In today’s podcast I am going to discuss fly fishing in July on the mountain trout streams and the smallmouth bass rivers.
July brings on some of my favorite mountain trout fishing. This is spotting the trout on their feeding stations and going one on one with each one. This is very effective because the hatches are sparse and the trout must feed whenever food drifts by.
As you approach a pool from below, you will seldom spot a trout clearly on his feeding station. Actually you are looking for some visual signals that draws your attention to a specific location in the stream which reveals the trout.
- The trout’s movement
- The contrast in shade between the trout’s body and that of the stream bottom.
- The contrast in color between that of a trout’s body and the color of the stream bottom–such an ivory fin of a brook trout over a dark stream bottom.
- The trout’s shadow on the stream bottom.
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Fly Fishing in July for Smallmouth Bass
This is a great time of the year to fish hard surface bugs. In fact they are outstanding from now until October. Many years ago I designed the Shenandoah Series of hard head bugs. I wanted 3 different bugs that could produce three different actions.
- Shenandoah Sunfish Slider. The long slim body with a pointed nose produces a gentle teasing action in shallow water.
- Shenandoah Chartreuse Chugger. With is deeply cupped face and large fat body it produces a loud racket on the surface.
- Shenandoah Blue Popper. The up-sloping face and tapered body gives me an action that is in between the other two listed above. It seldom lets me down.
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