Little Lehigh this week

[laurelrun]

Hoping to hit the LL later this week. Any fly suggestions? How are conditions?

 

[Bobert540]

I am not sure on conditions but nyphm a tandem rig, non bead head pheasant tail on top and micro egg below. Weight accordingly. Be patient and have fun!

 

[Chaz]

Look for some fall caddis, and always carry some Al's Rats. Tricos. BWO's

 

[laurelrun]

Thanks, guys. Will let you know how I do.

 

[laurelrun]

PT was the trick to fool this pretty fall-colored rainbow.

 

[Bobert540]

Nice work!

 

[laurelrun]

Thanks for the advice, Bobert. Patience was certainly the key. I started off with a miserable encounter beLow the bridge with sticker bushes and brush. Managed to learn new ways of tangling my rig. Then I slowed down and started really casting well and generally enjoying myself. When I finally switched to the PT and egg rig you recommended, I saw this guy materialize in a riffle and inhale the nymph. Nice fight in fast water. A thick fish that I didn't measure but I suspect was about 15". Aside from some obvious heron damage, he seemed pretty healthy and fat.

 

[GenCon]

Nice fish

GenCon

 

[Bobert540]

You're welcome! Glad you were able to enjoy yourself. It's a fun stream that always has fish but they can be quite picky at times.

 

[geebee]

nice going. do you put any shot on that rig or free fish it ?

I always found free fishing small nymphs worked better on tailwater trout in clear water - thread nymphs were best.

cheers

Mark.

 

[Bobert540]

I typically run weight in between both flies

 

[laurelrun]

I think if I did anything wrong it was not getting the fly deep. I had a weighted PT on that the rainbow took. It was a pretty shallow riffle and he materialized out of nowhere to swipe it.

 

[NedZeppelin]

Sounds like a size 22 RS2 will do well there, as it does everywhere. Thank you, Rim Chung. On the weight issue, out west they say the difference between a good fly fisherman and a great one is one split shot. True words, my default setting is a split shot 18" above to get it down; that said free form fishing nymphs probably works right if emergers are around.

Just my $.02, probably worth less and YMMV.