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Pat Dorsey’s Stream Report – Elevenmile Canyon – South PlatteJanuary 22, 2019 - 6:00 am
Pat Dorsey’s Stream Report: Colorado RiverJanuary 22, 2019 - 6:00 am
Pat Dorsey’s Stream Report: Blue RiverJanuary 22, 2019 - 6:00 am

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It's great to be back at the ISE! Take a look at the flies we brought down to the Convention Center. Our dollar bins are packed full of local favorites, all for just $1!
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What a great first day at the Fly Fishing Show yesterday! We hope to see you down here today or tomorrow! Come see us at our booth, V10. Pat Dorsey, Kerry Caraghar, Bob Dye, Chris Ramos and John Keefover will all be hanging around the booth today! Come say hi!

From Cody's Desk - @cojasco

After returning from my holiday vacation, I have found my desk and all of its contents to be a little wrapped up. I hope everybody enjoyed the holidays, and cheers to a great 2019 ahead! We will be back with the #fromCodysDesk posts next Wednesday. There may be something good in all these presents... #bluequillangler #flyfishing #coloradoflyfishing #coloradofishing @bluequillangler

Tales From Adrift - @myflyfishingbuddy
@loungingtoad and I had the great pleasure of fishing with Rim Chung many years ago. One thing Rim told us was how he fishes. Location, location, location.
The first location is the river, the second is the hole you’ll fish. Both of these are within your control. The third location and the most challenging is where is the feeding fish’s mouth. This is, obviously, not within our control. What we do have control over is where we put the flies and hopefully they’ll find fish. My approach to this is to build a grid in the river and try to hit every coordinate I can. That includes the lateral position (the in and out) and the depth. The depth is likely more important than the lateral line. Ronald, an angler I met on the river, mentioned that he’s read that the difference between fishing and catching is often a split shot. He’s right. However, he mentioned that people don’t tell him how to figure out depth or how to adjust weight.
My approach to getting down, actually, is a process. I try to approximate the depth. I’m not going to set my indicator to 6 inches if the hole is 6 feet deep, obvs. I watch my indicator for bumps on the bottom. If it’s not bumping I lower the flies. Once it’s bumping or picking up debris, I check which fly is collecting veg. If my lead fly has a mound of veg, I move my flies up significantly. If the bottom fly is slightly veggied, I might not adjust the depth at all or just a half inch. Those are the extremes. That’s my metric, my ruler. Of course, you have to understand the river bottom as well (see my last post). You can’t set your depth to avoid a rock. You have to set it to mouths.
Next is the weight. How much? This depends on water speed and depth. If you want to get down quick (fast water) add weight. If you don’t want to get down quick maybe don’t add any.
Watching the angle of the leader as I pick up to cast helps me understand how deep I am. If it’s coming out at a shallow angle in a deep hole, it’s not getting down. If it’s coming out vertical, it’s getting down.
Spend time. Take notes, observe, database.
It keeps me thinking about nothing else.
Thanks for reading!

You never know what you'll find on your way to @bluequillangler in Evergreen, Colorado! The elk must be making their way down to the @theflyfishingshow! We hope to see you all at the Denver Merchandise Mart January 4th-6th - for one of the best fly fishing shows of the year! Come check out the booth and say hi!

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