With small Blue Winged Olives starting to hatch, I’ve been tying small parachute dries down to a size 24. Last time out on the Farmington, after the Trico spinner fall ended, it was the only fly that took fish for me. There are many ways to tie a small parachute fly. You can use CDC
Category: Flies and fly tying
A Waning Hatch at the Farmington
I took a vacation day from work and fished the Farmington Trico hatch and spinner fall in the morning. I thought it might be less busy during the work week. Nope. My favorite Trico spot was even busier. It was a fun outing, although the hatch wasn’t as robust as during last time’s 21-fish morning. Perhaps,
The Micro Pheasant Tail Nymph
As we head into autumn, I’ll be looking out for two BWO mayflies that will be hatching. There will be a Blue Winged Olive in sizes 18 to 20 (Baetis vagans) and another one in sizes 22 to 24 (Baetis intercalaris?). One of my favorite patterns is the plain ol’ Pheasant Tail. In autumn, size will
Ed Engle’s Sunken Trico Spinner
As I’ve written before, I’m a huge fan of Ed Engle. He is the king of fishing small flies. He regularly fishes, and used to guide at, highly-pressured Colorado tailwaters. Why does he fish small flies? “Because that’s what trout want,” he says. I took Ed’s seminar at last year’s Fly Fishing Show and have