Tarryall L&C Ranch
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09/04/10
Receding Flows and Good Fishing
2010 FISHING REPORTS:
09/04/10 - My son and I had a good (but not great) day fishing. We fished the lower meadow section in the morning with very marginal results. Very clear water, muddy bottom and spooky fish. The upper section in the afternoon was much more productive with most fish being caught on a small (18-20) flash back pheasant tail dropper. There was very little surface action although we did catch several smaller fish with a yellow stimulator (14-16) on the surface. Hoppers produced very few strikes. While most of the fish we caught were browns, we did get a couple of very nice rainbows in the 18" class. A beautiful day and great location, but we're still waiting for that 'killer' dry fly day on the Tarryall!
08/28/10 - Epic day on Tarryall L&C! Man, I cannot wait to do that again. Totally worth the fee. See you next year. Report: Hoppers were everywhere and worked great all day. At points I trailed a calibaetas midge and that worked too, but it was silly because we saw rises all day long. There was a massive trico hatch, but I never switched because the hoppers worked so great consistently all day long. The upper mile is technical so I had a lot of takes and misses. It took pinpoint casting and the strikes are violent. Lots of shrubs and trees to catch too. Beautiful stretch of river. We fished it twice upstream and walked back. Behind the giant tree that has fallen across the river, in the 100 foot pool it has created, we caught a few nice fish…and I got snapped off on the fish of a life time. The fight lasted no more than 5 seconds as he peeled line violently from my lamson on my 3 wt (bent over). He headed straight for under that big tree and I knew I had to stop him so I tightened my grip on the line until I had to clamp down…snap! It wasn’t the 3wt as much as the 5x. My guess is bigger than 22” and there’s no way anyone is going to catch it without 3x. There is a reason he’s big… J In between canyon sections during what was supposed to be the “slow part”, 12 to 2, we hit the meadow section with the slow moving water. I didn’t have much expectations for it, but unbelievable! 4 fish over 18” landed in a 20 minute stretch. It took stealth and really long reach casts, but huge fish. Attached is a pic of a monster brown from yesterday at Tarryall Creek in the meadow section. Is that a "huck hopper" hanging out of that huge brown’s mouth? Why yes it is!!! ~30 takes missed 3 fished snapped off…one of which was troutzilla ~15 fish under 16” landed 4 fish over 16” landed Epic day…
08/20/10 GREAT fishing!!! MANY fish caught among 3 anglers. Fished with a "lightning bug" nymph brought along by our buddy from NC. We'll be back!
08/15/10 Fished TLC on 8/13, had a good day. Fished TLC on 8/15 and it was a little tougher that on8/13, but still a good time.
08/14/10 Great day! Perfect weather. Lots of fish on hoppers & ants.
08/05/10 - Great day of dry fly fishing on small patterns!
07/18/10 Tough day...but, general nice fish on dries and one 20" rainbow.
07/12/10 Quiet AM. Picked up around noon. Hopper/Dropper. I used C. Ant after, no luck & Stimulator. 15 fish, 8"-21". 4 rainbows. Largest fish on dropper - caddis pupae.
Another fine day on TLC. A little slow in the AM; picked up significantly in PM. Stimy & Royal Coachman, RS2 & BWO emergers & caddis pupae on lower section late PM. Around 40 total for my son & I. A number of 10" - 12"; largest 18" -20". Thank you!!
07/02/10 Excellent day. 15+ fish. Small browns on the top section and big rainbows on the bottom. Caddis pupa, PT, stimulators. Lower section excellent for streamers.
6/30/10 Caught about 16 fish, mostly browns, all on dries -- PMX, Stimulator, Joe's Hopper. Largest one - 16" brown and one 16" rainbow. I'll be back.
06/27/10 Today the Fishing Gods smiled on us. First and foremost do not ignore the fast water. Most fish were in the riffles today. After talking with Jim about the previous day’s report we started by using Dry Dropper Rigs that consisted of a Terrestrial on Top and a PT on the bottom. We also had a fair amount of luck with a Caddis pupa on the bottom (there is a ton of caddis in the air right now). After a very successful morning the afternoon became a little cloudy (typical South Park weather). Most action stopped on the top water so we switched to streamers (one of my own ties that will remain anonymous). The next few hours became a blur. Almost every hole we stopped at we pulled out at least 3 – 6 fish. Too many fish to count on this particular day. Highlight was 5 fish over 18” mark and all very healthy and fat, one Rainbow looked like a football.
