In some back and forth in the comments from the last post, I realized I forgot to write about a new dry fly in the box: the Renegade. I’m a big fan of attractor patterns, and I like Catskill-style dries for choppy water. For a recent fishing trip I decided to make just one Renegade
The Sparkle Dun
Family hike today, and so, this is a short post. I love dries that sit in the surface film. Catskill-style flies have their place, too, but I tend to avoid them except for very choppy water. Here is a great video for making the Sparkle Dun. I love the technique for securing the deer hair
At the Bench: CDC Midge Emergers
For fun, I again am making some small CDC midge emergers. If you fish tailwaters, midges are ubiquitous. I’ve seen clouds of them hatching in the mornings at the Farmington, and a midge pupa is an extremely effective dropper fly for nymphing there. Midge larvae and pupae are in the drift all day. At times,
Where the Wild Ones Are…
As a sort of prelude to this post, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Ashu Rao and I am going into my senior year at UNH as a marine biology major. Jo recently added me as a contributor and I want to express my gratitude since I’ve always been an avid reader