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Comment on Crazy caddis hatch by dhnaves

dhnaves — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:46:16 +0000

Reading that makes me excited to bring *my* kids down there and get them hooked! (pun intended)

Great story, Cosmo… thanks for sharing,
//D

Comment on An Evening at the club by dhnaves

dhnaves — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:01:17 +0000

haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! only good friends can get away with stuff like that. looks like a great time. i swear one of these days i’m going to get down there and actually enjoy it in person instead of virtually in front of my computer.

i *did* however get to go out with the fam to downieville recently and try a sage custom prototype (2 weight), which completely blew my mind. wasn’t even aware that 2 weights were available. the brook trout i landed didn’t know either. =^ )

thanks for posting!!

//dave

Comment on An Evening at the club by Bob Townsend

Bob Townsend — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:47:10 +0000

Very flattering photo Tom. Remember well… that payback is always somewhere in your future! Bob

Comment on The Old Man and the Sea by cosmo

cosmo — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:47:55 +0000

Was this on your Tenkara? That would be a crazy fight.

Comment on Nice Evening Activity!!! by dhnaves

dhnaves — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:53:15 +0000

Why am I sitting in front of my computer instead of down at HBP catching fish like you guys?

#soon,
//Dave

Comment on Nice Evening Activity!!! by cosmo

cosmo — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:51:57 +0000

I’ve had the opportunity to fish the lower stretches of the Middle Fork (Mammoth Bar, Driver’s Flat and the Confluence) during the week for the last month or so. Up until this past week that is. So, I’ve had a pretty good idea of what’s been hatching, and subsequently, what to bring to the club to use on the weekend. Four weeks ago it was PMDs. But the fish would only take emergers or the occasional dry of various styles. Starting three weeks ago the fish became very selective and would only either take a PMD emerger or PMD Thorax. Two weeks ago it was only PMD emerger or PMD Hairwing Dun. This past weekend, however, I was fishing without the benefit of the mid-week recon, and was surprised to find almost nothing hatching except size 20-22 light-colored BWOs. The fish would take nothing but duns. I had one size 20 or smaller PT nymph, but that got nothing, though it should have been a decent facsimile of a BWO nymph. I also had one small size 18 PMD cripple, which caught a few and saved the day — until I heard a rise just feet from me, looked away mid-cast and stuck the fly it into a tree. Argh!
Cosmo

Comment on Saturday at the Boxcar by dhnaves

dhnaves — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:52:59 +0000

Awesome! I *must* get down there and fish soon! Thanks for sharing, Stewart!

Comment on Zugs and other bugs. by dhnaves

dhnaves — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:04:40 +0000

Thanks for all the detailed info. Really appreciate you taking the time to share, Cosmo… When the flows calm down just a bit more, I’m there!

Cheers,
//Dave

Comment on Father’s Day at HBP by dhnaves

dhnaves — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:13:11 +0000

Thanks much for posting, Bob… great pic (and reminder for everyone) to keep keen eyes and ears open for the rattlers!

Comment on Rain on snow causes high flows by dhnaves

dhnaves — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:28:12 +0000

12250 cfs!! i guess we have our own version of a tsunami to worry about here on the middle fork. wow, that’s a ton-o-flow.

glad it will get better… maybe our fish will be able to eat in a few days.

thanks for posting, tom.

cheers!