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Post by petroh on Jun 15, 2012 19:37:18 GMT -6
Hey guys! I was wondering what type of flies to use at lockport. I have several streamers, stonefly nymphs, dryflies and I have a woolly bugger without a bead head and a hair's ear nymph. Any info will be appreciated. Also it doesn't matter what fish I target as long as I can target something.
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Post by brucerap on Jun 15, 2012 21:56:09 GMT -6
leeches, clousers (black and white have worked best for me), muddlers, zonkers, crayfish and carp flies should all produce. I caught 2 MA drum tonight on caddis nymphs (good hatch going on at the time).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2012 9:40:19 GMT -6
This year at Lockport I've felt that usually where you are fishing is more important than what fly you are fishing. That includes where you are standing, but more importantly where in the water column your fly is.
If I were you, I would feel pretty confident with any leech or minnow pattern (nymphs are good too). If I wasn't catching fish, I would change the depth I was fishing at, either by switching to a heavier (or lighter) fly or changing fly lines (I have a fly line with interchangeable sinking tips, so I use type III, V and VIII). Another way to change depths is by fishing with an indicator, which I know Nick does often, and which I have had some success with.
If that fails, move spots. Most days I've been out there I've moved back and forth between the fishing on the shoals by the dam and out near the point by the floodway outlet. At times, the fishing has been very different in those two spots.
Right now, if you really just want to catch a fish (any fish!) I would recommend putting on an olive wooly bugger and a type III (or even floating) line. Wade out and cast into the current at about a right angle. Give it a couple quick tugs, and there's a pretty good chance you'll have a goldeye before you know it.
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