Local River for a 1/2 Hour
We had a family party the other day. I try to avoid those things at all costs, so I figured it was time to go fishing. When I got to the river it was about 4:00PM. Being December, that doesn’t leave much daylight. The river was running very high, actually, much higher than the rain could have made it. I think they are drawing down the reservoir for the winter. I started out Euro nymphing with some really bright flies but didn’t get anything. I then tried more natural colored flies, still nothing. With a few minutes of daylight left, I knew it was time to change tactics. It was time for a streamer. I tied one on and nailed a brown on the first swing. I got two more in the remaining 10 minutes. Just goes to show you, as much as we love Euro nymphing, when the water is high and the fish are hungry, its tough to beat a streamer.
Normally this is a trickle.
Greedy little guy.
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Chris Michels. Just a fisherman.
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Nice Nick! I think I’ll head out tomorrow to somewhere NNJ. I have a day off, a full tank of gas, a bit of flies tied up, and not much money.
1Make sure to bring the streamers. Alot of the rivers are running very high right now. The KLG always clears out very quickly and the Pequest is always good no matter the flow. Plus the small wild creeks always clear out quick.
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