06/21/2010 Solo angler caught 7 on dry flies and one on a nymph with dropper.
JUNE 17, 2010: The flows are steadily decreasing on the Tarryall Creek and the water is clearing beautifully. Conditions are good and should continue to improve over the next several days.
05-23-10 Great day! Stimulators of all sizes & colors. Caught many bows, browns + cuts. Very windy and no real hatch. Great water clarity and level.
5/2/2010 - Overall a fun and great day. Flow was a bit lower than I thought it would be. It was cold and snowy...around 25-32 degrees all day. Caught 5 bows and 1 brown in the deeper pools. Three fish were around 15-16 inches. Wooly bugger size 10; san juan worm; RS2 size 20.
05/01/10 Good day, but cold and windy. Fished the upper end of the lease in the deep pools. Browns caught on breadcrust; rainbows liked the zebra midge.
04/25/10 - Four anglers fished until early afternoon then left after getting skunked.
04/19/10 - Good fishing 1:00 -1:30. Dark patterns. 9 fish 12" -16+". Mix of 6 browns/3 bows.
04/17/10 - Didn't arrive until afternoon and the water was just off color. Large brown stonefly nymphs yielded three huge rainbows and several smaller browns and rainbows. Need to drag the bottom of deep pools where the fish are stacked up. No action in the runs or riffles but I did spook several fish in shallow water.
2009 FISHING REPORTS:
Caught a couple of browns and rainbows. Biggest = 20". Beadheads & eggs. Thanks! 10/13/09
Slow day, but fun. Saw lots of fish; caught a few each on wooly worms, olive drakes and crystal buggers. 09/26/09
11-yr. old Sam caught 5 fish including a 13" cutbow, two 20"+ fish that broke him off. Sam's dad caught 4 fish 10"-13" and landed on 23" rainbow. Great day! We'll be back for sure. Most fish caught on hopper and adams dry and a few on BHPT. 09/20/09
15+ fish 3 to 1, browns to bows. Largetst 15". Hopper/dropper (BH prince nymph #18). 09/09/09
We felt like we owned the river!! Spooky fish, large browns in meadow. Caught several browns, 8"-12" on upper end. Deb & Jim were great hosts & very knowledgeable. 09/03/09
Flow very low. Fishing was still good. Fewer fish than usual. Dry/dropper, yellow stimi, BHFBPT. 3 large bows 16"-20". 08/30/09
Had a great day. The morning was slow. Started lower end of lease in AM. Very spooky fish. Caught 2 browns. Fished upper half in afternoon. Much better. 14 browns, 1 rainbow 10"-18". Lost huge brown by ranch house. Yellow stimultor. 08/27/09
Great day, great fishing, great program. 08/26/09
Great day, lots of fish in the 7"-14" range. Yellow stimi with BHFBPT & red on black zebra midge. 08/23/09
6-YR. OLD JAKE FISHED WITH HIS DAD ON JAKE'S FIRST "OFFICIAL" FLY TRIP (he'd been practicing his skills all summer on various rivers). JAKE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH A PARA HOPPER AND SMALL GRASS HOPPERS. DAD'S REPORT FOLLOWS: Great day! Took my 6-yr. old on his first fly trip. He caught 4 fish (3 bows, 1 brown) 14-16" on hoppers. I only caught 3 fish, but they were bigger; one 24" bow, one 22" bow and one 14" bow on para hoppers. most challenging was getting 6-yr. old to net bows that big! Gotta learn sooner or later. Thanks, we'll be back! 08/14/09
8/7/09 - Caught about 20 fish total, 8 of which were in the 17-19" range - fat and healthy. I caught most of the big fish w/ large dries (Fat Albert, Chernobyl Ant) on the lower 1/2 mile - took perfect presentation down there due to the smooth gin clear water and spooky fish. Great property! Will be back again.
