In all my experience in muddy water, I have found the trout stick in closer to the edges. Anywhere out of the current. Big Black Flies (woolly Buggers, Marabou and fur flies)swung down and across seem to be most successful for me. Often the take comes on the swing but many come as you retrieve along the bank.
I have had a little success with Bright orange and yello as well.
From: "Michael Bliss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: [VFB] Muddy Waters (not blues)
Date: Sun, 6 May 2007 11:12:51 -1000
Yesterday I was out fishing here in Nevada and I had a bad experience. I traveled quite a ways to get to the river which I was told was one that would be free from the spring runoff. When I arrived the river was high and muddy. Since I had traveled a ways to get there I decided to fish it. No luck. Not a bite and it was my kind of place. I checked for insect life and there were lots of mayfly nymphs.
Here is my question: obviously if fish are there they want to eat. Do they eat? If they eat, why do we have such a problem other than fish seeing the fly. People at the local shop said they would not go out to the spring run off plagued rivers and I have heard that before. How much does the mud affect fish vision? Is fishing really useless in such situations? Is it better to use something like a white fly or nymph? Or opposite?
Mike
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