishing snobs and bring them back down to reality :-) And not just
pattern snobs .... I've seen it happen to bamboo carrying gear whores too
.... carrying 'the best,' yet beat by the rest .... gotta love it, even when
I'm on the losing side of the deal .... often the very best treatment for a
ailing, and swollen ego is a ding or two.

Anyway, carry a few Renegades ... and let the trout decide if they are
'right' ...... they seem to know more about this stuff than I do G

DaveMohnsen wrote:
"Russell D." wrote in message
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I must have been getting ornery. About the middle of the week, SWMBO
actually suggested that I go fishing on Saturday. I didn't have to be
told twice.


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Russell


Nice trip report Russell. Looks like a neat place. I really enjoy beaver
ponds.

Thanks for you comments, Dave. I really don't enjoy fishing beaver ponds
that much. Thus, part of my problem with those busy beavers.

I live in Spanish Fork, Utah, about forty miles south of Salt Lake. This
creek is about twenty minutes from my house.

I may have started the Renegade tread a couple of years ago. I sort of
rediscovered the Renegade fishing this creek in January a couple of
years ago. They were killers during a heavy midge hatch. I learned to
fish with the Renegade where I grew up in Idaho. I have probably caught
more fish on a Renegade than any other fly.

Russell