Flies and fly tying – Page 39

At the Bench: Black-Nosed Dace

September 2, 2017September 12, 2017 Jo Tango

I awoke at 2.30 am. And, decided to stay home. The weather forecast called for a chilly morning, and I find that those conditions in September at the Farmington usually mean a low-volume outing that is not worth all the driving. I like to be home if possible on weekend afternoons to spend time with

At the Bench: Crazy-Ass Flies

August 31, 2017September 13, 2017 Jo Tango

Yes, that’s right: Crazy. Ass. Flies. Well, it is September tomorrow. On that month, I find that the fish are incredibly difficult. Nearly all bug hatches have ended. The few still happening are small. And, the fish have seen many flies of many variations over many months. So, I try to throw flies that are

At the Bench: My Lucky Perdigón

August 29, 2017September 22, 2017 Jo Tango

Last autumn, I landed my personal best trout. It was a 22″ buck brown. I couldn’t believe my luck. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BlogFlyFish.com (@blogflyfish) The fish fell for a brown Perdigón with an orange hot spot. It was in a shallow riffle, most likely grazing on brookie eggs. Or,

At the Bench: Wire-Weighted Flies

August 27, 2017September 20, 2017 Jo Tango

During Saturday’s Trico fest, I had really good luck with Ed Engle’s Sunken Trico Spinner while fishing for highly-pressured trout. Innocently small and slightly-weighted with wire, it sank gently down at slow seams and didn’t spook the fish. Engle writes that many savvy fish would rather take drowned bugs or emergers rather than dry flies