Going Deep Dish Again...
On a recent fall Brook trout outing on one of my favorite Brookie lakes, I was faced with a situation where the fish were in a bit of a funk when it came to the normal stillwater patterns. I could see the fish holding in 6 to 10 feet of water, occasionally nabbing a snack, but otherwise, not moving too much. We tried a few different patterns (scuds, leeches, damsels, etc) with relatively little success. On this specific lake, as with many bodies of water, the Callibaetis population is quite strong. I typically see stronger emergences in the late spring and summer, but the nymphs are available year-round and the bugs are there. The lesson in all this is don't discount a given insect in times where you're not seeing it normally hatch.
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| Deep Dish Callibaetis |
Given this, I dug out a
Deep Dish callibaetis and sent it to the depths to tangle with a trout. 5 casts later and 4 fish to net, I think I figured out what the fish were keying on. Thankfully, their focus lasted for a couple of hours, before turning to something meatier (
Chimera as shown here), so it was nice to see this little pattern doing well once again.
Now that we've been fishing the Deep Dish for a few months now and having heard from a few tyers out there that have also experienced some good results, it's a staple to my stillwater box and has also served as a great prospecting fly both on rivers and lakes.
Give it a try... and don't discount the great Callibaetis insects at any time of the year.
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| Brookie on a Deep Dish Callibaetis |
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| Fall fishing and Callibaetis |
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On a recent fall Brook trout outing on one of my favorite Brookie lakes, I was faced with a situation where the fish were in a bit of a funk when it came to the normal stillwater patterns. I could see the fish holding in 6 to 10 feet of water, occasionally nabbing a snack, but otherwise, not moving too much. We tried a few different patterns (scuds, leeches, damsels, etc) with relatively little success. On this specific lake, as with many bodies of water, the Callibaetis population is quite strong. I typically see stronger emergences in the late spring and summer, but the nymphs are available year-round and the bugs are there. The lesson in all this is don't discount a given insect in times where you're not seeing it normally hatch.
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