Nickk

for Clouser's probably not but for unweighted flies they are often recommended for bass, I haven't spent much time with them.   I do have a poly-leader that I plan to try in still water for largemouth with surf candy style baitfish flies

I'd be happy to tie some up to donate over the next few months, Clouser's and Wooly Buggers probably since they're the most effective all arounders.  My wife works at Loyola and I'm not too far from there so I could work out a meet up once the world is less "covidy".  Shoot me a PM for my phone #

Nick

I think I want to try more "Game Changer" flies for a swimmer, the one that I have tied really swims great but I haven't put the time in with it.

My daughter recently left the nest and I picked up a roll top desk on Craigs list for $75,  I don't have the tying station set up yet but I'm dying to get it done

I fished the Dupage for the first time this year, it's not very close so I don't make it there as often as I'd like.  It was hot!  I fished from around 6:30-noon, downstream and then back up the way I had come with a bit added on the upstream portion.  Weeds were pretty bad, loads of hairy clumps tumbling down fouling your hook when fishing down.  Very slow morning with only a single smallie spotted among the numerous small carp.  As I was wading upstream toward the end of my wade I saw a fish break the water near a mud bank so I tried drifting a hopper pattern with no luck.  Then I switched to a very sparse Clouser to work the subsurface zone of the same area and I noticed a small ball of baitfish moving downstream past me in the current, my fly was the perfect size if they start keying on those.  A few minutes later I looked upstream and saw several fish busting the surface, by now I had assumed everything was carp because I had be relegated to carp herder for the day but there's actually a good chance it's actually smallies busting bait.  I waded up to get in position and false casted to keep from fouling in weeds when all of a sudden I had half the rod in my hand.  The tip and second section had separated from my 6 weight and I was frantically gathering line hoping that my fly snags the tip, it did and then I had to just as frantically pull the line through the tip to get my rod to it's full 9' again.  A quick look showed that the fish were still active, I settled in and managed to go 4/5  until they cooled down(or I spooked them).  That's really what you live for fishing smallies on a fly, great to be there!  Pardon the bad pics but they fish were busting and I wasn't going to waste time.

If they advertise that they'll replace a broken rod (most cos. do these days) than they are in fact obligated.In my case Echo had no obligation to replace a lost rod but did so anyway.So yea really.

whoa, I didn't realize that. I concur

Rich

What Bean did is only what they were obligated to do. I question whether they'd offer to go beyond their obligation by replacing a rod that wasn't broken but simply lost the way Rajeff did for me with my Echo rod.Trully Great service.

really? do you think that a rod company is obligated to replace an accidentally broken rod? Sounds to me like they went above and beyond by replacing it for a nominal fee.

Clouser's Deep Minnow and Wooly Buggers, it's nice to have a top water too. Those will get you fish for sure, for Wooly Buggers I usually go with Olive tones and with Clouser's just tie them sparse. Carp I can't help you though I have seen them heavily feeding on top for caddis flies on the Fox so maybe some larger Caddis patterns (size 12,14)

Thanks!

anyone doing this? I'm thinking about getting a line and heads for my 6wt and I'm looking for recommendations. Rio 250 grain?

it's good to hear of an expansion of a shop. Trout and Grouse is closing their doors today.

is that the same type of grass that's on the Dupe?

I stumbled upon the Golden Gate Casting club in 1990 with my then girlfriend(now wife) while walking through Golden Gate park. There were only 2 people casting, a man and a woman. The guy could shoot line like you wouldn't believe, or at least I couldn't at the time. It had been a good 12 years since I had tried to fly cast(fish), watching that was one of the things that got me fishing again later in life.

I'll take them if they fit

is it weighted under the mylar? rich

thanks for asking for me.

Great looking fly Michael!

Sweet!!!!

New stuff rules. I haven't thrown any line with those rods but have heard good thing. Are they selling replacement line now? I had initally heard that they're really set up for the specific line for the rod.

SOMEONE MAKE IT STOP!!!!

hahahahahaha

if you ever need to round it out I'm probably about a 2.5 trying for 3.0

I have a friend who intentionally says "the Jewels" in an ironic fashion and now his kids say it with no irony intended.

Steve,

we should wack some yellow balls some time.

Don,

Are you going to start the smallie noodling league?

my first really decent sized bass was on a blue/purple Nick Creme pre-rigged worm when I was a kid. It was at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg MD. We used to sneak under the fence, probably get shot these days trying that.

maybe Gammy Superline hooks?

click me

I ran off and forgot my waders but I got a Rod Reel and some Sliders with Slider Worms so I am ready to try and catch some fish. Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow.

I'll bring some spares, bring some shoes you don't care about!

run them as a trailer from a spinnerbait or swim jig. You'll have to sort of lob your casts though. I rigged up soft hackles behind Beetlespins for my daughter(when she was 5) so she could catch potatochip sized bluegill in a park pond without using bait and a bobber.

I'm set for Saturday but I may have to bail earlier than I'd like.

marking calendar

Running a quick search I found this, the Esslingen Park might be good. I know there's private land in Kohler that's part of the "River Wildlife" club but there maybe access upstream from there. There are supposed to be some nice Pike in there as well as smallies.

clicky

*edit check this out

SHEBOYGAN RIVER

The Sheboygan is another river with seasonal runs of steelhead and salmon that overshadow an excellent year-round smallmouth fishery.

 

 

 

The river begins at the outlet of Sheboygan Marsh in northwestern Sheboygan County. From here it loops north into Manitowoc County, then swings back southward to Sheboygan Falls, where it turns east to flow through Kohler and the city of Sheboygan. All the way, it meanders lazily through farms and woodlands. You can wade some stretches, while others require a boat or canoe.

 

 

 

The upstream passage of migrating steelhead and salmon is halted at the Kohler Dam, located on property owned by the Kohler Company, which includes the famed Black Wolf Run golf course. Upstream from here, the river is entirely smallmouth water. Downstream, smallies share the river with the migrants.

 

 

 

Thill Marine at 823 South Commerce right on the river rents kayaks and canoes. They will even ferry you upstream to Sheboygan Falls, where you can launch and then float and fish back down to their dock. For rental information, call (920) 452-1814 or log on to www.thillmarine.com. Sheboygan's riverfront has a variety of restaurants and other facilities, including the brand-new Blue Harbor Resort & Conference Center (www.blueharborresort.com), which just opened this year. For more information, contact the Sheboygan Convention and Visitors Bureau at 1-800-457-9497, extension 700, or online at www.sheboygan.org.