Theaux Le Gardeur

Hoppers in November?

I’ve been nymphing the past week and had settled into “Winter fishing mode”, so I was surprised to have quite a few fisherman come in this afternoon who were excited about catching Wild Browns on Hoppers, Griffith’s Gnats, Henryville Specials and Parachute Adams. The crowds along the river have thinned out. Why? -Weather. It has been nice and cloudy today. Most are using bead head nymphs sized #12-14 or small weighted streamers in Black or Brown sized #8-12. This afternoon we’ve been talking to folks about the benefits of Capilene under breathable waders. We have some new spiffy windproof, fingerless gloves from Patagonia that have …

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Simms Sale-Save 25% on Pac-Lite Jackets!

That’s right folks, We’ve got a Simms sale happening, and with Winter weather coming it would be wise to make sure you get yours before they’re gone.The sale is limited to one discontinued item but we have quite a few of them in-stock. The Simms Raincloud Jacket is a lightweight, waterproof jacket featuring Gore-Tex® Pa*****e® fabric construction. It has a front zipper with double storm flap cover, 2 large, covered, zippered front pockets with expansion bellows for large fly boxes, and a collapsible storm hood that folds into collar for windproof neck protection.This jacket is DEET and sal*****er resistant, is Dark Loden in color, and …

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Need one for Steelhead and Kings

Stop! Have you caught a Steelhead or King yet? Anyone out there that can take off Thursday through Saturday for a quick trip to Pulaski, NY for Steelhead and Kings should give Tom Taylor a call at 410-343-1033. All equip. is provided and the total cost of the trip will be around $500. His # is 410-343-1033. Locally we’ve heard mixed reports of fish taking dries in the catch and release section and most would agree that an Olive sized #20 is taking a fair # of fish that are noticeably bigger than last year.You heard here first folks.. the fish are getting bigger in …

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High and Clear

The water is high and clear. The gauge at Falls this morning was 2.8-around 330 Cfs. The river will be a little chalky below the feeder creeks at Masemore and just below Bunkerhill. So fish just above these if you like clear water. In short–Get up here and bring a few San Juan worms if you’ll be fishing through the showers this afternoon.

Water,Water Everywhere…

The sun is shining and Yes, the water is still off color, but we’re finding fish that are taking Sulphurs from the surface. Most of these are #14-16. If the fish are rising, but you can’t seem to connect, try a sparkle dun. A sparkle dun is a great emerger pattern that is easy to see and works like the devil. One should find some better looking water, Olives sized #18-22 and #18-20 Caddis above Falls Rd. Fishing big Streamers in the pocket water has it’s own rewards.The river should continue to drop and clear up by the weekend. Note: A sparkle-dun is a comparadun …

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Sulphur City

If this weather keeps up I’m moving to England. Fishing has been super! Water flow has been nice and temp is still hovering around 50 F. Sulphurs sized #12-14 are coming off around 3:00 PM with #18-20 Caddis mixed in. Try a #16 Pheasant tail in between hatches and don’t let the weatherman tell you how to spend your weekend. Following are some recent quotes from anglers this week. “Some of the nicest water I’ve seen in the East…Lots of voracious feeding and saw a couple of bruisers…It was one of the most memorable days for me on the Gun…” “Getting into some nice wild …

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