Marsha/CA
Moderator Emeritus
Well, I got my long awaited fly fishing lessons last Monday. I spent 4 hours fly fishing the Kern River with Guy Jeans, Guide and local fly shop owner on his 2 seater float boat. I had a ball. We were waiting until the weather calmed a bit and got onto the river before the snow melt off which makes this River a high powered fast moving Class 5 River rafting experience. He introduced me to a couple of new "mending" techniques and it was hard to break old habits; but his ideas were good. I have done lots of nymphing, but had not learned that you could let the nymph rig "swing" for 5 seconds after the line has straightened out. Then he suggested I strip the rig back into the boat. I usually just lift the rig back out of the water and put it in for the drift. I caught several 12 inch Rainbows on the swing part of the drift and a couple on the stripping part. I also caught (didn't land darn it) a really nice 16-18" on just the drift . Got him right up to the drift boat and he flipped off.
Guy has also created a new nymph fly called "Kern Kandy"; which the trout LOVE. It's #14 nymph with a bead head and bright pink sparkly filament that makes it look like an emerger. He can't keep the things in stock. It was great fun. I'm going to try to copy the fly and get back down to the water's edge tomorrow. Wahoo!!!
Guy has also created a new nymph fly called "Kern Kandy"; which the trout LOVE. It's #14 nymph with a bead head and bright pink sparkly filament that makes it look like an emerger. He can't keep the things in stock. It was great fun. I'm going to try to copy the fly and get back down to the water's edge tomorrow. Wahoo!!!
