One thing I did get to do this weekend was turn over a couple of rocks. The "Bait" fisherman at the river didn't like it but I did learn something. There were a lot of Stone Fly cases attached to the rocks, ( dark brown and about 1" long ) as well as several fresh water shrimp, ( this surprised me). And something I don't know what it was, ( it was some sort of "Worm", about 3 inches long and only slightly larger than a couple or 3 human hairs together), any ideas what this was?
Now, for the shrimp I plan on using some scuds, but for the stone flies, I am not sure, ( been way to long since I had the chance to fish for trout). What are most folks favorite patterns for the various "Stone Fly" stages ? Maybe a Copper John or BHPT Nymph ? Emerger ? Spinner ? Other patterns ? Want to build up an arsenal to try when we get a chance to return, hopefully without the "Crowds". This is a small stream, maybe 8 to 10 feet across at the widest places and has lots of trees the whole way. Will have to work out something in the way of "Short" rods for Amanda and Theresa, ( 5.5 to 7' and 3 to 5 wt.), another task to do. Recuperating, and planning Jimi
