HenryDavid
Well-known member
Quickly running out of wully buggers for my early spring streamer fishing for trout I tied on one of MelvinP's buggers. We need a name for this bugger, I think it's an olive like purple flash or maybe a "King Crimson" bugger.
I caught several trout with this fly on Sunday and with water flowing in this small creek I went back on Monday and had an epic day.
A 17 1/2 in bow right off the bat, 2 browns, more bows, then a screamer that threw the hook, all that and about 15 more snags with the now famous MelvinP creation "The fly that would not die".
Brushy, bushy creek
It was either stuck on bottom in heavy current in a bush across the raging creek or in the trees up above, but I somehow managed to retrieve it every time, until,...
The final resting place of said bugger
It was from under that log where a big trout grabbed bugger and went absolutely crazy, head shakes, leaps and a final run under the log, but then he shook the hook, I got it back again. But I thought there might be another one down there and caught bottom and could not muster the balls to go into that deep run to try and get it, a few tugs and it was gone
Time for Bugger #2 MelvinP's maroon flash
I caught a couple more on this maroon version then the streamer action died out, so I tried nymphing, which I suck at but wanted to get some practice. If you know the name of this caddis type nymph please fill me in, cuz I lost it shortly after,...
I got lucky with this monster brown trout,
I have one crappy photo of this trout but site won't let me attach anymore, but the trout went 24-inches, had to be released as this is DHALO waters. I will post the pic in another thread. So I drifted through the pool a few more times and could not believe that I connected with another pig trout, this time a rainbow but after a short battle he threw the hook, great day on the stream, thanks MelvinP for the flies.
I caught several trout with this fly on Sunday and with water flowing in this small creek I went back on Monday and had an epic day.
A 17 1/2 in bow right off the bat, 2 browns, more bows, then a screamer that threw the hook, all that and about 15 more snags with the now famous MelvinP creation "The fly that would not die".
Brushy, bushy creek
It was either stuck on bottom in heavy current in a bush across the raging creek or in the trees up above, but I somehow managed to retrieve it every time, until,...
The final resting place of said bugger
It was from under that log where a big trout grabbed bugger and went absolutely crazy, head shakes, leaps and a final run under the log, but then he shook the hook, I got it back again. But I thought there might be another one down there and caught bottom and could not muster the balls to go into that deep run to try and get it, a few tugs and it was gone
Time for Bugger #2 MelvinP's maroon flash
I caught a couple more on this maroon version then the streamer action died out, so I tried nymphing, which I suck at but wanted to get some practice. If you know the name of this caddis type nymph please fill me in, cuz I lost it shortly after,...
I got lucky with this monster brown trout,
I have one crappy photo of this trout but site won't let me attach anymore, but the trout went 24-inches, had to be released as this is DHALO waters. I will post the pic in another thread. So I drifted through the pool a few more times and could not believe that I connected with another pig trout, this time a rainbow but after a short battle he threw the hook, great day on the stream, thanks MelvinP for the flies.
