Shad kill preparations…
Filtering by Tag: streamers
White River. 28,500 cfs. Rouse’s Poodle.
Charley Perkins and fishing partner Collie with a streamer eater. I may have broken my #orvisfamilycurse today?! Had a blast with these guys. Dang!, #charleycancast.
Summer Sweetness on the Little Red
Good times with Jamie, Matt, and Jordan. It has been a super summer. Can’t think of a better way to beat the heat!
Little Red Fishing Report
7.21.15
Water flow: medium high
Visibility: 58 inches
Water temp at midday: 58 degrees F
With good flow but bright sun, downsize your streamer a bit and use lighter more natural colors with little or no flash.
Full report by Capt. Rouse: http://www.orvis.com/fishing_report.aspx?locationid=5920
Cool video from the team at Headhunters Fly Shop for the Orvis Down The Hatch Film Festival in Missoula Montana.
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When a Poodle Attacks: That's Gonna Leave a Mark!
On a Little Red streamer fishing trip a few days ago, Papa Stu started the day with a great fly choice, insert plug here: Rouse’s Poodle. When he was trying to land a big rainbow beside the boat, he had a mega flexed rod in his right hand. With his left hand he reached down and grabbed the leader. At this moment the fly shook out of the fish’s mouth, and ZOWIE! A high speed Poodle right through the finger tip!
Papa Stu and son, Tommy, established over the next few minutes that this was not a retrieval they should attempt. Now, at this point, when most would be heading to the doctor’s office or ER, they show up at my back door. They figured I had seen more of these than most MDs. I quickly moved them into a sterile work environment–wooden adirondack on my deck. After a quick examination, I came up with a plan of attack. I went to my garage, retrieved a rusty pair of dikes, pair of Van Staal Pliers, and 30# mono. Voila! Hook was gone. –Jamie