2025年1月12日 · This fly often out-competed other flies on my line, and I genuinely believe it is because of the greater density of the fly. The other was a true-to color dull gold/light green caddis larva type fly, with a ring of black dubbing behind a gold 3mm gold or nickel tungsten bead.

2024年11月2日 · And I had trout with my Mountain House freeze dried meal. Next - I would experiment with the craft-wing material and invent the fly on the bottom. I call it the Blue Dun Craft-Wing. I used it on the Methow River fly fishing on one the hottest days of the summer hear in Twisp Washington and fooled another nice girthy Westslope Cutthroat trout.

2024年11月15日 · This morning I met another old geezer at the trailhead, we both backpacked our float tubes in. I had high hopes that I might catch a LARGE trout. It was 27F when I parked my truck. There was ice on the mud puddles. An hour later there was ice in the guides of my fly rod. But not for long and not that hard stuff that just stops your line.

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2009年9月24日 · Once the fly reaches the desired depth I'll retrieve it across the bottom. If there is a light breeze I'll often put down the electric motor and use it to hold the boat against the wind so the boat is essentially drifting with the tidal current.

2011年11月16日 · Dry fly saddle is a very poor choice for Woolly Buggers. And if you are going to be tying steelhead flies, forget the "normal" genetic neck and saddle hackle that has been deveoped for dry flies and use Whiting American Necks, …

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2020年1月9日 · The Spruce fly was designed around 1918 by brothers Bert and Milo Godfrey who owned a hardware store in Seaside, Oregon. The first Spruce fly was reportedly tied by Bert on a #8 sproat fly hook. The pattern evolved into a streamer when anglers began extending its use to resident trout and steelhead.