Comments on: The best kind of frustrating http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss essays and musings on fly fishing for native trout Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:57:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:21:51 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1045#comment-1185 It depends. On the river I usually take my little point-n-shoot: Canon PowerShot A620. I really like that camera a lot, just wished it was waterproof/resistant (my wife will kill me if anything happens to that camera). I also shoot with an Olympus E-510 dSLR. I have a couple of lenses for it: 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 and 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6. I like it because it shoots in RAW and I like post-processing quite a bit (RAW is good for us tinkerers). It depends. On the river I usually take my little point-n-shoot: Canon PowerShot A620. I really like that camera a lot, just wished it was waterproof/resistant (my wife will kill me if anything happens to that camera). I also shoot with an Olympus E-510 dSLR. I have a couple of lenses for it: 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 and 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6. I like it because it shoots in RAW and I like post-processing quite a bit (RAW is good for us tinkerers).

]]> By: Big Hoss http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Big Hoss Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:26:26 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1045#comment-1184 Those are some awesome pictures. What kind of camera are you shooting with? Those are some awesome pictures. What kind of camera are you shooting with?

]]> By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-1175 Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:16:31 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1045#comment-1175 I need to give the fall a try - it's my favorite time of year to fish anyhow, and SF is becoming a favorite. I need to give the fall a try – it’s my favorite time of year to fish anyhow, and SF is becoming a favorite.

]]> By: Colby D http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-1173 Colby D Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:10:48 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1045#comment-1173 @Cutthroat Stalker (Scott), It does fish very well in the fall when the levels drop back down to a wadeable level @Cutthroat Stalker (Scott), It does fish very well in the fall when the levels drop back down to a wadeable level

]]> By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-1171 Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:32:38 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1045#comment-1171 Granny, I tried every midge pattern: nymph through adult stages without a lot of success. What ended up working in that hole were the BWO emergers. After that first day, back at the hotel, I tied up some BWO CDC comparadun emergers (maybe there is an official name, but CDC wing in the tilted forward comparadun style, with an antron trailing shuck--I was going to put a picture up, but the only ones I had left were pretty chewed up) size 20. That seemed to be the ticket because I more easily caught the others when we went back the next two days. Granny,

I tried every midge pattern: nymph through adult stages without a lot of success. What ended up working in that hole were the BWO emergers. After that first day, back at the hotel, I tied up some BWO CDC comparadun emergers (maybe there is an official name, but CDC wing in the tilted forward comparadun style, with an antron trailing shuck–I was going to put a picture up, but the only ones I had left were pretty chewed up) size 20. That seemed to be the ticket because I more easily caught the others when we went back the next two days.

]]> By: Bob Granstrom http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-1168 Bob Granstrom Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:00:25 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1045#comment-1168 When I had the vision of my youth, cold-weather midge fishing was a favorite. When the midge is present, I believe that much of the take activity we observe at the surface is trout bulge-taking pupas rather than crashing on the adults. The pupa stage, swept up in the fast water, gets hung up in the surface tension by the gill structure, trapped and hanging vertically - an easy target for the feeders. From one SHiDer to another, Scott, give the midge pupa a try, if you haven’t already. When I had the vision of my youth, cold-weather midge fishing was a favorite. When the midge is present, I believe that much of the take activity we observe at the surface is trout bulge-taking pupas rather than crashing on the adults. The pupa stage, swept up in the fast water, gets hung up in the surface tension by the gill structure, trapped and hanging vertically – an easy target for the feeders. From one SHiDer to another, Scott, give the midge pupa a try, if you haven’t already.

]]> By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:49:42 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1045#comment-1147 Colby, It's definitely a fun place to fish. My favorite time is in the spring when the flows are about 300 CFS and you can wade the entire thing. Later it can be 900-1600 CFS. I've only fished it once that high, but my fishing buddy, Dan, lived in Boise and cut his fly fishing teeth on that river--low, high and in-between. Dan and his Boise fishing pals have names for just about every stretch imaginable. My favorite name for a hole is Gotham, but I've never caught fish there. We've named about three since I started fishing with him. If I head up there this summer I'll try to remember to let you know. Colby, It’s definitely a fun place to fish. My favorite time is in the spring when the flows are about 300 CFS and you can wade the entire thing. Later it can be 900-1600 CFS. I’ve only fished it once that high, but my fishing buddy, Dan, lived in Boise and cut his fly fishing teeth on that river–low, high and in-between. Dan and his Boise fishing pals have names for just about every stretch imaginable. My favorite name for a hole is Gotham, but I’ve never caught fish there. We’ve named about three since I started fishing with him. If I head up there this summer I’ll try to remember to let you know.

]]> By: Colby D http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-1145 Colby D Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:33:21 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1045#comment-1145 This is with out a doubt one of my favorite bodies of water. If you want to do another trip up there when it opens up again let me know. I would love to know the names of all the holes I have been fishing. This is with out a doubt one of my favorite bodies of water. If you want to do another trip up there when it opens up again let me know. I would love to know the names of all the holes I have been fishing.

]]> By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:48:46 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1045#comment-1137 No need to be jealous, just come out west and join the fun! You make the trip, I'll take care of the rest. Except flies and licenses. Or gratuities. Or gear (actually, I could cover you there except waders and boots). No need to be jealous, just come out west and join the fun! You make the trip, I’ll take care of the rest. Except flies and licenses. Or gratuities. Or gear (actually, I could cover you there except waders and boots).

]]> By: Harry http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1045/the-best-kind-of-frustrating/comment-page-1/#comment-1136 Harry Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:19:00 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1045#comment-1136 Excellent post Scott and nice pictures. Making me jealous though. Excellent post Scott and nice pictures. Making me jealous though.

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