Umpqua fly fishing for smallies

marko · 07-07-2003, 05:34 AM

I am planning on going down to fish the Umpqua for smallies later this month. I plan on fly fishing. Anyone know what works best for them ole brown fish down there? :whazzup:

Grantspastor · 07-07-2003, 06:53 AM

Most anything big and ugly. Leeches...sculpins...etc.

Tanner · 07-07-2003, 11:50 PM

Poppers.

Bake · 07-08-2003, 02:47 AM

Chartreuse and white and chartreuse, orange and white Clouser Minnows work just about everywhere for smallmouth.
Later,
Bake

marko · 07-08-2003, 06:44 AM

Thanks everyone.

DaleDor · 07-11-2003, 12:37 PM

In John Schewey's book he recommends crayfish fly patterns, woolly-buggers w/rubber legs, hellgramite patterns. Also match the local hatch if there's a big one (Hexagenia, if you happen to be on a river with a hatch.) Sizes of hooks are roughly size #4, but it varies (2-10.)

Poppers would probably be good in the evenings.

I assume the bigger the fly the bigger the fish it catches, on average.

Clousers good too I bet.

I love ifish.net. I'd also try a SEARCH for "Umpqua" on www.westfly.com, and you'd probably get more info than you can handle.