04-18-2014, 09:03 PM
Just returned from an unbelievable baetis hatch on the Green. Fish are really healthy and strong for this time of year and the amount of bwos is staggering. On sunny days the hatch was so big it carpeted the water. Fish would rise like bubbles over and over again and the rainbows were footballs. Amazing we could catch fish out of the millions of flies to pick from but we managed some very nice fish.
Best days were windy which cut down on the number of natural on the water. Best fly was a befus emerger or similar emerger with hackle tied around a foam post. Parachutes and thorax duns worked as well, mostly size 18 but did manage a few on a size 16 parachute bwo.
We floated but walking up from Little Hole is just as good if not better. Fish really got going on top later in the day even though we'd see bwos hatching by 10am. By 4pm the fish were rising everywhere. You can see how literally stuffed to the gills this rainbow is with mayflies.
Best dry fly fishing of the year! Get up there now!
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Best days were windy which cut down on the number of natural on the water. Best fly was a befus emerger or similar emerger with hackle tied around a foam post. Parachutes and thorax duns worked as well, mostly size 18 but did manage a few on a size 16 parachute bwo.
We floated but walking up from Little Hole is just as good if not better. Fish really got going on top later in the day even though we'd see bwos hatching by 10am. By 4pm the fish were rising everywhere. You can see how literally stuffed to the gills this rainbow is with mayflies.
Best dry fly fishing of the year! Get up there now!
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