I took a chance on the weather and went to my favorite little Rainbow Lake in the Calabogie area. The fish are not big here as the lake is relatively small but usually plentiful. And they can be caught on flies. Trout are almost always on the surface so one can use dry flies as well. It is so good a fly fishing lake that the OFS adopted it and did some additional stocking a few years back.
There is an axiom in flyfishing: Don't leave fish to find fish. You can adapt that also to mean, don't go to another lake when you catching at the lake you are on or last on.
There were plenty of mosquitoes at the launch but I had prepared my rods in advance so I skooted into the lake toute suite. Right away I got action on my usual combo of White Phentex Humpy and a chironomid point fly on a long leader. This time I had on an epoxy green buzzer. I got five takes on that plus a couple on the Humpy. Didn't land any but that's OK.
When I picked up an emerging midge, I saw that it was brown with tan stripes so I put on a brown chironomid and landed one on it.
On the wet rig: #4 sink with a Black Coney Leech as the dropper and a PT Nymph at the point after I noticed a single mayfly floating by. Got a nice 2nd year fish (like the one above) right away. Here is the Coney Leech I keep talking about.
There is an axiom in flyfishing: Don't leave fish to find fish. You can adapt that also to mean, don't go to another lake when you catching at the lake you are on or last on.
There were plenty of mosquitoes at the launch but I had prepared my rods in advance so I skooted into the lake toute suite. Right away I got action on my usual combo of White Phentex Humpy and a chironomid point fly on a long leader. This time I had on an epoxy green buzzer. I got five takes on that plus a couple on the Humpy. Didn't land any but that's OK.
When I picked up an emerging midge, I saw that it was brown with tan stripes so I put on a brown chironomid and landed one on it.
On the wet rig: #4 sink with a Black Coney Leech as the dropper and a PT Nymph at the point after I noticed a single mayfly floating by. Got a nice 2nd year fish (like the one above) right away. Here is the Coney Leech I keep talking about.
I got three on the Coney Leech. I did a throat pump on one of the fish and noticed zoo-plankton or tiny scuds. I then put on a Blob. I've never fished a Blob before but that is what you use when they are feeding on these tiny critters. I can see why Britain wants to ban them. I had tension on my line but a 3rd year RB swallowed it deep. Fortunately I was able to get it out without damage. I didn't take a pic of the trout as I wanted it back in the water as soon as possible. Here is a picture of a Blob in case you haven't seen one. Mine got wrecked in removal. And it is not nearly as good looking at this one. You need to get the special chenille from Britain.
Got lots of hits. This lake is famous (infamous rather) for fish that nibble but don't take. Also got one on a Mrs Simpson.
All in all I hooked about ten fish today in five hours of fishing. That is not bad in a lake so close to civilization and 45 minutes from home!
All in all I hooked about ten fish today in five hours of fishing. That is not bad in a lake so close to civilization and 45 minutes from home!
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