February 13th, 2008
If ever there was a dry fly that needed no introduction, it is the Adams fly. This American fly pattern (designed by Len Halladay of Michigan in 1922 at the request of his close friend Charles Adams) was believed to be the most famous dry fly of this type which is a passable imitation of all mayfly duns. You can use the same fly tying methods and vary the materials to tie patterns with colors that more closely resemble the naturals on your local waters.
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September 21st, 2007
This fly was acclaimed years ago as the fly destined to become fly fishing’s best all-around fly. Perhaps it is. The Muddler classifies as a hair bug streamer, with head and hackle fabricated of deer hair and body of gold tinsel, and with tail and wing of turkey quill. This may not mean anything to you now, but it will later if you get into the art of fly tying.
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September 21st, 2007
This fly always seems to be at or near the top of the list of many prominent fly fishers. While some argue that it is not a streamer, no one seems to be able to place in a better category. For that matter, no one seems to know why it catches fish. Whatever the truth, this fly is a swimmer. To make things simple, I like to think of it as an attractor simply because it does not look like anything in my water columns. It is best, I think, in black or olive with a soft hackle tail, a bit of Flashabou (glitter), and tied weedless.
Woolly Bugger fly patterns
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September 19th, 2007
A few flies seem to have universal appeal to friend fish. Call them “lucky” because they seem to work almost anywhere and on any fish most of the time. To shorten the trial and error process, these flies should be the first added to any collection. In 1996, Sports Afield took a swag at picking the 10 top flies. As Dave Carty said in his article, The Outfitter, “Picking the 10 greatest trout flies is like picking the 10 greatest moments in sport history — not a subject immune to debate.” Admittedly, they are tough and imperfect. Here are they:
The Woolly Bugger ( streamer fly)
The Muddler Minnow (streamer fly)
The Spruce Fly (Streamer fly)
The Hare’s Ear (Nymph fly)
The Brassy (Nymph fly)
The Pheasant Tail ( Nymph fly)
The Elk Hair Caddis (Dry fly)
The Stimulator (Dry fly)
The Royal Wulff (Dry fly)
The Adams (Dry fly)
The Black Gnat (Dry fly)
The Black Ant (Terrestrial fly)
The Zug Bug ( Nymph fly)
The Clouser Minnow (Streamer fly)
The San Juan Worm (leech and worm fly)
The Black Dace (Streamer fly)
The Zonker (Streamer fly)
The Woolhead Sculpin (Streamer fly)
The Deceiver (Salmon fly)
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September 18th, 2007
Besides doing research or homework on the waters fished, the time of year and the habits of the particular fish, your other alternatives begin to narrow. In truth, most waters have one or two experts nearby — expert because they have spent years studying, analyzing and fishing those specific waters. Tapping their knowledge may not be as hard as you might think. That’s one of the unique things about the community of fly fishers. Most are unselfish. Ask and you are most apt to receive the required information. As a last resort, there may be a local fly or bait shop nearby. In many areas of the country, however, it may be a bait shop, only. Unfortunately, most true bait shops do not know much of anything about flies other than screening the porch to keep them at bay. Of course, it’s possible that someone may have published a fly fisher’s aid for the waters in question similar to what Steve May is doing for fly fishers in Vermont. If someone has done a “match the hatch” for the local waters, buy it! It is most apt to save you endless hours and perhaps the fishing trip. If none of these things are available, little is left to try but the tedious process of trial and error.
All about fishing flies- The right fly for the right time and place Part 1
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September 17th, 2007
Once armed and quipped with a selection of flies representing the categories discussed, the fly fishing fisherman will face the challenge that confronts them: “Which fly do I use?” The right choice usually means success and a fish or two; the wrong choice usually means hamburgers and fries for supper. Unfortunately, there is not a quick and precise answer to the question. The fly fisher’s first choice is to present to the fish a fly that emulates the popular fare of the day. The easiest way to do this is to examine the stomach contents of a recently caught fish. There are several small stomach pump kits designed for just this purpose. If you follow the simple directions, the fish will not be harmed. Actually, it is a very simple and quick procedure. The only problem with the stomach pump is catching a fish to examine. No fish, no stomach pump.
All about fishing flies- The right fly for the right time and place Part 2
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September 16th, 2007
The fact remains that the sinking flies, such as the sculpin or leech, can be a devastating weapon in the fly fisher’s arsenal. A deep swimming sinker can entice a strike when nothing else will! The reason is simple: the deep swimmers sort of scrounge around in and about things like weeds, trash, brush and are therefore apt to stumble into friend fish. If you were the fish, you too, might become aggravated if something like an eelworm came snaking its way into your turf. Try a deep sinker during the dog days of summer when fish are deep. Learn to fish the sinking lines and be sure these flies are tied weedless.
All about fishing flies- The Sinkers part 1
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September 15th, 2007
These flies are usually specialty flies designed to sink and swim in the depths of the water column. Take a poll and I think you will find a vast number of fly fishers never fish these flies. Admittedly, the full sinking fly lines are more difficult to fish on the water than the others. Given but a moment’s thought and you will understand why. Once in the water the line submerges into the depths. A cast cannot be made until the submerged line is brought back to the surface. Consequently, the act of casting requires a multiple set of casting techniques involving:
- Line recovery
- Roll casting
- And, transition into the standard backcast in one simple fluid motion.
All about fishing flies- The Sinkers part 2
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September 14th, 2007
Of the lot, Lefty’s Deceiver is probably the most famous, with credit for the design going to Lefty Kreh, world famous master angler and fly tier. The deceiver is an attractor that swims. Colorful, the deceiver works anywhere provided it is tied in an appropriate size and properly fished. A good fly fisher will swim a streamer fly such as the deceiver much as they would a floater. Frankly, I do not know why the deceiver works so well. It just does! Remember this: the right size streamer, whether imitator or attractor, tied in the right color pattern will attract or seduce just about any fish available to the fly fisher — fresh or saltwater. The streamer fly is appropriate for fishing anywhere in North America, north to south, east to west, salt to fresh water. That’s saying a lot.
All about fishing flies- The Swimmers part 1
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September 13th, 2007
If you had a fish-eyed view from within the water column, you would be the first to say the swimmers are appropriately named — no question about it, the swimmers swim. And somewhat like its first cousin the diver, the swimmer can move about anywhere in the water column, depending as before on the leader, line and design of the fly. What kind of fly illustrates the category? While there are several, from my viewpoint it is the streamer fly. It really doesn’t matter whether the target is perch, trout, bass, salmon, redfish, weakfish, bluefish, mackerel, cobia, yahoo, tuna, tarpon or shark. The streamer fly can do it all when matched to the right rod and right line. You should become familiar with the size, color and action of the baitfish in the waters to be fished, to be truly successful with the streamer. I believe the streamer, more than any other fly, possesses the greatest number of possibilities in the act of creation — it can be made large or small, colorful or drab, weighted or not weighted. A streamer can be designed to either replicate minnows or appear apart from the baitfish of the water column. The streamer, more than any other fly, can be tied to appeal to the fish’s hunger, anger, or curiosity — it’s the tier’s choice. There is, of course, a wide range of patterns. By the way, those that do not imitate other minnows or baitfish are called “attractors.”
All about fishing flies- The Swimmers part 2
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