06-01-2005, 08:54 PM
Our best flies were the #4 Purple Showgirl or a #6 Black Rug Yarn. We drift dragging two anchors on the side of the boat - both are positioned on the same side so the boat will drift sideways. On Monday we trolled and drifted from off the County Boat Dock in 13 feet of water to off Duck Creek in 17 feet of water. Many of the big fish would jump three or four times and throw the fly - too much pressure on the fly to keep it in. As dirty as the water was on Monday, we used flies with a lot of flash in them to increase the visability.
I always try to stay away from concentrations of boats as I believe many fish are spooked by them. I think that float tubing and pontooning spooks most fish also. Think about it - most people move a lot in these floating devises and fish the area that they have just passed over. In Henrys, I have found in recent years, fishing from a tube is mostly unsuccessful in water shallower than 12 feet.
Hope this helps. Fly fishing in about two weeks should be outstanding on most days. The snowflies will be gone and the damsels will be crawling on the bottom.
Good Luck.
Bill
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I always try to stay away from concentrations of boats as I believe many fish are spooked by them. I think that float tubing and pontooning spooks most fish also. Think about it - most people move a lot in these floating devises and fish the area that they have just passed over. In Henrys, I have found in recent years, fishing from a tube is mostly unsuccessful in water shallower than 12 feet.
Hope this helps. Fly fishing in about two weeks should be outstanding on most days. The snowflies will be gone and the damsels will be crawling on the bottom.
Good Luck.
Bill
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