Rapid River

On 2010-06-08 19:37:04 -0400, "Tom Littleton" said:


"David LaCourse" wrote in message
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excellent report, David!! What always strikes me, though, is your use and
success relying on such small stuff. Is the Rapid just rife with smaller
caddis species? If so, the shorter warm season you all have would give the
river a plethora of caddis larvae about this time of year. Still, one
envisions the flies from the 'classic' days up that way. My mind goes back
to the stuff in that Carrie Stevens book you kindly gave me. Not small
stuff, even the flies designed for river angling. Just another example of
the multitudes of variables in this thing we generalize by calling 'trout
fishing'........
Tom

I discovered the small nymphs a couple of years ago mainly through
experimentation. They work regardless the kind of hatch that is (or is
not) coming off. They seem to thrive it. I have given away many 20s
and 2s to non-believers, but if they fish them correctly, they will be
tired of landing fish, some of them BIG. No strike indicator, fishe
deep, with VERY subtle takes.

You are correct about the caddis. There has been a hatch on for more
than a week. Every couple of hours they appear and the fish are taking
mostly the emergers. However, Harry Mason's Killer Caddis works
wonderfully. I've turned on a couple of folks to this fly and they
have order thru Harry and the flies were delivered in two days to the
camp.

Fished this afternoon. Many small salmon and brook trout, as well as
some 15 inch brookies, and one nice 18 inch salmon that I had a helluva
time landing because of my legs. I finally had to sit in the water to
land him and it took awhile to resuscitate him. I normally land a fish
as quickly as possible minimizing the stress as well as I can. But
this old man is having a hard time of it..........

More trip reports to come.

Dave