BWOs are abundant and a staple in most people’s fly boxes.
Here’s a great video from Kelly Galloup. It’s a very thorough review of hooks, body, materials, and an important strike trigger that he incorporates. A simple tie.
I had some work meetings in CT, and so, had a chance to hit the Farmington. I wanted to fish with my new Syndicate 10′ #2. Within a few casts, I was lucky to hit the 18″ brown below. It took a size 20 soft hackle. The fish was hooked just on the outside of…
As I strive to tie more Tricos, I’ve been struggling with putting on split tails. Thankfully, I found the video up top from Dakota Angler & Outfitter. I’ve been looking for a technique that works. So I’ve tied a few up and it works really well. I’m using micro-fibbets rather than natural feathers. So, a…
Well, the Farmington won today. I hit the river at 7 a.m. and left at 1 p.m., almost too cold to move. I landed only three small ones: a 9″ brown, a baby brown, and a salmon parr. No photos, since I was losing the feeling in my fingers, and I didn’t think the fish…
This video shows some great fly-tying skills and a clever way to use leftover CDC. It could be coincidence, but I’ve had good luck using CDC on both dry flies and nymphs. I think having animation for certain flies pulls in fish. CDC can be challenging to work with, but I think that is part…
(TroutNut.com) I recently caught my first trout on a sulphur dry. The water was clear, the trout was only about 15 feet away from me, and I could see it eye the fly and cautiously sip it. Then, all hell broke loose. That’s always fun. Though the sulphur hatch season seems to be winding down,…
With the sun starting to feel stronger and the daylight period extending, my mind is turning back to a cold day in 2016. The water was 32 °F and there was a snow squall. I was bobber-nymphing and for some reason I couldn’t keep the fish off the flies. The trout at times were puking…
Interesting video, thanks for posting it.
Mike