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1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:44 pm
by njcatchrelease
So I decided to hit the river today in search of some trout instead of going ice fishing and I am glad I did.
I figured I would need to be fishing midges so I setup with a size 18 midge as my top fly and a size 16 bead head hares ear nymph tied on a jig hook as my bottom fly.
I landed 4 nice rainbows (all on the hares ear nymph) and lost 3 others.
The air temp was 34 and the water temp was a surprising 40. River was clear with a nice flow.
Here is some trout porn from the trip...
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:46 pm
by cappy
Nice pics, sounds like a fun day. Which stream?
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:48 pm
by njcatchrelease
cappy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:46 pm
Nice pics, sounds like a fun day. Which stream?
Musconetcong River
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2019 10:05 pm
by BillSmith
Nice fish and great photos, thanks !!
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:14 am
by BiggerThomas
Beautiful colors on those bows. That fly combo is deadly this time of year!
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:16 am
by njcatchrelease
BiggerThomas wrote: ↑Sun Jan 20, 2019 9:14 am
Beautiful colors on those bows. That fly combo is deadly this time of year!
I was expecting to hook up on the midge but no takers. All hook ups were on the hare's ear nymph.
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:55 pm
by Mickey022752
Nice..
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:53 pm
by Troutman
niceeeeeeeee
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:48 pm
by Drossi
The hare's ear rules!
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:32 pm
by njcatchrelease
Drossi wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:48 pm
The hare's ear rules!
Hare's ear and a pheasant tail nymph are all you need.
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:25 am
by Rusty Spinner
njcatchrelease wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:32 pm
Drossi wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:48 pm
The hare's ear rules!
Hare's ear and a pheasant tail nymph are all you need.
I'm typically a PT guy myself when I have to dredge the depths. But it always fascinates me how some days a pheasant tail won't work well, but tie on a fuzzy hare's ear and you can't keep them off your line. They really do mimic nearly anything a trout eats anywhere.
Re: 1st Trip of 2019
Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:54 pm
by njcatchrelease
Rusty Spinner wrote: ↑Tue Jan 29, 2019 9:25 am
njcatchrelease wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:32 pm
Drossi wrote: ↑Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:48 pm
The hare's ear rules!
Hare's ear and a pheasant tail nymph are all you need.
I'm typically a PT guy myself when I have to dredge the depths. But it always fascinates me how some days a pheasant tail won't work well, but tie on a fuzzy hare's ear and you can't keep them off your line. They really do mimic nearly anything a trout eats anywhere.
I really like a Beadhead Soft Hackle Pheasant Tail. The CDC really gives it some nice movement in the water.