http://thereellife.com/ Fishing Reports Feeds From Thereellife.com en-us Thu, 17 May 2012 11:11:33 GMT http://www.thereellife.com/fishing-reports/rss UCMS http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#26 Recorded:  50 ° F Fishing: Fair

Good and bad.  I've heard the windy day on Saturday was better than the calm Sunday, that foam wing emergers were working and Dorsey's RS2s.  Otherwise, put a leach on a steelhead swing and bliss out; you'll get your hits if you lose your cares.  I know, pretty granola, but there have been some hard days on the Juan of late, where bent rods are few and far between.  Keep trying.  



]]> Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#26 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#33 Recorded:  55 ° F Fishing: Good

Warmer water means the possibility of good streamer action at Coop's.  Otherwise, meaty nymphs.  Number 3 in your lineup should be small stuff.  If the water's above 40, fish methodically through your spots and then move. 




]]> Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#33 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#27 Recorded:  51 ° F Fishing: Fair

In the middle of the day, expect some small mayflies to pop.  An 18 adams will be fine for these opportunistic feeders.  Try the Guad too, more nymph fishing, and prepare for wind.



]]> Tue, 3 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#27 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#58 Recorded:  49 ° F Fishing: Good

Bring your three weight, a few smallish weighted nymphs, set your indicator a couple feet up.  Fish slowly through the pools.  There has been some runoff of late, enough to bring the river up to 120.  Forget the pockets for the pools.



]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#58 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#57 Recorded:  58 ° F Fishing: Good

Definitely time to break up your winter with a trip to the Pecos.  We had snow, but the water is open and the fish are biting on deep fished nymphs.  This is a good time of year to work the bridges in town.  A little runoff, but not enough to knock the fish down or make things unsafe.



]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#57 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#56 Recorded:  43 ° F Fishing: Fair

Depends on what your expectations are.  If you'll be disappointed with anything but a lights out day, don't bother going.  If you'll be content to work hard and pick up a few possibly big silver browns, it's worth the trip to hit Coops.  As far as I've been able to discern, if you comb the water and hit a fish, you will hit more in that same spot.  Finding that key fish is the deal though, so cover water efficiently and move on if it's not happening.  Slow water seems to be where they are.  Lots of bait boxes though, so I'm wondering if there's been too much harvesting.  Copper john, purple prince, secret, eggs, and worms will give you a good shot.  Make sure you're tapping bottom, and don't set your indicator too far from your weight.



]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#56 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#55 Recorded:  48 ° F Fishing: Good

We're getting lots of mixed reports.  Annelid fishing up by the dam is its usual consistent self, while anglers and their pet patterns - usually RS2s, tiny PTs, cream midge larvae, orange and red worms, and swung and jigged leaches - are doing just fine.  Other anglers are getting wiped out.  If this is you, taking chances can pull you out of a slump.  Don't be dogmatic because trout will not always behave like you want them to.  How's your weight?  Too much?  Too little?  Too close to or far from your flies or indicator?  Are you screening for bugs?  The best thing to do is simply to find someone who's catching a lot; if you don't want to intrude, just watch and see if there's something he or she is doing that you aren't.



]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#55 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#54 Recorded:  54 ° F Fishing: Great

Around the Pueblo confluence, the fishing has been off the hook.  Flows are hovering around 700 with the warmish weather, a little high for careless wading but just fine for pinpoint fishing to the pockets and holes in that area.  Running a yellow egg pattern behind your favorite attractor nymph (dark in color would be best) will turn up plenty of fish if you fish it deep and tight enough.  Big browns are on it.  Hike upstream for half an hour and the fishing should be outstanding as well.



]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#54 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#66 Recorded:  45 ° F Fishing: Poor

I'm saying poor because people are generally missing on the Chama.  A fishing reporter always runs the risk of labeling the fishing bad, only to have some whippersnapper whale on the fish.  But Abiquiu is spotty; huge fish have been seen there.  El Vado seems to depend on a flow in the high 200s and finding fish, probably a good walk down from Coops.  Lots of bait boxes and beer cans littered near the parking areas, while the trashcans stand empty for some utterly stupid reason.  Anyway, I think the low flows of a couple months ago allowed a significant harvest.  If you catch one in a spot, you'll catch another until it stops.  Copper Johns, purple princes and secrets.  Fish a worm and egg pattern too.



]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#66 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#65 Recorded:  53 ° F Fishing: Great

Water is a bit dirty and coming up, but don't let that stop you.  Deep nymphs and egg patters are doing fine from town up to Cowles.  Stonefly nymphs are a good go to, weighted with a B and no indicator if you wish.