2 rainbows - 8"; 2 browns - 12"; 6 browns - 8-10"; Parachute adams (#12) knocks them dead! Great day -- best action in the morning. Para hopper #14, Mayfly #12, Para adams #12. Rainbows 12" x 2. Browns 12" x 2. Many smaller. Great day. 08/02/09
Great day! Water: clear, 60 degrees. Weather: storms on & off. Bugs: PMD, Caddis, Midges. Flies: Aimee's Ant, Hoppers, FBPT, Hare's Ear, Yellow Sallie Nymph or most any dropper. Fish: Landed 23, more bows than browns; 4 over 18", avg. 13-16". Very healthy fish. Lots of fun! Thanks! 07/29/09
Another awesome day on TLC. PMD, PMD emergers; Adams on top BH hare's ear. BHFBPT and killer caddis below. Nice mix of rainbows and browns, most 12" -16", AND 2 Granddaddy's 19" - 21" caught by my son. Thanks again for a wonderful day! 07/05/09
Great fishing with hoppers. 12 caught by each angler. One 16" brown and one 16" rainbow. Price very reasonable for convenience and pressure. 07-03-09
Flows made the day challenging. Hooked 25; landed half as many. 06/12/09
Good day even with the wind blowing. Used terrestials, red midge and streamers. Probably caught 25+ fish, all very healthy. ANGLERS PLEASE USE CAUTION: STAY AWAY FROM REDDS -- Rainbows are spawning. 05/08/09
Great day at TLC, one of my most favorite places to fish. Flow was low so I used Amy's ant as my indicator w/ a BHPBPT & a red zebra midge dropper. Believe it or not, over half of fish took the ant. Lots of action! 05/03/09
Great day of fishing. Nymphs, streamers and good dry fly fishing. BWO hatch around 2:00 - 4:00 PM. Many decent browns, bows, cutthroats and several large fish. 05/02/09
Great day, plenty of fish. Most 10"-14" browns, rainbows and cutthroats. Biggest was 18" brown. Dry flies, nymphs and streamers. See you again soon! Thanks! 04/28/09
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10/03/08 - Stream flows are above average and fishing has been good, although a little challenging due to clear water, at Tarryall L&C Ranch.
10/06/08 Good day of fishing. Flows are down and clear. Windy today, which limited the dry fly action. Still, we caught some nice fish.
10/05/08 Bead heads, SJWs, Parachute Adams, Eggs.
09/28/08 Had a very good half day on the river with over 30 fish each. BH Pheasant tails, Red San Juan worms, and Hares Ears all worked REALLY well.
08/30/08 Nice day. Nothing huge but a nice mix of 10"-17" browns, cuts and bows. Yellow stimulator w/ #16 red copper john was the most productive rig. Hoppers got some action & #14 yellow humpy.
08/29/08 1 cutthroat - 10"; 4 browns - 1 @ 16"; 9 rainbows - 1 @ 18", 2 @ 16"; 1 cutbow @ 15". Hoppers, Caddis, Adams, Brassies, Royal Coachman. Beautiful water; great program.
08/26/08 Good day. Many bows to 20"; many browns to 18". 2 cutthroats - 13"; 1 cutbow - 15". Hopper/dropper; stimulator/dropper; caddis; double beadhead; Hopper.
08/27/08 Nice day, great water! Some big healthy fish in the lower stretch on flat water. BWO worked well. Cutbows on upper section along with many browns.
08/12/08 Fished with dries all day. Para Adams (#16 & #18) and Elk Hair caddis (#18). Morning fished downstream of parking, caught 3. Afternoon fished upstrean of parking, caught approx. 20. All fish in 6"-12" range.
08/03/08 Lots of fish! AM caught 14 on lower section ranging from 10"-21". PM fished upper section and caught 8 fish ranging from 12"-18". Back on lower section caught 8 more 10"-16".
08/02/08 Great day! Big fish all day.
08/01/08 Lots of great fish, but they are showing the stress of the warm water temps. Largest 22"; nice mix of browns, rainbows, cut throats and cutbows. Hoppers, 12 - 16; Copper Bobs; Blue Midge; Black Midge.
07/30/08 2 anglers fished this property each claiming he had a great day, but neither left comments.
07/25/08 Olive streamer seemed to be the ticket. None of the usual stuff worked today. Also caught a few on a san juan worm. As usual we will be back.
07/14/08 Great fishing! Lots of fish, nice size. Black, dark green copper johns, streamers, wooly buggers, even a little dry fly action. Great day! We'll be back!
06/28/08 Runoff is calming down. Condtions on river good. Nice dry fly action -- PMDs, Caddis, Stone Flies. Lots of good, healthy fish.
04/19/08 60 degrees w/just a breeze all afternoon! Water came up & got more turbid as the day progressed. 24 fish between us including 2 rainbows over 20", several 15
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