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CAUGHT 30-35 EVERY DAY, BUT DON'T GO BEFORE 3:00!

Yep ,that's what was told to my fishing partner by a fly fishing buddy of his. So off we go, figuring there's a lie in here somewhere. We decide to go at 1:00 and lo and behold who's flyfishing with his buddy, the 35 gills a day friend! We fished for 3 hours using every fly and technique we could think of. Ended up with five gills, 1-nine, thirty short of our goal.The guy who told us, and his partner, caught 1. We ran into him at the boat ramp and layed it to him. As it turned out, it was…

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Added by thomas j swank on November 18, 2010 at 3:05pm — No Comments

big change in temp.

What is the best way to catch gills when the temperature changes fro the 30s to the 60s. I would think downsizing to a ice jig on fly rod might take a few. Any ideas?I've never had a situation like this in many years.

Added by thomas j swank on November 8, 2010 at 7:35am — No Comments

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