|
08-07-2013, 03:18 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 19
|
|
Teach me to read the river
So I have been fishing fish creek the last couple weeks with limited success (spin rod), tried the slow moving water left of the parking lot all the way up to the boat launch and only managed 1 pike, 30incher but still.... So I ask you pros out there to tell me what to look for when fishing the river, I won't ask for exact spots because I need to find one to claim m own lol. I have been chucking rainbow, brown rapalas and wolly bugger if you guys are interested. I would love to know how to look for pools and how to fish them, any help is much appreciated
|
08-07-2013, 04:25 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 104
|
|
I'm pretty much a newbie as well. One thing that helps to find fish for me is to just sit and watch the water for a while. Especially late in the evening when the fish start rising.
|
08-07-2013, 04:35 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,136
|
|
This is a very good read. If you can dig up old episodes somewhere of Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing, Tom also did a very good one on reading water.
http://midcurrent.com/techniques/reading-the-water/
Dace
|
08-07-2013, 05:45 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,426
|
|
there are a couple of old fly fishing books on the subject,,, cannot remember.. investigate literature on river hydraulics
|
08-08-2013, 08:10 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Calgary
Posts: 2,671
|
|
Hit the river a lot.
__________________
Often I have been exhausted on trout streams, uncomfortable, wet, cold, briar scarred, sunburned, mosquito bitten,
but never, with a fly rod in my hand have I been in a place that was less than beautiful.
My blog - casting on the waters
fishing regulations and facts on fish handling
Fishing Regulations
|
08-08-2013, 08:15 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Calgary
Posts: 1,733
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lornce
Hit the river a lot.
|
This is your best advise..
|
08-08-2013, 08:16 AM
|
Banned
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: on a mishn for fishn.
Posts: 8,790
|
|
A little dity for ya
Foam is home
Made in the shade
Deep in the sweep
Roots hold brutes.
Gives a guy a good place to start.
|
08-08-2013, 09:47 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 19
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Daceminnow
|
Thanks for the read Dace
|
08-08-2013, 12:21 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,227
|
|
Spend some time just sitting back and read the river.
Most of the time we are in too busy fishing to actually see what is going on. Take a break, sit down and just watch. Secrets will be revealed.
|
08-08-2013, 01:37 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: North of Cochrane
Posts: 6,678
|
|
One tip
If the river has pools, sweepers, large rocks, over hangs, floating logs, I used to like to try the ones that were hard to fish. For example a spot where a spin fisherman couldn't get to, evidence is in the tree above the pool, or stuck on the log across the pool. With a floating fly line and careful wading I was very successful.
__________________
"The well meaning have done more damage than all the criminals in the world" Great grand father "Never impute planning where incompetence will predict the phenomenon equally well" Father
|
08-15-2013, 05:41 AM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 51
|
|
Here is a great link for what exactly your looking for. He's a great author and the book is very informative. Enjoy
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9hg0DoSdt0
Henry Nguyen
Legend Boats
|
08-15-2013, 07:35 AM
|
Banned
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 932
|
|
Different angles for presentations also helps alot. You can look at a section and pick out the primary spots that "everyone" casts to, find the secondaries and so on.
|
08-15-2013, 08:36 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Morinville
Posts: 630
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Daceminnow
|
Great article. Thanks!
|
08-15-2013, 03:55 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 12,770
|
|
The bigger the pile of garbage the better the fishing spot. Unfortunately. Look for something different, speed and direction changes, eddies and the like. Anything that can shelter a fish or collect food is a good start. And explore, a lot. All these can change daily or seasonally so dont hesitate to retrace your steps after weather changes or rain too.if its hot out look for deep holes with cooler water
__________________
Dinos
681
Shove your masks and your vaccines
Non Compliance!!!!!!
"According to Trudeau, Im an extremist who needs to be dealt with"
#Trudeau must go
Wheres The Funds
The vaccine was not brought in for COVID. COVID was brought in for the vaccine. Once you realize that, everything else makes sense.” ~ Dr. Reiner Fuellmich
|
08-16-2013, 07:40 AM
|
Banned
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 932
|
|
A wise LKST fisherman once told me that look for small pattern changes on the water surface, this tells you the substrate changes underneath. From rock, to sand, or to a drop off or vise versa. This really only applies to the SSR and NSR but its really the best tip I've gotten in a while for sturg because they park their butts there like a bus.
|
08-16-2013, 01:01 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 21
|
|
|
08-16-2013, 04:46 PM
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 417
|
|
there is a video called the underwater world of trout. WATCH IT!
its available on torrents I dunno if its still available on youtube
|
08-17-2013, 12:50 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,484
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruger1022
This is your best advise..
|
Whats wrong with it?...why say this and not add any input...to the OP the more time you spend on the water the more you learn about it, if you catch a fish in one spot, chances are if you go back you are going to cast to that same spot. Put your time in, pay attention to the structure, watch for fish activity(jumping, flashes, cruising shallows etc.) get some polarized glasses, they will help you see under water structure and the fish better. try fishing upstream, blend in, if im fishing a freestone river i wear grey, willows along the bank green or brown. this way you can get as close as possible and have a good look at the hole and possibly pick out some holding fish with out spooking them. find out what they are feeding on and immitate it! cast well above them. Put in your time and you will be rewarded!
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:54 AM.
|