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Re: Lower Mountain Fork Advice [Re: Brandon Cooper] #10681493 03/09/15 05:15 PM
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Thanks for the advice guys, really appreciate it! I'll post how it went when I get back


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Re: Lower Mountain Fork Advice [Re: TarponFly] #10686234 03/11/15 02:13 AM
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Originally Posted By: TarponFly
A list that I put together a few years ago:

Beavers Bend Flys @ the Lower Mt Fork River

MAIN FLIES:

Bead Head Pheasant Tails (Size: 14-18)
Hares Ear (Size: 14-18)
Orange Soft Hackles (Size: 16-18)
Red Hackles (Size: 16-18)
Bead Headed Wollybuggers (Colors: Olive, White, Black, Rust) (Size: 10-20, I like Big WBS)
Black Midges (Size: 12-22)
Red Midges (Size: 12-22)
Blue Winged Olive (Size:16-22)
Sulpher (Size: )
Cahill (Size: 18-22)
San Juan Worm
RS2 (# 20-22) grey,Olive, red
Near Deer ( Olive, pink, black & brown)


January:

Hatches: Baetis, Blue Winged Olive, Light Cahill, Midge
Flies to use: Pheasant tails, Red Fox Squirrel, San Juan worm, Egg Patterns, Griffiths Gnat, Adult Caddis, Emergers


February:

Hatches: Mayflies, Midges, March Brown

Flies to use: March Browns, Bead Headed Black and Red Midges (size 12-14), San Juan worms, egg patterns, Griffiths gnat, CDC, Emerger Patterns, Soft hackle

March:

Hatches: Blue winged Olive, Midges

Wet Flies to use:
Soft Hackle, Copper Johns, Pheasant Tails, Egg patterns, Red Fox squirrels, crane fly

Dry Flies to use: Griffiths Gnats, Hares Ears, March Brown (mayfly), Blue Winged Olive (mayfly)

Flies to use: Elk Hair Caddis, Parachute Adams, Thread Midges, and Caddis Pupae Flies, Soft Hackles, Midges, Hares ears, Pheasant tails, Prince nymphs


April:

Hatchs: Flying Ants, Caddis, Mayflies, Crane flies, Midges

Flies to use: Red Soft Hackle, Elk Hair Caddis, Midges, Ants,

May:

Hatches: Baetis, Beetles ,Blue Winged Olive, Brown Caddis, March Brown ,Tan Caddis

Wet flies (nymphs) to use: Cream Colored Soft Hackles, Nymphs, Adam Parachutes 12-16, Hare's ear Nymphs, Elk hair caddis

Dry flies to use: CDC Caddis and CDC Mayfly Emergers, EHC, Adam Parachutes


June:
Hatches: Mayfly, PMD's, Sulphurs
Flies to use: Grasshoppers, Ants, Midges, Mayflies, Caddis

July:
Hatches: Mayflies, Midges
Flies to use: Copper Johns, Griffiths Gnats, EHC, Ants, Griffiths Gnats, Soft Hackles, Hoppers, Soft Hackles

August:

Hatches: Midge, Hexagenia, Caddis, Mayflies, Mosquitoes
Dry Flies: Caddis and Mayflies (including dry, emergers, and cripples)
Flies to use: Soft Hackles, Midges, Pheasant Tails, Copper Johns, Small Mayfly Imitations, Caddis Pupae, Emergers



September:

Hatches: PMD/s, BWO's Yellow Sally, Grass Hoppers and Katy-Dids, Hexagenia Mayflies

Wet flies (nymphs) to use: Green Bead Head Caddis Nymph imitations in about size 14-16, Egg patterns, San Juan Worm, Various Soft Hackles, Light Cahill, Grasshopper, Ant, Hex Nymph

Dry flies to use: Stimulators on a size 10 hook, Elk hair Caddis, Hex

October:

Hatches: Caddis, Grey Mayflies, Blue Quills Blue Winged Olives Midges, Sulfurs
Flies to use: Miracle Midge, Zebra Midge, Egg Patterns, San Juan Worm

November:

Hatches: Small Tan Caddis, Small Black Caddis, Midges
Flies to use: Thread Midges, Caddis Emergers, spiders, Copper John, Egg Patterns, San Juan Worms
December:
Hatches: Black Caddis, Blue Winged Olives (mayfly) and Midges.
Flies to use: Emergers, Caddis, Mayfly, Midges, Egg patterns
Dry flies to use: Griffiths Gnat, Blue Winged Olive, Black Caddis


WOW! Thank-you so much!I'm hoping to go soon, this list of flies is perfect.
It will be my first trip! thumb



Very Kind Regards,
Charlie47
Re: Lower Mountain Fork Advice [Re: Brandon Cooper] #10686792 03/11/15 11:58 AM
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Well, you would have never guessed it was Monday up at LMF. Spring Breakers don't care of it rains all day....they don't even need rain jackets. smile Several guys had their sons up there...great to see some father and son time!!

Fish were finicky. Light biters....everyone was saying that.

We did enjoy our trip and it's taken 2 days to dry out so I can type this out. smile


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Re: Lower Mountain Fork Advice [Re: Brandon Cooper] #10686797 03/11/15 12:00 PM
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We took a car and what a mistake. Hwy 259 is tore up! Big ol holes and rocks everywhere. Driving at night in the rain and hitting those was stressful. Be careful!! We saw several folks with blown out tires.


You can avoid having ulcers by adapting to the situation: If you fall in the mud puddle, check your pockets for fish. ~Unknown

Open your eyes & look within, are you satisfied with the life youre living.

No matter how good or bad you have it, wake up each day thankful for your life. Someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs.
Re: Lower Mountain Fork Advice [Re: Brandon Cooper] #10686817 03/11/15 12:14 PM
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We up here now, fished yesterday awhile only caught one 10" brown. Trout fishing is not my gig for sure, this fast moving water and lack of experience is not a good fit. Agree about the roads .....wow ! Going to try something different today I think

Re: Lower Mountain Fork Advice [Re: Brandon Cooper] #10686825 03/11/15 12:15 PM
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BTW. Great information here, which I would have looked before today. I might have been better prepared.

Re: Lower Mountain Fork Advice [Re: Brandon Cooper] #10692019 03/13/15 03:51 AM
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Seeing that there was rain in the forcast I decided to come back today, luckily got the tent down as it started to drizzle! Had a awesome time fly fishing, even hooked this bad boy as my first catch!
Also caught 5 rainbows
Needless to say I am hooked on fly fishing! Me and my dad are planning a trip up there soon and I can't wait!


Fishing is only a waste of time if you don't catch anything.


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