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If your fly resembles a blackberry, you are probably fishing for CARP! by Marty Sheppard |
| John Elkland
had mentioned a few times that we should go carp fishing. Being that
steelhead fishing totally has my attention right now, when John called
to say lets go Carp fishing my response to him was, "your going
to have to talk me into this." On September 15th off we went. Along with us was Ed Lawrence from Montana. We were going to the Snake River. John had a stretch of river picked out where we could do a day float trip. After shopping for lunch and taking our time getting to the river we launched the drift boat around 11am. |
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honest, I did not expect to have very good fishing. Almost
everyone I had talked to in the past said the same things, "you
need bait" or "yeah I've caught 'em -----with a bow and
arrow!" John had talked me into this adventure with stories of
carp sipping mayflies and running into the backing like
bonefish. "Guidespeak?" I was about to find out. John had said the sight fishing was the key to success. The first two hours of the day were windy. This period was slow fishing. As we neared a bank that had a long stretch of blackberry bushes Ecklund, told us how the carp often line up and feed on falling blackberries. I tied on a black wholly bugger and made a few blind casts when suddenly I spotted one. Before I could say a thing my cast was unfolding and fly landed two feet in front of the carp. The fish took instantly! My reel started screaming and in seconds was in the middle of the snake river. Its first run was not quite to my backing but still I was impressed. The fish pulled and held its position in the current. If I did not know any different it could of passed as a Chinook. With its second run it could of passed as a large male steelhead as this run went well into my backing. Now I'm more than impressed! In the end when the fish was in hand it became a thing of beauty. I admired its golden color. No longer was it ugly. It had gained my respect. By the end of the day we had caught well over a dozen tailing, stationary and rising carp. Fishing from shore to clooping (rising) carp was the most fun. As far as we could tell they were eating EVERYTHING that passed them in the surface film. Swinging a size 12 Prince Nymph worked very well. Other flies that proved effective were Zug Bugs, Carey Specials, Royal Coachmans, and I even got one on a Moose Turd steelhead waking fly! More About Fly Fishing for Carp |
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X-Caddis,
trailing shuck caddis cripple |
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X-Caddis,
Olive Hatches of Rhyacophila and Brachycentrus caddis can produce enough green or olive body trailing shuck cripples to make some trout selective to them. These hatches occur from May through October. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 99206-14 | X-Caddis, Olive | 14 | 3 for $5.25 | |
| 99206-16 | X-Caddis, Olive | 16 | 3 for $5.25 | |
| 99206-18 | X-Caddis, Olive | 18 | 3 for $5.25 | |
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X-Caddis,
Tan Hatches of Hydropsyche caddis can come off in blizzard hatches from May through October. Some of these hatches produce an abnormally high percentages of trailing shuck cripples. These are the caddis that produce the blizzard hatches of early fall. |
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| Item | Description | Size | Price | To Top |
| 99207-14 | X-Caddis, Tan | 14 | 3 for $5.25 | |
| 99207-16 | X-Caddis, Tan | 16 | 3 for $5.25 | |
| 99207-18 | X-Caddis, Tan | 18 | 3 for $5.25 | |
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Fall Steelhead/Salmon Run Predictions and Up-dates! |
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| Soon summer greens will turn to
the golds of autumn. The Earth is cooling in the northern hemisphere.
The sun is shifting south, taking with it the heat of mid-day. The
water is also cooling. Steelhead are on the move in several
arenas. Steelhead Fishing is a key part of the activity around The Fly Fishing Shop. Fishing forays are made weekly to keep us up-to-date with first hand proprietary information. The best part is that Patty and I have to collect much of this information in person. Well that's just the way it is. It's dirty dangerous work, but someone has to do it |
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Fall Steelhead/Salmon Run Predictions and Up-dates, by River! |
| Clackamas River | The water is very low. There are a pretty fair population of nice summer steelhead in a number of areas. Chinooks are beyond their prime. Haven't heard of any Coho yet, but there will be with the next rain. |
| Clear Water River | No steelhead are starting to show. |
| Deschutes River | Fish are scattered throughout the lower one hundred miles. Seasonal water conditions should be favorable. White River glacial run-off has been nonexistent. Steelhead run is expected to exceed last ten year average. In in spite of the good numbers of fish and apparent perfect water conditions, fishing has been inconsistent at times. |
| Grand Rhonde River | A few fish showing. Will start fishing in October/November. Best period for fly fishing is October 15 to November 15. |
| Hood River River | Mud. |
| John Day River | Not much steelhead activity yet. A few fish are at the mouth of the river. Predictions of run size and water conditions are favorable for fall fishing. Best period for fly fishing October & November. |
| Klickitat River | There are fair numbers of very bright steelhead. Heating up. |
| North Santiam River | Water conditions are good. Still good numbers of bright summer steelhead, mostly in upper river. Fishing has been good for anglers willing to cover a lot of water. Fishes well through October. |
| North Umpqua River | Low, warm water. Fish in good number. Be there for the next good rain. Steelhead run is expected to exceed last ten year average. Fishes well through October. |
| Rogue River | A few half-pounders and adult steelhead along with fall Chinooks. Water conditions are favorable. Steelhead run is expected to exceed last ten year average. Fises well through October. |
| Sandy River | Fairly quiet. The river is very low and visibility is only 2'-3'. There are a few very bright Coho. Fall Chinooks are also worth hunting for. Summer steel head are scattered around. It's a hikers show. The river is little. |
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The Fly Fishing Shop has one of the most divers
and extensive collections |
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Want to know more about October Caddis, read this! |
The Fly
Fishing Shop, Welches, OR
1(800) 266-3971
Fish long & prosper,
Mark
Bachmann & Patty Barnes
