A misguided yellow jacket that finds itself struggling on the surface of the water does not linger there for long. These hornets disappear in a slurp, and the only trace of their existence is a vanishing set of concentric rings on the surface of the water.
Read moreThe Wooly Worm
A very old pattern that works as good today as it did a hundred years ago!
The wooly worm is a predecessor to one of the most popular and effective flies ever invented, the wooly bugger. Coming from the same bloodline, it is just as effective as it is more famous relative.
Read moreThe Bluegill Cup
My current bluegill cup.
In the beginning to was not called the bluegill cup. At first, it was just a holding tank for my rejects.
Read moreSierra Bright Dot
The Sierra Bright Dot in chartreuse. Click on the photo for recipe.
So how does a fly designed for trout living in the alpine lakes of the Sierra Nevada end up as one of my favorite bluegill dry flies? Good question, the answer is pretty straight forward.
Read moreHare's Ear Soft Hackle
Simple but effective.
Now that we are officially into spring, things are finally starting to get moving as far as warm water fishing goes. I can find fish in the shallows on most days, and fishing soft hackle patterns are still the most effective way to catch them.
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