Little Red River Review

Last weekend, the Prez (Seth) and Chud (Chad) went on a two-day outing to the Little Red River. Our host for the weekend was Mr. Dean Rose (Seth's Father-in-law). We arrived at the cabin around 4:00 p.m. and immediately put all of our gear on to head to the river. Both of us were pumped to get on the river considering it had been a few weeks since out last casts. Chad rigged up a 5-weight with a huge black ugly with red dumbbell eyes. His first cast yielded hopes of a promising evening as a huge flash below the water began to take chase of my fly. For the next hour Chud kept throwing that fly in the hopes that a big piggers would want to munch. Nothing doing.... The Prez, on the other hand, decided to rip some face with his own streamer (a white wooly). The big brownies came out to party with Seth. He caught two nice brownies within the 1.5 hours we were out there. Needless to say, this was a promising beginning to our fishing trip indeed.

Friday night consisted of us three gents sitting around a dinner table that was littered with fly-tying material, courtesy of Mr. Dean Rose. The conversation flowed and the fireplace stayed warm for many hours that night. Experiences of past trips were shared as well as the techniques we would use for Saturday's outing. We had a great night to say the least.

We got up early Saturday to the smell of coffee and freshly baked cinnamon rolls, also courtesy of our host Mr. Rose. It was a brisk morning; it probably did not get above 25 degrees throughout the day. We fished some very shallow runs that did not get above the knees, which made for a difficult time nymphing. Chad gave a few casts but realized that throwing a streamer seemed more plausible. As a result, he transitioned to an olive bead head wooly that he had tied the night before. Second cast ... strip ... strip ... boom. Beautiful bow. The next couple of hours were exciting because the fish seemed to just attack the various streamers that he threw at them. Chad ended up catching some good bows with a couple of nice brownies occasionally thrown into the mix. It was a good morning of fishing.

Later in the day, Mr. Rose made his way to a rock point where he had success with some dry flies and some woolies of his own. It seemed like everytime he started stripping a wooly, a fish would strike! Seth had a slow Saturday, catching only two fish through the shoals. Nonetheless, we all had a blast. Overall it was a good day on the Little Red. Chad's trip was cut short as he had to head back into Fay-town for Sunday church. It is always hard to leave the river; after all, the river is our Saturday sanctuary.

          

Sunday was a different story all together for Seth. After having a slow Saturday, he experienced a Sunday full of success at Cow Shoals. Mr. Rose and Seth began their day around 8:00. After fishing through the shoals for about an hour, the two of them doubled up by stripping some white woolies through the shallows; Seth on a bow, and Mr. Rose on a brownie. Soon after they came upon a deeper pool where fish were constantly rising to the surface. Over the next few hours, Seth caught between 12-15 nice sized fish. Most were caught on a scud tied with golden ice dubbing. This fly seemed almost irresistible to the browns. Seth caught a few more on dry flies by throwing a BWO near a fallen tree.

Overall, it was an awesome weekend complete with great food, conversation and fishing. We enjoyed our time with Mr. Dean Rose, and we enjoyed our time on the Little Red River. This is an awesome fishery that every TOSFly reader should consider.

Until next time, cast to The Other Side!

Blessed Waters,

Chud & The Prez