For sure. Ice in the guides is my only no go. No such thing as bad weather

Oct 16, 2024
10:23:21am

docrick All-American

Just bad gear. Ice in the guides you just can’t fix.

Catching fish in the snow on midges is so fun, a BWO hatch in the rain is a hoot.

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Time

Weather and fishing

dingus79 All-American

9:53am

Depends on where you are fishing. I like heavy wind when I’m fishing Pyramid

PhilPete

9:56am

So you like the wind pushing into the shoreline? That's a bear to cast into the wind, I guess no indicator fishing at

dingus79

9:58am

our best day on Pyramid was in like 50 MPH winds. Insanity. Every outhouse on the shore got blown into the lake.

dryflyelk

10:10am

nuts!

dingus79

10:21am

Good it was blowing *toward* the water for you! That kind of wind and still being able to get your line out is

mvtoro

10:48am

Pyramid Lake fishing is insane. You have to really want to catch fish to

UNLVcougar

10:40am

RE: Pyramid Lake fishing is insane. You have to really want to catch fish to

mvtoro

10:50am

Walk out into the cold salty water in the dark with air temps below freezing. Dig the legs of a paint ladder into the

mvtoro

11:00am

…but you can catch fish like this:

mvtoro

11:02am

That's awesome!

UNLVcougar

11:03am

Did you mount him? What was the weight and length?

UNLVcougar

11:13am

36”. Released. But I’ll eventually paint him when I’m caught up on commissions. (I’m a full-time flyfishing artist…

mvtoro

11:24am

I follow you on IG, beautiful art man, amazing

dingus79

2:14pm

Thanks man! Always grateful to connect with a CB brother outside of the CB chamber 👊🏻 And sorry for kind of highjackin

mvtoro

2:34pm

No way, all fishy talk is great, love every second of it, whatever direction it goes

dingus79

2:42pm

All this time I thought you were a doctor for some reason. Guess I was

UNLVcougar

2:18pm

I come from a long line of doctors and worked in/taught in behavioral health, but once I proved I could live as an

mvtoro

2:31pm

Also, I refuse to believe you weren’t made for flyfishing. I’ll bet with a little time and the right kind of flyfishing

mvtoro

2:41pm

The whole thing. Messing with the fins while paddling around in the float tube,

UNLVcougar

3:10pm

Now traditional gear, I enjoy. I grew up with trout and have since discovered

UNLVcougar

3:12pm

Me too. I still love conventional fishing and prefer it in a lot of cases. Fly fishing for stripers is awesome once

mvtoro

3:21pm

I know I sound like chief flyfishing evangelist right now, but we should try you on something simple like Tenkara on a

mvtoro

3:18pm

That would be awesome. With a daughter hopefully going to BYU this next year,

UNLVcougar

4:04pm

Do guys wear dry suits out there?

UNLVcougar

11:04am

Just waders, layers, waterproof outer layer. If you do it right, you’re good.

mvtoro

11:09am

I still need to make it out there. My friend has invited me a few times but

hadmonster

2:36pm

My experience has been mostly lake and stream fishing in Utah

OU Cougar

9:58am

Good point! I’ve had rainy days where the trout were stuffed full of earthworms that were probably washed in. Literally

mvtoro

11:27am

If rain is knocking bugs into the water they may go on a feeding spree. Just

hadmonster

9:59am

My FIL and his friends all live in Utah and are big fishermen.

BYU Sportz Fan

9:59am

Fish will feed aggressively in the fall in preparation for winter, maybe since it's been warm they have not felt the

dingus79

10:01am

The fall BWO hatch hasn't turned on due to the warm weather. Unsure if the bugs will react as quickly as Friday. I think

GfB

10:08am

Last Friday when I went on the middle provo I caught most of my fish on this...

GfB

10:20am

Euro or bobber?

dingus79

10:23am

I euro nymph it but works under an indicator. Just forgo some or all of the splitshot. I fish a 14 for weight and 16-18

GfB

10:30am

Euro nympher. 🤨 User notes updated.

mvtoro

10:42am

Haha tbf I carry my dry fly rod too. And dry dropper most of the year on my 10' 3wt. 😁

GfB

10:44am

Just playing. My probably-most-skilled fishing buddy is a hard-core euro nympher. But he’s a competition guy too, so it

mvtoro

11:08am

I primarily fish in the spring and fall.

Corn

10:00am

What about after it passes?

dingus79

10:02am

Fall is just a good time to fish. I think you'll be good.

Corn

10:04am

True, true

dingus79

10:14am

Weather matters for sure. For fly fishing for trout on streams….

docrick

10:19am

I’ve heard exactly what you’re talking about in terms of Stillwater fishing and barometric pressure, but haven’t seen it

mvtoro

10:06am

Interesting about mayfly wings, I probably have read it somewhere before. I know snow doesn't seem to stop mayflies or

dingus79

10:21am

Yeah I can’t say for sure if it’s affecting the actual hatch rate, or time on the surface, or just the fish directly,

mvtoro

10:28am

Interesting observation, my best BWO hatch was on the Lower P. in sunny weather. It started great but then all

dingus79

10:37am

You *were* sick. You had a fever… and the only prescription was more blue wing.

mvtoro

10:44am

No hard and fast rule. Depends on location and time of year. Fish typically prefer the weather that people do -

dryflyelk

10:11am

The only weather where I don't enjoy fishing is when my guides freeze up every cast

letthewookieewin

10:19am

This was the subject when I was the guest on Tom Rosenbauer’s podcast. I thought it was somewhat ironic since I was

mvtoro

10:22am

Those podcasts are great, I'll have to try and find yours ha ha

dingus79

10:24am

He’s such a good dude, and makes it easy. But I thought it was silly that with all the subjects we could have discussed

mvtoro

10:34am

For sure. Ice in the guides is my only no go. No such thing as bad weather

docrick

10:23am

Maybe I'm making this up but it seems textured fly lines seems to break up some of the ice, but probably a non factor

dingus79

10:26am

When it’s super cold, some textured lines are even worse because they carry more water into the guides as you strip,

mvtoro

10:29am

That makes sense

dingus79

10:42am

I do like recoil guides on freezing days though. You can just grab the blank and run your hand down breaking up all the

mvtoro

10:31am

It's usually not what weather is best for fish

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