Animas River in Fall - Lots of Moss! - catching rainbow trout - McFly Angler Episode 33

The Animas river is a technical river. Its tough even for seasoned fisherman to catch fish every trip. I have had my share of bad days on the river, and been skunked many times. However I caught lots of fish this trip, but they were all very small. They were pretty little fish, just really small.

I was using a grasshopper pattern in the morning dropping to a nymph for most of the morning. Then switched to a slump buster streamer in the later afternoon. All of which were covered in moss at almost all casts. Just lots and lots of moss, all day long.

For a list of gear I generally use on my trips, go to my website where I list links to where you can buy them. http://www.mcflyangler.com/store

Also here is a list of the flies I used, and links to video's where you can learn to tie them.
Sweetwater hopper - (I couldnt find anyone tying this, but this one is pretty close) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLiSr9gmCyM
Morrish Hopper - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QakkgVy78d0
BH Flashback Pheasant Tail - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY8zb9hoD7I
Caddis Pupah - (could not find the exact one, but this is really close) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9m710oxxxA
Slump Buster - https://youtu.be/Pzi6fIDEsNs

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