Not too small, a size 14 here, trout pattern when basic black works subsurface. If you aren’t chasing Salmon or Winter Steelhead then it’s time to tie.
Archive for the 'fly tying' Category
06
Oct
16
Caddis Fly pattern…
Size 16 X Caddis, Elk Hair Wing for trout
12
Sep
16
planning & anticipation…
Late Summer fly fishing…pleasant daytime temps and cool mornings.
Big, beautiful fish caught, carefully photo’d and released.
18
Aug
16
A bottle cap of midges…
A couple dozen, small (size 18/20) midge patterns, used as a dropper.
28
Feb
16
The season cometh…
By now, I have usually reminded my fellow fly fishers/fly tiers that it is time to inventory the fly boxes and gear in anticipation of the coming Trout season. If you fish during the Fall/Winter, as I sometimes do, your gear can be much divided mess of Steelhead, Salmon and Trout equipment/tools etc. I usually have to cull out the essentials for Trout fishing and then take an inventory of all my fly boxes to see what needs to be tied (assuming you tie your own) or purchased. That will also necessitate an inventory of your fly tying materials that you may have packed away last Summer/Fall. Find that old checklist and get started. If you don’t, you will be scrambling when that invite comes.
All Trout Caught/Released
21
Jul
15
Stillwater Dragon Fly…
Oregon Rainbow Trout, Caught/Released by SwittersB
The abdomen of the dragon fly pattern is densely wound marabou (staggered colors) in a dubbing loop. The shaggy body is then trimmed with scissors or a razor blade (I prefer scissors). A wound hackle for legs and pheasant tail fibers for the wing case over the top of the plastic dumbbell eyes. The head here is dubbing but can be wound marabou fibers or ostrich herl fibers. I do not weight this pattern but prefer to take it subsurface with an Intermediate sink line fishing the shoreline of lakes out to the drop.
21
Jul
15
Spruced up….
A variation of the streamer fly pattern called a Spruce Fly…
