Hey thanks for the videos.... I have been fly fishing for about 3 years.. purchased your video and now I feel like I have wasted the last three years of fishing. Definitely have improved my fishing. So thanks man. Really appreciate it.
Seth Huffaker, that video is an unsung reference for modern flyfishing, not everything applies to me over here but I always say if you only learn one thing its worth it- but I learned more than one thing and the video has given me ideas for tackling our rivers and streams-things have changed here-fly life has been wiped out almost, dry fly fishing is a thing of memories.But fishing time is not wasted even if you don't catch, theres an old saying in England, "there is more to fishing than catching fish". Tight lines sir.
I fished the West Walker for the first time a few days ago and just stumbled across this video. It’s a really fun river to fish. There are some really big fish hiding in there. I got my first white fish and my first brown trout there and they were both over 24 inches. It’s just a perfect river for euro nymphing
I assume we just use different terms for fly location. When you say point, you mean at the end of your line and dropper is up from there correct? I use the dropper term as well, but I call my point fly my anchor fly (usually heavy, up to 1/4oz depending on flows compared to the dropper or droppers). I've also gotten away from using fly line at all. I've found the feel much more sensitive with mono, or even braid if you want to get crazy. Most of my high stick setups have a 2 foot sighter (not even needed in my opinion, it's mostly on feel) tied onto 12-15 feet of high vis 15-20lb mono or straight white braid. I just attach a small tippet ring on the end of the sighter and adjust the flouro from there to the flies depending upon the water conditions. I love the WW when it's around those flows. I need to come up there in the next few weeks and spend some time. Nice work and I love the vids!
Thanks Matt-interesting leader setup, I will have to give it a try. I call the dropper the nymph that is attached to a tag end from a knot and the point the bottom fly. I rely almost always on sight and rarely will feel the take--maybe the rod tip isn't sensitive enough with the Sage Pule 3wt 10' I am using. Such a fun river to fish in that canyon!
Understood, we just swap the words anchor fly and point fly. I also set up like your rig from time to time and fish a small indicator, it all just depends on the water or stretch I happen to be fishing. I've never fished the Pulse, so I'm not sure how sensitive it is to feel takes. I've tried many nymphing specific rods over the last 6-7 years and I have basically settled on the Echo Shadow 2 as a good middle ground that doesn't hurt your wallet. Keep doing what you're doing man, you're killing it up there.
I would call the WW decent fishing. No guides are really active on it like the Truckee or East Walker, ect which tells you something. I love the scenery in the canyon though and it is best to time it after runoff subsides (around July) when the flows dip below 300cfs. Problem with the river is that it will get cleared out fast with people catching their limits during the summer. The mix is about 50/50 brown, rainbows for wild fish, but overall about 90/10 rainbow browns.
I’m relatively new to fly fishing. Really enjoy your videos... Curious as to how much line between indicator putty to rubber legged dropper to the point fly? I’ve fished the Truckee and both the East & West Walkers with some success. Definitely not a slayer like you! Also if you use bb split shot for deeper pools/faster water where would you place it?
Thanks SS!--In general, about 5-6'. I like to place the split shot above the dropper knot if I am not using weighted flies when tight lining. I am going to give the Truckee a try this year in the high flows in May for the first time--that will be my next video.
PD, I never got up to the Walker last April, so am going the 3rd week of September. What do you recommend as far as flies and/or nymphs, and how would you right your outfit?? Thanks, Mike
Hi fuciledacaccia, The EW should be great in Sept and the flows should finally come down by then. I would recommend for flies: #16 Frenchies, #18 Juju Baetis, #16 rainbow warriors, #8 coffee-blk Rubber Legs My rig is a euro nymphing leader--15' total, but you can make it 11-14' for a smaller river like the EW. I took a 3x 9' long rio leader and cut it back to about 6.5', then I added another 4' or so of 8lb fluorocarbon, then I had 18" of sighter material---below that I had 4-5' of 6lb fluoro which connected to my nymphs. I had the dropper and point fly (bottom fly) about 20-24" apart. The dropper was tied off of the tag end of a blood knot, that purposely left a longer piece for one of the tag ends (~5-6").
After watching this video last night, I stopped by today for a quick 30 min session. Went with a #16 Frenchie and my one #8 golden rubber legs. Rubber legs got all the action. Thanks@@purpledrakefishing !
Love watching your videos. How do you not get snagged when fishing the pockets behind the rocks? It looks like the depth can get pretty quickly and there are other rocks there sub surface.
