Posted By: danial S
blue river fishing! - 11/28/22 11:30 PM
good evening yall!
i went out to blue river to try my hand at trout fishing and fly-fishing yesterday for the first time ever. I started off with a couple wholly buggers and a San Juan worm at Hughes crossing to no avail-though I reckon it might have been the cause of inappropriate gear. eventually i crossed roads with a very nice gentleman by the name of steve who helped me at catching some fish. Hooked me up with the proper techniques and flies (quite similar to those i used for salmon in Canada) and i started to get quite a few. near the horseshoe waterfall
Ended up with a total of five fish, almost limited out but one of my fish that id have liked to keep wriggled out my hands. Still got a solid four fillets that I'll be cooking up tonight. Can't wait to catch a couple more from this section of the Blue river and really hone down my skills before heading over to the CnR zones and try my hand at the bigger brethren. Will keep y'all posted (i believe i may be heading out again this Sunday)
one quick question for the more seasoned anglers- i have heard alot about stocked trout having clipped adipose fins? it seemed as if these trout did not. Do some stockeries not clip trout fins? are there naturally occuring trout in these waters too?
i went out to blue river to try my hand at trout fishing and fly-fishing yesterday for the first time ever. I started off with a couple wholly buggers and a San Juan worm at Hughes crossing to no avail-though I reckon it might have been the cause of inappropriate gear. eventually i crossed roads with a very nice gentleman by the name of steve who helped me at catching some fish. Hooked me up with the proper techniques and flies (quite similar to those i used for salmon in Canada) and i started to get quite a few. near the horseshoe waterfall
Ended up with a total of five fish, almost limited out but one of my fish that id have liked to keep wriggled out my hands. Still got a solid four fillets that I'll be cooking up tonight. Can't wait to catch a couple more from this section of the Blue river and really hone down my skills before heading over to the CnR zones and try my hand at the bigger brethren. Will keep y'all posted (i believe i may be heading out again this Sunday)
one quick question for the more seasoned anglers- i have heard alot about stocked trout having clipped adipose fins? it seemed as if these trout did not. Do some stockeries not clip trout fins? are there naturally occuring trout in these waters too?