Fly Fishing Tips and Tools
Many of us have been baffled by rising trout that seem to ignore every pattern in the fly box. Often these selective fish are keying on spent mayflies. Trout rising to spinners often seem to sip them gently from the surface sometimes with a slight pop as they break through the surface tension from below.
These Olive Mottled Caddis flies excel in flat water situations where trout are keying on caddis flies. It is a great dry fly to have in a variety of sizes and colors to match caddis fly hatches wherever you find yourself fly fishing for rising trout.
Joe’s Hopper is a true classic that is still effective today. It employs principles of realism and the bright colors of an attractor to entice waiting fish.
The Peacock Double Midge is a great mating or cluster midge pattern. This fly should be fished from the middle to the end of the hatch when fish are seen rising aggressively. fly fishers in midge rich streams will learn that trout often ignore single midge patterns in favor of this fly.
The Olive Double Midge is a great mating or cluster midge fly pattern. This fly should be fished from the middle to the end of the midge hatch when fish are seen rising aggressively. Fly fishers on midge rich waters will learn that trout often ignore single adult midge patterns in favor of this fly.
The Yellow Sally Fly can be the forgotten stonefly but they are actually quite important food in most trout streams. Some Yellow Sally’s even hatch in mid stream currents so pay close attention to where the fish seem to be taking them. This hatch matching dry fly is effective wherever the smaller stones are found.
The Parachute Hopper Fly is perhaps the most popular hopper pattern around. It is highly visible and is also useful for floating a weighted dropper nymph in a dry-dropper rig. The Parachute Hopper can be fished in rough water, near banks, or wherever fish may hold. It is wise to include several sizes in the fly box.
Many of us have been baffled by rising trout that seem to ignore every pattern in the fly box. Often these selective fish are keying on spent mayflies. Trout rising to spinners often seem to sip them gently from the surface sometimes with a slight pop as they break through the surface tension from below. For selective fish use a Male Trico Spinner when they are more numerous.
Much like the Hemingway Caddis, the Brown Mottled Caddis flies excel in flat water situations where trout are keying on caddis flies. It is a great dry fly to have in a variety of sizes and colors to match caddis fly hatches wherever you find yourself fly fishing for rising trout.
The Yellow Tripple Decker Hopper Fly is durable and buoyant. It became a popular entrant in one-fly competitions due to its ability to float and hold together and still catch fish after fish. It is a great fly to use when large trout seem eager to chase large prey. Several colors allow the angler to match thier fly to the natural insects in the area or simply choose and fish their favorite.