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Old 06-27-2017, 12:48 PM
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I was in the Livingstone area this weekend. Flow and clarity seemed to be great. I was there for 2 days and didn't see a single fish rise, nor did anything take my nymphs. I was using stimulators mostly, and a typical selection of bead headed nymphs, as well as golden stone nymphs. I also tried running some streamers through deeper pools. Not a single fish. The water was 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Any insight on what I was doing wrong?
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Old 06-27-2017, 01:36 PM
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Old 06-27-2017, 02:49 PM
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I tried quite a few spots. I started at 532 and made my way to where it dumps into the oldman.
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Old 06-27-2017, 03:02 PM
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Must have been a slow day. Usually those trout will eat anything.
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Old 06-27-2017, 03:03 PM
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Worms and ants are your best bet out there.
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Old 06-27-2017, 03:08 PM
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Worms and ants are your best bet out there.
must be talking about tied flies
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Old 06-27-2017, 03:20 PM
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must be talking about tied flies
Most variations seem to work well for me...keep in mind the vibrant colors of these fish and bugs out there...
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Old 06-27-2017, 04:31 PM
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I was in the Livingstone area this weekend. Flow and clarity seemed to be great. I was there for 2 days and didn't see a single fish rise, nor did anything take my nymphs. I was using stimulators mostly, and a typical selection of bead headed nymphs, as well as golden stone nymphs. I also tried running some streamers through deeper pools. Not a single fish. The water was 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Any insight on what I was doing wrong?
I was out there and did pretty well....pretty much any nymph worked. My guess is you weren't fishing in the right spots. Check for pools, swirls, eddys, and pockets. They're in there.

Also, maybe you weren't quite getting down deep enough? Splitshot will help. Although it's not a deep river system.
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Old 06-27-2017, 08:11 PM
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Nymphing cutty water!! Sacreligious!!



P.S And before the peanut gallery chimes in... I'm kidding!!
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Old 06-27-2017, 08:24 PM
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Nymphing cutty water!! Sacreligious!!



P.S And before the peanut gallery chimes in... I'm kidding!!
LOL. I was reading the thread thinking the same thing.

Last time I fished the Oldman area, I fished streamers for the morning until the fish became active. Despite the fact I was catching fish, my fishing buddies still insisted it was 'wrong'.
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Old 06-27-2017, 08:52 PM
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I was in the Livingstone area this weekend. Flow and clarity seemed to be great. I was there for 2 days and didn't see a single fish rise, nor did anything take my nymphs. I was using stimulators mostly, and a typical selection of bead headed nymphs, as well as golden stone nymphs. I also tried running some streamers through deeper pools. Not a single fish. The water was 45 degrees Fahrenheit. Any insight on what I was doing wrong?
You just answered your own question!!!

If the water had been warmer and dropped to 45 F, their metabolism would be slowing to damn near comatose levels.
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Old 06-27-2017, 08:58 PM
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The water was 45 degrees Fahrenheit.
And don't wet wade balls deep.
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Old 06-27-2017, 08:59 PM
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I was down there Sunday. The early part of the day was slow on top water, and I'll admit, I started dragging nymphs....had Uber in mine too because I knew he'd jump all over that one. After lunch things picked up with risers and the dry game was on. It seemed most of the fish were piled up in the deeper pools.
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Mentioning stream names adds skunks, be careful.
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Old 07-04-2017, 11:18 AM
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Mentioning stream names adds skunks, be careful.
The Livingstone is pretty well know. I don't think mentioning the river name is going to change anything there.

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Old 07-04-2017, 09:08 PM
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[QUOTE=millartech;3577046]The Livingstone is pretty well know. I don't think mentioning the river name is going to change anything there.


Most would rather start a new thread asking for something than use the search function. It will certainly help.
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Old 07-06-2017, 03:06 PM
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I was there during the same time line and those hungry cutties ate everything I threw at them. I fished mostly from an access at kilometer 45. water temp was the same as you stated. I couldn't see the rises. so I went with nymphs caught 2 little guys. then I saw a very subtle rise. tied on an adams irresistible and they started hitting it, and hitting hard. 3 destroyed flies later I switched to a regular adams, same thing, cutties eating my flies with very subtle rises. almost like a brown trout just sipping the surface. took a lunch break. saw some duns floating long. tied on an evening dun, same results. I tried stimies, bwo, and a huge chubby Chernobyl, fish on all day, every run every riffle every pool! IMG_20170624_202702_813.pdf

Hahaha I must have been ahead of you, and left all the cutties with sore little mouths! sorry about that.
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Old 07-06-2017, 03:21 PM
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Thanks for all the responses. It sounds like I must be more of a noob than I thought.
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Old 07-06-2017, 04:11 PM
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Thanks for all the responses. It sounds like I must be more of a noob than I thought.
Nah, you're just more truthful than most.
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Old 07-06-2017, 04:52 PM
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The issue is u were fishin nymphs on a cutty stream very bad juju
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Old 07-06-2017, 08:28 PM
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I was thinking of heading down for the first time this weekend.
Is it best to start from Indian Graves side or oldman side of the trunk road?

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