Comments on: The Underground Gives Up on Big Fish, Fly Fishes for More, Different Fish Instead http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/ Fly Fishing the Upper Sacramento River : Tom Chandler's Fly Fishing Life : Fly Rods are the Measure of Life Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:56:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Autumn’s closing in… | Michael Gracie http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-50016 Autumn’s closing in… | Michael Gracie Tue, 19 Aug 2008 03:28:18 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/#comment-50016 [...] This Twenty-Three Inch Rainbow Out Of”, I took great offense - I then proceeded to mock Editor-In-Chief Chandler’s streamer selection with choice references to Boy George. Mr. Chandler in turn responded, however with ordinate class - [...] [...] This Twenty-Three Inch Rainbow Out Of”, I took great offense – I then proceeded to mock Editor-In-Chief Chandler’s streamer selection with choice references to Boy George. Mr. Chandler in turn responded, however with ordinate class – [...]

]]> By: Kentucky Jim http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-49954 Kentucky Jim Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:12:04 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/#comment-49954 Beautiful river; beautiful fish; strange streamer. Beautiful river; beautiful fish; strange streamer.

]]> By: Tom Chandler http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-49951 Tom Chandler Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:43:12 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/#comment-49951 Sam: Fixed? Matt: You're going to hell. That's all we're saying here (anti-spotted bass-ite) Michael: Make sport of the streamer, but it did the job. And try the Yong Special midge. Not flashy, but damned effective, and about the fastest fly you've ever tied. I've never seen a Hooters girl, so I wouldn't know. Never. Sam: Fixed?

Matt: You’re going to hell. That’s all we’re saying here (anti-spotted bass-ite)

Michael: Make sport of the streamer, but it did the job. And try the Yong Special midge. Not flashy, but damned effective, and about the fastest fly you’ve ever tied.

I’ve never seen a Hooters girl, so I wouldn’t know. Never.

]]> By: Michael http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-49949 Michael Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:07:10 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/#comment-49949 That bullet head should be on display at the Met. Or are you about to tell us you're now tying for the Chanel line? ;-) Darn glad to hear you are giving the zebra midge credit - personally, I worship them (and the Mercury RS2) in a "devilish" sort of way, and hang them from grasshoppers to girlfriends' (oops, I means Hooters girls) ears. That bullet head should be on display at the Met. Or are you about to tell us you’re now tying for the Chanel line? ;-)

Darn glad to hear you are giving the zebra midge credit – personally, I worship them (and the Mercury RS2) in a “devilish” sort of way, and hang them from grasshoppers to girlfriends’ (oops, I means Hooters girls) ears.

]]> By: Matt Dunn http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-49948 Matt Dunn Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:17:27 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/#comment-49948 Spotted bass? Here in southern Indiana the hardcore smallmouth anglers shake them off the hook like so much rock bass/bluegill/long ear sunfish/stone roller/shiner/dace etc. Spotted bass? Here in southern Indiana the hardcore smallmouth anglers shake them off the hook like so much rock bass/bluegill/long ear sunfish/stone roller/shiner/dace etc.

]]> By: samistopdog http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-49942 samistopdog Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:08:19 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/#comment-49942 great story and I agree with nine visits to the upper sac already this year ...big fish numbers are down somewhat...but who cares? Total number of fish is way up 47% over last year by my journal records....what really is important? fishing or catching fish? BTW Tom pictures did not come thru again....sorry samistopdog great story and I agree with nine visits to the upper sac already this year …big fish numbers are down somewhat…but who cares?
Total number of fish is way up 47% over last year by my journal records….what really is important? fishing or catching fish?

BTW Tom pictures did not come thru again….sorry

samistopdog

]]> By: Alabama flygirl http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-49941 Alabama flygirl Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:51:26 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/#comment-49941 I am digging the way that Yongs special midge looks! My husband happens to be tying right now. I am going to slip this recipe in front of him. We are headed back to the Elk this weekend and it looks like a fly those Elk trout would love! I am digging the way that Yongs special midge looks! My husband happens to be tying right now. I am going to slip this recipe in front of him. We are headed back to the Elk this weekend and it looks like a fly those Elk trout would love!

]]> By: Eric http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-49939 Eric Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:57:54 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/#comment-49939 Tom, Congratulations on a diverse year and a year of the streamer. Though I'm still new to this whole thing, streamers are about all I've fished with thus far, and my target has primarily been bass, smallmouth specifically. There is nothing wrong with going trout fishing and either switching tactics or keeping the same tactics and catching bass instead - they fight hard and provide a lot of fun, whether other fish are biting or not. I won't pass up the opportunity to fish for trout so I can chase smallmouth, but I can't say I'd fish for trout if there were smallmouth in the same river. Have fun, whatever you do, and whatever you catch. Nymphing isn't bad - when its the winter and its too cold to tie on tiny dry flies. Eric Tom,
Congratulations on a diverse year and a year of the streamer.

Though I’m still new to this whole thing, streamers are about all I’ve fished with thus far, and my target has primarily been bass, smallmouth specifically.

There is nothing wrong with going trout fishing and either switching tactics or keeping the same tactics and catching bass instead – they fight hard and provide a lot of fun, whether other fish are biting or not.

I won’t pass up the opportunity to fish for trout so I can chase smallmouth, but I can’t say I’d fish for trout if there were smallmouth in the same river.

Have fun, whatever you do, and whatever you catch. Nymphing isn’t bad – when its the winter and its too cold to tie on tiny dry flies.

Eric

]]> By: Tom Sorenson http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-49938 Tom Sorenson Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:46:30 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/#comment-49938 Nice - if it bites and puts up a good fight, it's worth fishing for, right? Good stuff. Nice – if it bites and puts up a good fight, it’s worth fishing for, right? Good stuff.

]]> By: Guy Davis http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/comment-page-1/#comment-49937 Guy Davis Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:18:36 +0000 http://troutunderground.com/2008/08/11/the-underground-gives-up-on-big-fish-fly-fishes-for-more-different-fish-instead/#comment-49937 Hi Tom, Really enjoy your blog and read it every day. I visit Dunsmuir and fish with Steve several times a year starting in April and ending the last of last week of October. We noticed that there are few mid sized trout on the Upper Sac this year than there were last year. The following in pic is of a spotted bass that I caught while fishing with Steve last August just before we went to the lower Klamuth to fish with Wally Johnson. <a href="http://s121.photobucket.com/albums/o233/sfflyfisher/?action=view&current=IMG_0989.jpg" rel="nofollow"></a> Hi Tom,

Really enjoy your blog and read it every day.

I visit Dunsmuir and fish with Steve several times a year starting in April and ending the last of last week of October.
We noticed that there are few mid sized trout on the Upper Sac this year than there were last year.

The following in pic is of a spotted bass that I caught while fishing with Steve last August just before we went to the lower Klamuth to fish with Wally Johnson.

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