]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#65 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#64 Recorded:  51 ° F Fishing: Good

Reports of good dry fly fishing on the Guadalupe are rolling in.  Orange stonefly patterns are working, though the hatch is not really on yet.  It's a water temp game; if it's warm enough, the fish will eat.  And it's warm enough.  Water might be muddy, but don't worry as long as you're covering the water well.  Try the San Antonio too; the road isn't open yet as far as we know, but putzing around with small nymphs and maybe dries should be productive.  The valle is mostly clear of snow, sadly enough, so get your fishing in now in case we have a fire season.



]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#64 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#63 Recorded:  54 ° F Fishing: Fair

She's coming up, though plenty of good fishing can be had from the border down to Alcalde for trout and pike.  Big streamers fished deep with bastante action will give you a great chance.  Egg patterns and deep attractor nymphs should score as well.  Might be time to experiment with caddis pupae and larvae too.  Be careful; we're at 1000 cfs now and this may be the real deal runoff



]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#63 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#62 Recorded:  41 ° F Fishing: Good

Expect lots of wind, cold at times.  You might have to add weight to your nymph rigs to keep them tracking well.  Switching to smaller, less wind resistant indicators will help too.  Or just swing a leech.  Other than that, are your flies small enough?  Should you step down in tippet?



]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#62 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#75 Recorded:  50 ° F Fishing: Fair

Depending on runoff and air temps, you should be able to find reliable fishing in the creeks.  I'd go Chiquito, Pot, Little Rio, and Santa Barbara.  For me at this time of year, going over to the other side is the best bet.  Since I was a kid, Coyote Creek and the Cimarron have been money in the middle spring shoulder season.  Oh yeah, if you fish Coyote or Cimarron, stop by the south end of Eagle Nest and dip a thermometer in.  If temps are much above 45, consider fishing through the coves.



]]> Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#75 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#74 Recorded:  44 ° F Fishing: Fair

Try Coops and just off the highway on the Heron road.  Find slow water and comb it well with small to medium copper johns, PTs, SJ worms, and micromays.  Don't be afraid to go ultra small and throw a little flash in there, like a lightning bug.  Mind the wind, keeping your casts short and circular.



]]> Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#74 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#73 Recorded:  44 ° F Fishing: Good

From Mogote up a few miles, we've had tons of great reports of some hot trout on stonefly action.  I'd run a baetis in my mix too and keep an eye out for tipping heads if the afternoon is calm.  Pat's rubber legs, twenty inchers, jackals, and north forks should all be smart ideas.  Micromayflies and killer mayflies too.



]]> Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#73 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#72 Recorded:  53 ° F Fishing: Excellent

Cover the water well with your favorite nymph, and you should do just fine.  Stoneflies should be more active as spring progresses, so some large bug should be in your mix.  Purple princes are rocking, copper johns, and craneflies.  Fishing's good all the way to Cowles.  Things slow down noticeably after the afternoon shade settles in.



]]> Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#72 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#71 Recorded:  55 ° F Fishing: Fair

Again, it's a wind thing.  Load up with weight, either with a 3/0 shot or two or with a heavy twenty incher (the fly), warden's, or thighmaster.  I'd also make sure I had a caddis pattern in the mix, larva or pupa.  Wire bodied flies might help you drop your bugs deeper.  The hatch should be right around the corner.  Streamer guys might do well to put on a sink tip.



]]> Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#71 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#70 Recorded:  56 ° F Fishing: Good

The standard patterns should serve you just fine; success really depends on how well you deal with the wind, which can whitecap some of the calmer stretches pretty bad throughout the day.  Keep your casts short and Belgian (rod low into your backcast, coming up over the top on delivery, essentially an oval shaped casting stroke).  Hopefully, you can position yourself so that mending is unneccesary.  If you must mend, consider the direction and power of the wind and adjust accordingly.  A little extra weight might also be needed to anchor your indicator if the wind's blowing downstream.  Upstream blowing is more common, however, so you'll need to stay ahead of your rig with your rod tip.  Keep that tip low and lead the rig.  Hopefully the wind won't blow you too far off track.  Red larvae, thread midges in tan, chartreause, and olive should get their turn on your tippet.  Chocolate RS2s are turning on noticeably after 1:00 pm.



]]> Mon, 6 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#70 http://thereellife.com/fishing-reports#69 Recorded:  53 ° F Fishing: Great

You should be able to find super fishing somewhere in the Jemez system, if not throughout.  Mainly, though, it's Guadalupe time.  The water's a bit off color, and the fish are starting to focus on stonefly nymphs.  As the spring progresses, consider dropping a Pat's Rubber Legs below a large orange stimulator.  Probably can get away with 4X.  The gate above the gorge is closed, so rewards will go to the farthest distance hiked above the parking spot.



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