Today is the last day October and the normal fishing season ends. Why would I say that? I believe fishing changes after November 1. It’s like the fish gods flip a switch. Hatches wane as fewer fish rise to fewer flies. Last year the weather cooperated a little more and I was able to get…
Fall fishing can be great. And last week, I wanted to get back and try a little fall fishing at East Lake. It was worth the trip. Here is a picture of a Rainbow Trout caught in the cold, windy weather. But read on for the whole story. My wife and I enjoy fishing East…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is a Mamba Black Rufus TBT. The Mamba Black Rufus TBT is a local fly pattern developed by Bob Gaviglio of Sunriver Fly Shop in Sunriver, OR. There is a series of Rufus flies, including the CJ Rufus, Brown Leech Rufus, Mamba Burnt Orange Rufus, and a Brookie Rufus…
This week’s post is about 3 basic dry fly styles for mayflies. I recently wrote a blog about Parachute Flies and that got me thinking about the variety of fly styles available to the fly fisher to imitate the adult mayfly stage. I thought it might be good to provide the options available with only one…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the CDC & Elk TBT. The CDC & Elk is a fly Hans Weilenmann created in 1992. It combines the proven properties of an Elk Hair Caddis developed by Al Troth with CDC feathers for the body and “hackle”. I tied my first CDC & Elk flies after completing…
Last week I talked about how much I enjoy fall fly fishing. It’s been great this year! What I wanted to share this week is how effective one fly has been for me…a Green Drake Sparkle Dun. Yes, Fall and a dry fly just go together. Even the smaller fish eat this bug! It amazes…
October fly fishing is a special time of year. It’s the last hurrah for both fly fishers AND fish. I’ve said before that fishing tapers off dramatically around November 1, so that means I have less than one month to get my fix for awhile. So I need to make sure I have the right…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Klinkhåmer Special TBT. You know it’s a popular fly when you can read about it in Wikipedia! Originally named the LT Caddis (the initials LT standing for light tan), the fly was designed by Hans van Klinken in 1984 to imitate caddis larva on Norway’s Glomma River….
This week’s odds n ends post has a variety of items you may be interested in. Be sure to read all the way through. First off, there are definitely signs of Fall everywhere I look. From leaves beginning to change on the river… …to something we usually don’t see …bucks in our backyard, except when…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Fran Better’s Haystack. This is another fly I found while reading Mike Valla’s book entitled The Founding Flies – 43 American Masters, Their Patterns and Influences. You might recognize this fly because it is very similar to the Sparkle Dun mayflies I tie and fish so much. But the Fran…
