Ok, that was insane. Landed a few dozen trout at the Farmington and just stopped counting.
Best part of the day was going out in the morning with guide Zach St. Amand. I thought I knew how to nymph. I’ve had a lot of success with it. Have not hired a guide in about 10 years. But, with the Farmington so massive, I thought it would be great to have him show me some spots.
He did that, and he also changed my casting, set up, and rig. While demonstrating a tension cast, he hooked and landed a 25″ rainbow. Photo up top.
The guy is a legend. Fish with him.
107 views
Discover more from BlogFlyFish.com
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
That is one awesome fish. Can you elaborate on what changes he made to your rig, and what is a tension cast?
Thanks,
Mike
It fully loads the rod so that you can throw the rig about 40 feet (or more). Think of it as a false cast that bends a long and supple Euro-nymphing rod practically at the fighting butt side. In that way, you can long-distance cast to big fish without spooking them.
That's what happens when you let the guide have the rod! I've guided a couple of times and every time the client needed me to demonstrate a cast or a mend a fish would take.
That fish is a monster! Holy cow!
Did he switch u to a euro nymphing setup? He showed me and it completely changed nymphing for me..went from barely competent to very successful. Man is indeed a legend
No, I've been Euro-nymphing for a few years. He altered the set-up for the long-distance casting he does. It's pretty cool.
nice post