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Strike indicators indicating more than just strikes

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Hey guys this weekend something happened that i never thought would ever happen, a big rainbow eating my plastic strike indicator.... Really? It happened 4 times last weekend on the Guadalupe river, and yes I know the stocked fish on the Guad arn't the brightest, but still why do they find it so appealing? So for anyone fishing strike indicators, I might suggest attaching a hook to it, or tie some stike indicator patterns which I might actually do.

Let me know if anyone else has experienced this stupidity
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It is usually a sign that you might want to tie on a dry fly.
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On the Guad wrote:It is usually a sign that you might want to tie on a dry fly.
I dont have too many fly patterns that resemble a .5 inch floating pink ball :lol:
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Do you ever get the inkling we tend to over think angling?

Nice fish, BTW.

And, a lot of streams besides the Guad. have stocked fish as part of the equation. The Guadalupe fish get a lot of pressure.
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I was on the Guad Saturday with a fishing buddy and we had a crazy good dry fly bite in the afternoon. We each brought 10 or so fish to hand on dry flies and missed that many or more. Most were typical 10-12" trout but we each caught a monster in the mix as well. We caught them on eggs and various midges and nymphs in the morning and early afternoon. Good day on the Guad.
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aggie182 wrote:I was on the Guad Saturday with a fishing buddy and we had a crazy good dry fly bite in the afternoon. We each brought 10 or so fish to hand on dry flies and missed that many or more. Most were typical 10-12" trout but we each caught a monster in the mix as well. We caught them on eggs and various midges and nymphs in the morning and early afternoon. Good day on the Guad.
What stretch of the river where you on during that dry fly bite? I was out there saturday with some friends during a crazy tricos hatch in the afternoon right below the weir below rio.
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I have had a Trout or two on the Guad take my indicator, which made me instinctively set the hook the indicator didn't have. Those thingamabobber (sp?) indicators come in a size small enough to tie into a bigger pattern like a stimulator, which I have done. I just haven't tried the fly yet. If and when I do I'll post a report.

If you had multiple attempts on your indicator, the fish might have been looking up. The consensus is that the Trout in the Guad don't look up that often and I agree. However it does happen. A couple of years ago there were a few of those big yellow Hex. mayflies floating on the water. Another guy pointed one out. As he did a Trout came up and ate it. We switched to dries. He went to a yellow fly that was smaller than the naturals, but close to the color. I went to a stimulator which didn't match the color as well, but was about the right size. On that day matching the size worked better. I had a number of takes and even netted a few.
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so switch to a big hex pattern or sofa pillow for your strike indicator

or tie a strike indicator pattern on a unibobber - I've caught a lot of Guadalupe rainbows this way
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Ron Mc wrote:so switch to a big hex pattern or sofa pillow for your strike indicator

or tie a strike indicator pattern on a unibobber - I've caught a lot of Guadalupe rainbows this way
can you post a picture of of the patterns you tie
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moondog wrote:
On the Guad wrote:It is usually a sign that you might want to tie on a dry fly.
I dont have too many fly patterns that resemble a .5 inch floating pink ball :lol:
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moondog wrote:
Ron Mc wrote:so switch to a big hex pattern or sofa pillow for your strike indicator

or tie a strike indicator pattern on a unibobber - I've caught a lot of Guadalupe rainbows this way
can you post a picture of of the patterns you tie
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Moondog, you don't really even need a pattern - just thread to hold a hook, and you can parachute a hackle to help it float and give it an insect stance

but here are a lot of pattern ideas
https://www.google.com/search?q=unibobb ... 00&bih=799" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I fish a lot of BWO water, which is fast riffle/pocket water - I go out of my way to fish it. It really doesn't take much for a pattern - if they're queuing on emergers, they'll pound anything once.

here's my swimming BWO, which I could fish 100% of the time and be happy
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The tail is pheasant tail fibers, and twisted green flashabou
this is a size 18 scud hook, but you'd probably want to tie short on a size 14 to give the hook some bite.

here's a dun
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the insect green is the color of the eggs in the female, which really show up bright when she's hatching

or when she's laying them
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here's a BWO hatch - there is a chute at my feet, and the riffle where I split the catch between my dropper and strike indicator is behind me
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Nice trout.


here is what I used with quite a bit of success long time ago - a salmon roe fly

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http://adiposflytying.com/eggandroeflies.html
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I really don't like nymphing, but have tied some size 10-12 flourescent pink elk hair caddis for friends that nymph alot and have had the same issue. They seem to like it and catch the occasional fish on it.
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Everyone seems to be killing it at the Guadalupe but it's a little too far for my basic day trip. Is anyone catching anything on the Brazos (Sealy/ Brookshire area (aprox. 20 miles away from home) on the fly?
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The drive to/from the Guad is an easy, stress-free, drive. It isn't short but it doesn't feel long. The fishing and scenery certainly make it worth the trip.

This fish came on a dry fly Saturday.


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Just got my lisence earlier today, REALLLY temped to just drive out there and fish for days. My fly arsenal consists of 2 wooly buggers (1 dark green, other is brown), 2 san juan worms, a light brown caliph?, and a betts popper. I know I should get more flies but they're not that cheapest things ever; so which flies are most highly recomended for river fishing (bass/trout)?
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Here is a neat and easy strike indicator that, with a hook, would catch fish all day, http://www.strikeindicator.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; , and you wouldn't even need their system to make them, although it might help, and it is relatively inexpensive. just add a hook to each and line up a series of fish catching "strike indicators." Ron's right; fish will strike anything, and sometimes, we do greatly over think fishing, as mentioned in another post.

Watch the youtube on the site; this is a neat idea.
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Especially in the slow Guadalupe we've had the past several years, I like the ability to quickly adjust depth on the bobber.
However, there is no question a fur bobber is a more natural looking footprint on the surface film than a round plastic one.
It's part of the standard San Juan rig, and I know many on the Guadalupe who only use that for their indicator.

Last winter, there was a spot where I could see fish actually chasing my indicator and dropper fly as I was making a new roll cast. I tied on a big yellow hex pattern and midge dropper, skittered the dry, and caught fish on both.
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Mr.CrankBait wrote:Just got my lisence earlier today, REALLLY temped to just drive out there and fish for days. My fly arsenal consists of 2 wooly buggers (1 dark green, other is brown), 2 san juan worms, a light brown caliph?, and a betts popper. I know I should get more flies but they're not that cheapest things ever; so which flies are most highly recomended for river fishing (bass/trout)?
If you're talking about trout on the Guadalupe,
some small thread midges, to fish as a dropper either below the woolly bugger, below the SJ worm, or below an egg pattern.
There is a fly shop on the corner of River Road and the and FM2673 in Sattler, and Action Angler below 3rd Xing bridge - I'm sure they can help you out.
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Nice looking trout. I have been wanting to fish Guadalupe.
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