Fly Tying/Fishing Thread

[NR_Hunter]

Had a good Memorial Day afternoon on your favorite river. Caught several like this.

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That’s a stud!!

Can’t wait to swing some streamers and use big stupid foam flies, although I’ve heard the mayflies have been doing it lately.

 

[Matthew57]

That’s a stud!!

Can’t wait to swing some streamers and use big stupid foam flies, although I’ve heard the mayflies have been doing it lately.

Big foam flies were on the menu last weekend. Didn't try a streamer.

 

[westbranch]

That’s a stud!!

Can’t wait to swing some streamers and use big stupid foam flies, although I’ve heard the mayflies have been doing it lately.

Biggest ones were on a little parachute adams and a little bead head pheasant tail under a chubby. Had a few ~12" on the chubby too.

80% of the time for cutties I am fishing a chubby with a dropper from May thru Oct. Or a chubby with a small adams 24" behind it in May and June.

 

[NR_Hunter]

Big foam flies were on the menu last weekend. Didn't try a streamer.

I will be chucking streamers heavy. I’ll report back.

Do you guys think the shadowy river will be in shape if it’s not already?

 

[Matthew57]

I will be chucking streamers heavy. I’ll report back.

Do you guys think the shadowy river will be in shape if it’s not already?

I'm thinking so, i'll be there around the same time time frame so hope so.

 

[NR_Hunter]

I'm thinking so, i'll be there around the same time time frame so hope so.

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If you see a short dude in a compact SUV with Washington plates that looks like he’s from MN stop and say hi! I hope I get Idaho plates from Enterprise tho.

 

[westbranch]

If you see a short dude in a compact SUV with Washington plates that looks like he’s from MN stop and say hi! I hope I get Idaho plates from Enterprise tho.

You'll end up with CA plates

 

[NR_Hunter]

You'll end up with CA plates

NO! Don’t even say it lol.

I paid another $135 to upgrade to a full size SUV with Idaho plates last year.

 

[Big Bore]

A couple from this morning. Blue River outside of Breckinridge CO.

 

[Sheltowee]

View attachment 378151View attachment 378152View attachment 378153View attachment 378154A couple from this morning. Blue River outside of Breckinridge CO.

Big fan of Breck, especially in the summer. Hit up Breckenridge Outfitters if you haven't already made it by.

 

[Big Bore]

Big fan of Breck, especially in the summer. Hit up Breckenridge Outfitters if you haven't already made it by.

Great outfit. They’ve taken a few of my dollars…

 

[Sheltowee]

Great outfit. They’ve taken a few of my dollars…

You and me both, man. Also really dig how dog-friendly everything is in Breck. Our oldest has a circuit of toy shops, coffee shops and the Patagonia he regularly frequents when we visit. This is him at the Blue River in town a while back:

 

[RealMuddyboots]

I started tying flies when I was 9 years old. My uncle loved to fly fish for smallies in Adirondacks. So I caught the bug and about 60 years later picked it back up to tie salmon trolling flies for our salmon fishing on Lake Michigan. After many iterations have developed a really good process to tie flies for behind dodgers/flashers. Work incredibly well and has been a blast to net a king that is a giant 30lbs +. I will post up examples off my laptop shortly. I've tied down to 28 when younger but my Sasquatch size hands and age just laughs at that thought.

Example of squid fly in a smaller king. I provide flies to a Veterans Org that takes vets fishing on Lake Michigan which is so rewarding to see those smiles with kings.

 

[Big Bore]

Three more Brook Trout this morning. All on a Hare’s Ear Nymph.

 

[RealMuddyboots]

View attachment 378390View attachment 378391View attachment 378392Three more Brook Trout this morning. All on a Hare’s Ear Nymph.

Hares Ear is like the H4350 of nymphs!

 

[El Jason]

Hares Ear is like the H4350 of nymphs!

And a parachute Adams is Varget.

 

[Sheltowee]

And a parachute Adams is Varget.

What's the equivalent to the woolly bugger-- IMR 4895?

 

[RealMuddyboots]

What's the equivalent to the woolly bugger-- IMR 4895?

I want to know what that killer is going to be as equivalent to RL26!

Dynamite?

 

[Sheltowee]

I want to know what that killer is going to be as equivalent to RL26!

Dynamite?

Mop fly or SJW.

 

[Hem]

View attachment 378390View attachment 378391View attachment 378392Three more Brook Trout this morning. All on a Hare’s Ear Nymph.

The photo in the top pic has brilliant colors.
Me likes.