San Juan Worm. Yup, a worm is this week’s Throw Back Thursday fly from the archives.
Developed in the 1970’s by Jim Aubrey for the San Juan River in New Mexico, it’s accounted for many fish and worked so well, the “San Juan Shuffle” is outlawed on some rivers. The “Shuffle” is a technique where you dislodge bugs and WORMS by shuffling your feet upstream from fish and they drift down for the fish to eat. Yes, worms live on the river bottom. I’ve seen them when using a kick net.
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the In-The-Film CDC Midge Emerger. I found this fly recently while reviewing Ed Engle’s Tying Small Flies book. I tied up four size 22 In-The-Film CDC Midge Emergers and placed them on a dime to show how small they are. I met Ed through a friend while fishing…
After fly fishing the Green River in Wyoming, we drove over Hoback Pass on our way back to Teton National Park. Our scenic tour has been amazing as the aspens were in full fall color. We watched another sunset and sunrise on the Teton mountains before rising early to see if we could find some…
I’ve been tying small flies recently in my attempt to catch very picky, selective trout. You can read more about my dilemma in the post – What are the Fish Eating? I enjoy a challenge and these particular fish continue to test my patience. I’ve used almost every fly in my fly boxes and none…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is the Black Forked Tail Nymph. Shortly after I posted the Prince Nymph encore, I received a note from my friend Wayne Luallen with additional information about the creator of both the Prince and Forked Tail nymphs, Doug Prince. Wayne received the following original fly pattern from Doug’s notebook…
This week’s Throw Back Thursday Fly is Roy Palm’s Special Emerger, tied below in size 20. I was introduced to this fly recently when a customer asked if I had heard of Roy’s Special Emerger, a midge pattern. He relayed a story of watching a guide with clients catching fish on a river in Colorado….
I’ve been strapping on my new fly fishing pack for a few months and thought I’d share my thoughts using the Umpqua Northfork pack. I wrote about replacing my worn out Temple Fork Outfitter pack with this Umpqua Northfork 5L pack in June. You can read my post here – New Fly Fishing Pack. I’ve…
