Tailwaters make up a large percentage of trout waters available to the angler and many destinations can provide superb action from heavy populations of different species of trout. Tailwaters demand strategies and techniques that are different from that of freestone streams and spring creeks. This program deals with the special considerations that must be given to tailwaters in order for one to be consistently successful fishing waters where both man and nature can affect the conditions.
The program covers a wide variety of streams across the U. S. from East to West, including scenes from over thirty blue ribbon tailwaters.
In addition to Mother Nature, man and computers control the habitat of trout in tailwaters. Discharges from dams can change a calm tailwater stream into a fast flowing river in a matter of minutes yet some tailwaters fluctuate only moderately. Trout adjust their location and feeding habits to these changes in the rates of flow and if anglers are to be successful, they must learn to adjust their fishing methods and techniques accordingly.
Following the strategies, fishing methods and fly selection procedures presented in this program can greatly increase your odds of success and provide the same type of excitement, success and gratification for you
*Introduction: White River, AR & the South Fork of the Snake River, ID
*Types of Dams
*How Lakes Effects the PH of Water
*How Lakes Effects Water Clarity
*Determining Stream Flow Rates
*How Current Effects Trout
*Determining the Right Fly and Presentation:
*Fishing Colorado’s Frying Pan River
*Fishing Colorado’s Blue River
*Crayfish Imitations
*Baitfish (Streamers)
*Types of Tailwaters across the U.S
*Madison River, Montana (below
HebgenDam)
*Floating the Madison River Tailwater
*Some Other Tailwaters:
Big Horn River, MT
Hiwassee River, TN
Housatonic River, CT
Kennebago River, ME
Water Discharges and Rates of Flow
Digital Hatch Guides
Fly Selection and Presentation
Strategies and Techniques
Critique Questionnaire
Rapid River, ME
Deerfield River, MA
Delaware River, NY
Neversink River, NY
No. Br. Potomac River, MD
Savage River, MD
Smith River, VA
Clinch River, TN
Yampa River, CO
South Platte River, CO
Gunpowder Falls River, MD
Jackson River, VA
South Fork of Holston River, TN
Watauga River, TN
Henry’s Fork of the Snake River, ID (below Ashton Reservoir)
North Platte River,CO
More Tailwater Action:
*Fishing the Uncompahgre River, CO
*Fishing the West Fork Bitterroot River, MT
*Tailwater Fishing Summary
Length: 80 min. plus promos 24 min. Total of 1 hour, 48 min.
