Get ready for dry flies! Depending on the weather, sometime in February or March, some little bugs will start to stir around. These will be stoneflies. As they don’t have gills, they hang out in the highly-oxygenated riffled areas. Then, in late Winter, they’ll heed the call of nature. They’ll crawl to the banks, emerge,
Category: Flies and fly tying
Pat’s Rubber Legs
A very simple but effective fly is the Pat’s Rubber Legs, a stonefly pattern. I first fished this at the Upper Madison above Reynold’s Pass. It did wonders. Since then, I’ve learned to tie my own flies. I’m amazed by how easy it is to tie the Pat’s. I’ve caught many browns on this fly.
Free Fly Tying Class at Concord Outfitters
Just got this email from Concord Outfitters for a January 7 meet-up: If you’re new to the sport, or if you’ve always been curious about tying your own flies and want to learn the basics, then get out of the cold and stop by the shop this Saturday from 9-11am. Our fly tying connoisseur Keith
At the Bench: Lance Egan’s Red Dart
Lance Egan’s Red Dart. Via @lanceeganflyfishing #flytying #barbless #flyfishing #orvis #euronymphing A post shared by BlogFlyFishMA (@blogflyfishma) on Jan 2, 2017 at 4:16am PST I’ve longed fished the Frenchie well before I knew that Lance Egan invented it. I recently watched his Modern Nymphing video and listened to a podcast that featured him. (I love