Fall River has been fishing great! The dry fly fishing is tough though

Fall River


by The Fly Shop
8-5-2011
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Current River Conditions:
These rainbows have seen it all by now, but don't let that stop you from fishing to rising fish in the morning! Swinging or suspending nymphs under an indicator has been getting us tight to the big rainbows Fall River is famous for! There is plenty of rainbow trout populated water on Fall River right now. When it come to great scenery, solitude and rainbows averaging 16", Fall River delivers!

The Fly Shop's ? Tips:
The "Fall River Twitch" has been the most effective technique on Fall River for decades. Anchor your pram upstream of rising fish. Cast downstream and across, then feed line out to extend your drift a long ways downstream. This way the fish see your fly first, and enables a precise presentation without spooking the fish. The Fall River Twitch is equally effective whether fishing dries, swinging nymphs or indicator nymphing. If you're casting to a pod of rising trout, work from the outside in and you can often pick them off one by one. 5-6wt rods are great. Recommended fly lines; RIO Gold floating line and an extra spool loaded with RIO Deep 3.

Flies:

Dries:
• Tilt Wing Dun PMD #18
• Last Chance Cripple PMD #18
• Mayfly Cripple Limestone #18
• Mercer's Missing Link
• Norman's Loop Wing PMD #18
• Hackle Stacker PMD #16
• Mercer's Poxyback Emerger Hex
• True Fly Drake Hex

Nymphs/Wet Flies:
• Pseudo May's Brown #16-18
• Drifting Flashback PT #14-16
• Red Copper John #18
• Zug Bug #14-16
• PT Nymph #14-20
• TB PT Nymph #18
• Norman's Wiggle Tail PT #16-18
• Mercer's Micro May Fly Brown #16

Streamers/Leeches:
• Zack's Swimming Leech Olive
• Zack's Swimming Leech Black




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Current River Conditions: Flows are 12,500 cfs. Fishing has been good! By mid August, the fishing can get really good....... Read More