{"id":790,"date":"2011-07-07T09:39:52","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T16:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.horseshoebarpreserve.com\/fly-fishing-american-river\/?p=790"},"modified":"2011-07-07T09:40:11","modified_gmt":"2011-07-07T16:40:11","slug":"boxcar-is-a-great-place-to-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horseshoebarpreserve.com\/fly-fishing-american-river\/boxcar-is-a-great-place-to-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxcar is a great place to Start Fishing"},"content":{"rendered":"

You probably have read about the dinner we had last night so I wanted to chime in on the fishing conditions. The flows continue to lower, but not quickly enough for me. While I was up at the club I took some pics behind the boxcar and thought I would send them out. This area is definitely fishable.<\/p>\n

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The first pic is what I call the boxcar run. I usually start fishing at the far right of this pic and work my way up nymphing along the seam between the fast and slower water. \u00a0 \u00a0If I happen to sight an area or boulder that looks like a great place to protect a fish I will cast above it and let the flies drift down through the most likely food lane. \u00a0I always keep a rod with a dry fly handy and at times cast it to see if I can make a fish rise. \u00a0 The Turk Tarantula and large Stimulators are my favorites with a 16-18 PMD or BWO about 18\u201d off the back of the top fly. Shake a bush and see what around to make a decision on the second fly. \u00a0 I just can see these small flies so I watch the large flies and set the hook when anything rises around them.<\/p>\n

As you near the top of the run there is a pool of quite water extending perpendicular from the shore out to the turn where there is white water. The fish holding there are waiting for a meal to come by. They are smart and can be spooked easily. Being stealth is critical and fish it from a distance to avoid spooking them. The water is approximately 2\u2019-3\u2019 deep so adjust your indicator accordingly. You might even try a few dry fly casts if you can do it delicately so as not to spook the fish.<\/p>\n

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The second pic is what I call \u201cLarge pool behind the boxcar\u201d. In the late summer evening the fish hand below the brush on the opposite side. I mean within 5\u2019 of the bank. You need to be able to put the fly just below the brush. To do this you need a float tube or pontoon boat, While the water is cool, I still don\u2019t use waders in this heat. I may use the Simms neoprene guard socks because they almost reach up to the knee. Start near the top of the run and cast from the middle where the water is not as fast. There is an eddy about half way down that just looks inviting. Any flies that fall and are not eaten immediately will end up in the eddy. Once you have fished the length just kick or row back up to the top and do it again. You also may choose to fish the large eddy at the very top.<\/p>\n

Below the campground was awful inviting as well. I didn\u2019t take any pics of the water, but it was definitely fishable.<\/p>\n

Good luck and keep your line tight.<\/p>\n

Tom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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