Our Spring Setup
Warming temps and increasing flows offer an opportunity to fish to trout that are shaking off winter and looking for bigger bites.
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1. Indicator
Nymphing below an Airlock Indicator lets you to quickly adjust your depth and get your flies closer to the bottom of the river, where insects are being dislodged as the flows pick up.
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3. Weight
Weight can make the difference between getting your flies in front of fish and getting skunked. Experiment with a combination of weight and adjusting the position of your indicator until you’re consistently ticking the bottom.
4. Point Fly
Place the biggest fly you’re fishing on top as your point fly. Use a weighted fly to help the whole rig get down faster.
Here, a size 14 Ol’ Dirty Worm does double duty as a worm and an egg—commonly found in water systems in the spring when rainbow trout are spawning.
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4. Bottom Fly
Place a smaller fly 12-18” below your point fly. Try weighted and unweighted flies, depending on the depth of the water you’re fishing and the type of insect and
Most of our flies are tied on jig hooks, making the fly ride with the hook facing up, resulting in fewer snags on rocks and sticks.
Place a smaller fly 12-18” below your point fly. Try weighted and unweighted flies, depending on the depth of the water you’re fishing and the type of insect and
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2. Leader
This time of year, we’ll use a 3x-6x nylon leader, depending on the clarity of the water and the size of the fish we’re after.
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