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Little Dell - 04/08/2018 - Joe_Dizzy - 04-09-2018
Hit the lake early yesterday... just brutal conditions; the rain/snow/sleet wasn't overly bad, but the wind driving it was miserable, and relentless.
I managed 3 on chironomids and missed/lost 3 others... only fished for about 1 1/2 hours before calling it. Water is ice cold and the bite very subtle. All were healthy 16-17" fish.
Looks to be another high water year up there again, although the lower reservoir is extremely low... so maybe they'll be transferring a lot of water? Inlet already flooded up to the rock pile.
Some pics attached.
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Re: [Joe_Dizzy] Little Dell - 04/08/2018 - OldTroller - 04-10-2018
Thanks for the report.
That first fly, What is that tied with? Great picture btw.
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Re: [Joe_Dizzy] Little Dell - 04/08/2018 - T-DOG91 - 04-10-2018
Good to see someone got into them. I showed up around 8 and left at 930 after getting my share of the wind that same day.
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Re: [Joe_Dizzy] Little Dell - 04/08/2018 - remo_5_0 - 04-10-2018
Nice, I'll have to start throwing my gear in the car and head up after work.
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Re: [Joe_Dizzy] Little Dell - 04/08/2018 - _6x_ - 04-10-2018
Thanks for the report and pictures. I admire the commitment to fish under those conditions.
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Re: [OldTroller] Little Dell - 04/08/2018 - Joe_Dizzy - 04-10-2018
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That first fly, What is that tied with? Great picture btw.
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The Christmas fly? That's just green Flashabou wound up the shank (over a tapered thread base) with red (small) holographic tinsel counter-wrapped to make the rib segments.
Two coats of Sally Hanson's holds it together for a while, but these spring Cutt's are toothy critters. Hard on flies. [
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Re: [Joe_Dizzy] Little Dell - 04/08/2018 - remo_5_0 - 04-11-2018
How deep were your running your chironomids?
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Re: [Joe_Dizzy] Little Dell - 04/08/2018 - OldTroller - 04-11-2018
I toughen my c-mids up with a thin layer of Loon UV finish. Thanks for the return response I'm going to tie a couple of those up.
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Re: [remo_5_0] Little Dell - 04/08/2018 - Joe_Dizzy - 04-11-2018
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How deep were your running your chironomids?
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About 8-9 ft to the first one... trailing fly another foot and a half or so.
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