tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post249012194674411948..comments2024-03-27T06:26:32.724-04:00Comments on Welcome to the Millers River Fly Fishing Forum : First Trip Of 2016 - From The Gauge To The PipeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-33875516516167301312016-01-07T13:26:26.716-05:002016-01-07T13:26:26.716-05:00Thank you, Ken. The Swift it is. Temperature seems...Thank you, Ken. The Swift it is. Temperature seems really nice but big chance of rain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-40388847456353244522016-01-06T17:09:59.472-05:002016-01-06T17:09:59.472-05:00Anonymous,
Not exactly! From May through October...Anonymous,<br /><br />Not exactly! From May through October I fish/guide on the EB and the Millers as much as the Swift UNLESS the other two rivers are blown out with high water or too low and warm. In the winter the EB and the Millers can be frozen over. Not the Swift. You should get the picture!<br /><br />This weekend - the Millers is way too high and I've never had much success on the EB after early December although the flow is good right now.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-24220086957459278102016-01-06T14:08:17.346-05:002016-01-06T14:08:17.346-05:00Hello Ken, I have noticed that you seem to fish th...Hello Ken, I have noticed that you seem to fish the Swift much more than the EB or the Millers. Is there a reason for this or you just like the Swift better? I am trying to decide where to fish this weekend if I gather courage to endure the cold weather. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-62353658678648931962016-01-05T21:10:32.539-05:002016-01-05T21:10:32.539-05:00Sam,
I don't fish streamers often. Mostly sm...Sam,<br /><br />I don't fish streamers often. Mostly small marabou ones when I do.<br /><br />The great fly tier John Betts used plastic bag material for wings. Something to do with "going with the grain or warp of the plastic. Maybe for spinner wings but that's it.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-21252189999705973022016-01-05T19:50:36.231-05:002016-01-05T19:50:36.231-05:00Ken, you may have posted about this before, but do...Ken, you may have posted about this before, but do you do any good with streamers? I like tying them once in a while versus the tiny flies. Easier on my aging eyes.<br /><br />With regard to scuds or sow bugs, I learned that plastic bag method from a Jim Misiura video I found on youtube and it works darn well. He also ties wings for dry flies out of plastic grocery bags, but I can't seem to make that one work.<br /><br />Regards, SamSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-87138511339182163042016-01-04T19:11:22.009-05:002016-01-04T19:11:22.009-05:00Thanks Ken
I will tie some up with rabbit. I don...Thanks Ken <br />I will tie some up with rabbit. I don't have opossum but I will look for it.<br /><br />MikeMike Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144845687900266970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-28516346304135682522016-01-04T17:01:55.012-05:002016-01-04T17:01:55.012-05:00Mike C.
My scuds are size 14 and 16. Sometimes 18...Mike C.<br /><br />My scuds are size 14 and 16. Sometimes 18 but not often.<br /><br />Dubbing - olive Australian possum (real fur and not the synthetic blend stuff) If you don't have the real stuff then olive rabbit or beaver dubbed LOOSELY will do.<br /><br />Shellback - very thin plastic cut from a clear and very thin plastic bag like a lunch bag or from a food storage bag. Cut it as thin as you can. This thin stuff will show the dubbing underneath better than the stuff you're supposed to use. You cannot cut this stuff too thin. It will work!<br /><br />Rib - very thin copper wire<br /><br />Some of my pictures appear to have crystal flash but that's the photo and not the way I tie these things.<br /><br />Have fun!<br /><br />Ken<br />Millers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-71251671605951614592016-01-04T14:53:48.401-05:002016-01-04T14:53:48.401-05:00Ken,
What size scuds do you typically bring to the...Ken,<br />What size scuds do you typically bring to the Swift?<br /><br />I have been studying the picture of the scud on your pages. I am guessing the recipe.<br /><br />Dubbing: brown?<br />Rib: Thin copper wire<br />Shellback: Crystal flash?<br /><br />MikeMike Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02144845687900266970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-83298201697922542692016-01-03T19:55:58.962-05:002016-01-03T19:55:58.962-05:00They caught some, one guy could only catch 6"...They caught some, one guy could only catch 6" dinks other than that they didn't do that well. In the morning one fly fisher said something to a bait guy about the limit and then the bait guy went off about how they're going to come every day and clean the pipe out but of all the bait slingers there only a few actually caught some that I saw and I was there at 730. A lot of them didnt have any patience and kept bouncing around. <br /><br />Lenny Lennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103319077043860277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-11329597717634554272016-01-03T19:35:46.750-05:002016-01-03T19:35:46.750-05:00Appreciate the reminder on the scuds, Ken. I have...Appreciate the reminder on the scuds, Ken. I have some small ones tied up that look pretty good. I'm glad to hear the fish are still hitting now that winter has set in to some degree. <br /><br />Regards, SamSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-30752364410077649592016-01-03T19:25:29.931-05:002016-01-03T19:25:29.931-05:00Sam,
Thanks and don't forget the scuds either...Sam,<br /><br />Thanks and don't forget the scuds either!<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-21519729710296434032016-01-03T19:22:28.290-05:002016-01-03T19:22:28.290-05:00Lenny,
Things are starting to cool down which wil...Lenny,<br /><br />Things are starting to cool down which will slow done nymph (mayfly) activity. Now we go to scuds and larva/pupae. Were the bait boys catching anything? Saw only one on Saturday.<br /><br />KenMillers River Flyfisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834066906971183890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-46284635755362027312016-01-03T18:42:50.542-05:002016-01-03T18:42:50.542-05:00Congrats on the great day and thanks for the heads...Congrats on the great day and thanks for the heads up on what they were hitting. That is what I will be tying on the next chance I get to fish up there.<br /><br />Regards, SamSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08858232423819687001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5461245170077475695.post-68188402351794319552016-01-03T17:45:03.703-05:002016-01-03T17:45:03.703-05:00All the bait guys were there today, flanking me bo...All the bait guys were there today, flanking me both sides at the pipe. I experienced a similar result as you did with the soft hackle and slim fly as the dropper. It was real slow until I put on the size 26. Messed around at the vise and tied up hot spot soft hackles and they caught two, but softies weren't really on the menu today <br /><br />LennyLennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103319077043860277noreply@blogger.com