Selecting just the right amount of weight is key. Also, just after many years of fishing, it becomes second nature to sort of visualize in your head the way the nymphs are dropping to the bottom and when to start the lead with the rod to prevent them from hanging up on the bottom.
Hi fuciledacaccia, I haven't checked recently, but I believe below the 395 bridge, which is upstream a few miles from Walker, CA the river is open year round. Upstream from that bridge it is from late Apr to mid Nov.
Thanks Christopher--yes, you are right about the location. It is in the canyon between Walker & the 395 bridge. I love the water there and the scenery. Btw, I had a strange encounter that day with someone yelling at me that the river was private land, upstream from where about I stopped fishing for the day. I told them that the river/high water mark is public and kept fishing. Ever heard of private land in that canyon?
@@purpledrakefishing No I have never heard of any private waters in that area except closer to town. You made the right call High water marks... Next time I am headed up to Bridgeport I give you a shout and we can fish together always better to have a spotter with ya for knuckleheads like that.
Been watching a number of your videos...seems like the majority of the fish are caught downstream between 12 and 2 (12 being straight across to the far bank, water moving l to r). Not many upstream (9 to 12). Is this your experience? Are you focused on strikes the full swing? (yeah of course a few are caught upstream, too). Thx
Yes, that seems to be usually where I get my takes, though I think part of it has to do with where I am positioning myself in relation as to where the best holding water is. I prefer to fish more upstream when using a long euro/french leader, however the glare on the water usually makes filming tough when trying to do so. I try to position myself across or a little upstream of where I think the fish are in order to prevent glare on the water when filming.
Hey thanks for the videos.... I have been fly fishing for about 3 years.. purchased your video and now I feel like I have wasted the last three years of fishing. Definitely have improved my fishing. So thanks man. Really appreciate it.
Thanks Seth!
Seth Huffaker, that video is an unsung reference for modern flyfishing, not everything applies to me over here but I always say if you only learn one thing its worth it- but I learned more than one thing and the video has given me ideas for tackling our rivers and streams-things have changed here-fly life has been wiped out almost, dry fly fishing is a thing of memories.But fishing time is not wasted even if you don't catch, theres an old saying in England, "there is more to fishing than catching fish". Tight lines sir.
I fished the West Walker for the first time a few days ago and just stumbled across this video. It’s a really fun river to fish. There are some really big fish hiding in there. I got my first white fish and my first brown trout there and they were both over 24 inches. It’s just a perfect river for euro nymphing
Sorry, missed you message. Great work on the large brown! guessing that was a lake run fish from Topaz. I love the river too, one of my favorites.
Thanks, PD..This will be my first time at the Walker and I appreciate the info!!
I assume we just use different terms for fly location. When you say point, you mean at the end of your line and dropper is up from there correct? I use the dropper term as well, but I call my point fly my anchor fly (usually heavy, up to 1/4oz depending on flows compared to the dropper or droppers). I've also gotten away from using fly line at all. I've found the feel much more sensitive with mono, or even braid if you want to get crazy. Most of my high stick setups have a 2 foot sighter (not even needed in my opinion, it's mostly on feel) tied onto 12-15 feet of high vis 15-20lb mono or straight white braid. I just attach a small tippet ring on the end of the sighter and adjust the flouro from there to the flies depending upon the water conditions. I love the WW when it's around those flows. I need to come up there in the next few weeks and spend some time. Nice work and I love the vids!
Thanks Matt-interesting leader setup, I will have to give it a try. I call the dropper the nymph that is attached to a tag end from a knot and the point the bottom fly.
I rely almost always on sight and rarely will feel the take--maybe the rod tip isn't sensitive enough with the Sage Pule 3wt 10' I am using.
Such a fun river to fish in that canyon!
Understood, we just swap the words anchor fly and point fly. I also set up like your rig from time to time and fish a small indicator, it all just depends on the water or stretch I happen to be fishing.
I've never fished the Pulse, so I'm not sure how sensitive it is to feel takes. I've tried many nymphing specific rods over the last 6-7 years and I have basically settled on the Echo Shadow 2 as a good middle ground that doesn't hurt your wallet. Keep doing what you're doing man, you're killing it up there.
PD, How is the West Walker as far as fishing goes, what is the mix of rainbows versus browns, and what are the best places??
Thanks,
Mike
I would call the WW decent fishing. No guides are really active on it like the Truckee or East Walker, ect which tells you something. I love the scenery in the canyon though and it is best to time it after runoff subsides (around July) when the flows dip below 300cfs. Problem with the river is that it will get cleared out fast with people catching their limits during the summer. The mix is about 50/50 brown, rainbows for wild fish, but overall about 90/10 rainbow browns.
