Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: targeting the crashing catfish

Gene,

Yes.  I swung a caddis pupa that was heavily weighted with a floating line.  I just lost interest in it.  It’s not the same as when a trout takes it.

R

From: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com> on behalf of TurbineBlade <doublebclan@gmail.com>
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Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 10:30 AM
To: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com>
Subject: Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Re: targeting the crashing catfish

You know, Beth said the same darn thing this weekend...."I think the fish are eating caddis out here" but I just didn't think about it too much.  She also thinks that the shad are eating, and doesn't care what the popular, unclear opinion is about why they hit flies ;). 

Rich -- did you try sinking the heck out of one and swinging it (up) in the water column?  The goddard is a dry right? 

I had a nice brown exploding over and over last year on the Savage and couldn't get him to take no matter what I did.  I suspected it was emerging caddis given his behavior, but there's no way I could get myself into a position to even attempt to mimic that. 

Gene

On Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 9:28:48 AM UTC-4, Andrew Sarcinello wrote:

The first hickory shad I ever caught were on live minnows in Indian River Inlet in DE.  They were going nuts in the tidal rip, and when I could get a minnow out far enough it would immediately get eaten by a 15-16" hickory shad.

I also caught a small one on a black clouser fishing under dock lights in Chincoteague.  IDK if the whole "they don't eat" only applies to the spawning run or what.  I'll still use shad darts but food for thought...

As for the crashing fish i tend to agree with the emerging caddis theory, the hatches near chain bridge can be decent.  Catfish go nuts for the white fly hatch so I don't see why they would ignore caddis.  Of course, they could also be eating chubs or other baitfish that are eating the caddis.

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