Czech nymphing - getting better!
Hit a CT stream today to practice my Czech nymphing techniques. While the action was not fast and furious, I feel I did a pretty good job working the runs, riffles and deep slots.
Got these 2 right off the bat:
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then the action slowed to a crawl, till I netted another decent rainbow.
On the walk back to the truck, I decided to hit a spot that has yielded a fish or 2 for me in the past.
And this is the result:
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21.5 inches measured of hard fighting brown trout! When it first came to the surface, my first thought was "holy @#$*%, that is a big one!"
As a bonus, I got to see a mink swim by me in the current, and the caddis were everywhere in the air, as well as a bunch of mayfly spinners.
I will say, as this is the 3rd time out with the new TFO 5wgt/10 foot rod, I love that rod already! Very sensitive tip and the longer length gives me confidence when playing fish. In fact (and I will probably jinx myself for saying this) I have not lost a fish on it yet!
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Brookie,
Nice report and pics. What model TFO 5wgt/10 foot rod do you have. Teeny or the Professional series?
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thats a nice fish my man hope that I run into one of those this week ,while im in NJ ,ive been looking into this czech nymphing and it sounds interesting only thing is Im going to have to start tying all new nymphs and change my nymph box to in order to do it ,but it sounds like it works, would you mind telling us what you caught it on ?
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It was actually a slightly modified pheasant tail. Copper tungsten bead, lots of lead wire wraps, and a fire orange thread collar.
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that sounds interesting ,this czech nymphing sounds like the way to go when serching new waters ,Im going on a plane today and have an article about tying czech caddis nymphs. i cant wait to tie some up after my trip .
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