Nice videos man! I love creeks like this.
Me too--a near perfect small stream. I could spend all day hiking upstream and never tire of it.
Plenty of trout here,good to see.A nymph obviously getting the job done 👌🏻🐟
Thanks Kim!
Going to try from the 108 side ... for the 4th
Great day on the water, thank you kindly for sharing!!
Thanks Mark--Part II will be next week.
I’m relatively new to fly fishing. Really enjoy your videos... Curious as to how much line between indicator putty to rubber legged dropper to the point fly? I’ve fished the Truckee and both the East & West Walkers with some success. Definitely not a slayer like you! Also if you use bb split shot for deeper pools/faster water where would you place it?
Thanks SS!--In general, about 5-6'. I like to place the split shot above the dropper knot if I am not using weighted flies when tight lining. I am going to give the Truckee a try this year in the high flows in May for the first time--that will be my next video.
PD,
I never got up to the Walker last April, so am going the 3rd week of September. What do you recommend as far as flies and/or nymphs, and how would you right your outfit??
Thanks,
Mike
Hi fuciledacaccia,
The EW should be great in Sept and the flows should finally come down by then. I would recommend for flies: #16 Frenchies, #18 Juju Baetis, #16 rainbow warriors, #8 coffee-blk Rubber Legs
My rig is a euro nymphing leader--15' total, but you can make it 11-14' for a smaller river like the EW. I took a 3x 9' long rio leader and cut it back to about 6.5', then I added another 4' or so of 8lb fluorocarbon, then I had 18" of sighter material---below that I had 4-5' of 6lb fluoro which connected to my nymphs. I had the dropper and point fly (bottom fly) about 20-24" apart. The dropper was tied off of the tag end of a blood knot, that purposely left a longer piece for one of the tag ends (~5-6").
After watching this video last night, I stopped by today for a quick 30 min session. Went with a #16 Frenchie and my one #8 golden rubber legs. Rubber legs got all the action. Thanks@@purpledrakefishing !
Love watching your videos. How do you not get snagged when fishing the pockets behind the rocks? It looks like the depth can get pretty quickly and there are other rocks there sub surface.
Selecting just the right amount of weight is key. Also, just after many years of fishing, it becomes second nature to sort of visualize in your head the way the nymphs are dropping to the bottom and when to start the lead with the rod to prevent them from hanging up on the bottom.
PD,
Is the West Walker open all year, and what restrictions are there???
Mike
Hi fuciledacaccia,
I haven't checked recently, but I believe below the 395 bridge, which is upstream a few miles from Walker, CA the river is open year round. Upstream from that bridge it is from late Apr to mid Nov.
Great day... fished that spot too just about five miles north of Walker if I am correct. How do you not run out of battery life? YOur killing me.
Thanks Christopher--yes, you are right about the location. It is in the canyon between Walker & the 395 bridge. I love the water there and the scenery.
Btw, I had a strange encounter that day with someone yelling at me that the river was private land, upstream from where about I stopped fishing for the day. I told them that the river/high water mark is public and kept fishing. Ever heard of private land in that canyon?
@@purpledrakefishing No I have never heard of any private waters in that area except closer to town. You made the right call High water marks... Next time I am headed up to Bridgeport I give you a shout and we can fish together always better to have a spotter with ya for knuckleheads like that.
Thanks for getting back to me so soon, and thank you for the information!! I do appreciate it!! You and Flow have been great!!!
Thanks again,
Mike
Which reel are you using? Also what line?
It is the Orvis Clearwater reel with a 3wt floating line (Rio Gold). Great reel for the price.
Purple Drake thanks for the response.
Been watching a number of your videos...seems like the majority of the fish are caught downstream between 12 and 2 (12 being straight across to the far bank, water moving l to r). Not many upstream (9 to 12).
Is this your experience? Are you focused on strikes the full swing? (yeah of course a few are caught upstream, too). Thx
Yes, that seems to be usually where I get my takes, though I think part of it has to do with where I am positioning myself in relation as to where the best holding water is. I prefer to fish more upstream when using a long euro/french leader, however the glare on the water usually makes filming tough when trying to do so. I try to position myself across or a little upstream of where I think the fish are in order to prevent glare on the water when filming.
Are you using a BB split shot in the fast water???
I can't remember, but yes, it must have been. Water was fast, but not too deep.
That is supposed to be "how would you rig your outfit."
Just wondering if you have an Instagram page?
I am planning on getting that setup this week--I will let you know when I do, and will have links for it on this channel.
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