Not the prettiest, but a size 18 CDC soft hackle often works #rainyday #flytying #flyfishing #euronymphing #isit5oclockyet A post shared by BlogFlyFish (@blogflyfish) on Apr 25, 2017 at 2:06pm PDT I wrote last summer how a small CDC soft hackle was my #1 fly. So, I’m reloading the fly box in anticipation of BWO hatches
Small Emergers
One of the benefits of getting older is that you need less sleep. So, when I awoke at 3.30 am, I had my coffee and answered work emails. Then, I had some time to kill before the gym opened, and so, I tied flies. It was time to work with some newly-arrived hooks: the Tiemco
Ready Those Golden Stones
As I wrote, it was a good outing on Saturday at the Farmington. A 16.5″ Survivor Strain brown fell for a Pat’s Legs. So, it makes sense that I’m seeing reports online of Golden Stoneflies getting active. Here’s one from Vermont: Spring is in the air! Already seeing hatches and finding juicy little fish snacks
Cheap Insurance
During the fourth quarter of yesterday’s fun outing, my nymphs were absolutely snagged on bottom structure about 20 yards downstream. I was standing amidst really strong current with white water all around me. It was one of those perilous wades. So, I didn’t want to wade down and wade back up, as I almost had