LOGS

Posted by rusty on March 10, 2009

     Well let me get started by saying that this is gonna be a little different type of article.  It’s actually been a long time since I have put an article on the site, sorry for that.  This past year has been a particularly busy year with work and home life, but hope to have a good showing this year.

     So, many of you probably seen the title logs and didn’t think about fly fishing, unless you are a hard core nymph fisherman.  I have two things to say about logs in our trout streams, one is that they are good cover for our trout, the other is the trout that gets large enough to be classified as a log.  I know that this may be a funny name for a large trout, but is it really?  I suppose you can continue to call them Lunkers if you want, because that’s not a silly name for a trout at all! 

     Basically this is a little refresher telling you that early spring is a great time to catch some big fish, or Logs.  My favorite way to get on some big fish in the early spring is with a streamer.  Now most of you will say “Who doesn’t know that?”  But the fact of the matter is that if you can pinpoint what depth of water the big boys are hanging in, then you have a great chance of catching several trophy fish a day, instead of that lone Log you may hook into.  The size of the streamer doesn’t have to be a huge attractor, but a larger size is always good for larger trout, especially browns. 

     Their are so many different techniques to fishing streamers.  A good technique that everyone has tried is the downstream swing, that produces some nice fish in the spring, or anytime of the year.  Next time you find yourself at a nice pool, run, or riffle, give a straight, cross current, strip back retrieve a try.  Now I’m not saying that this is gonna put you on multiple fish, but I am saying that once you detect the depth the Logs are feeding in, this technique is easy to repeat over and over. 

     Landing a large fish in the spring can be interesting since the water is usually up and we all know how those big trout will use current to their advantage.  If you are caught in a situation that your Log you just hooked is running downstream, run with him, unless you don’t want to see the fish or fly again.  Large fish are also very smart, they didn’t get that big by being stupid.  Always take precautions when landing and releasing your Logs, because even though they are big they still are a fragile part of the underwater life that others can enjoy someday.  Not doing anything tomorrow?  Go Logging and hold on, it’s gonna be fun!!!

     And as for now and always “Tight lines”

     Rusty