I was working a heavily wooded shoreline of a local pond late one afternoon when I observed a little commotion on the water. A bright green object around two inches long was fluttering about on the surface.
Read moreThe Most Popular Dry Fly In The World
A well chewed Parachute Adams.
The Adams dry fly, the parachute version, in particular, is quoted in many sources as being the most popular dry fly in the world.
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The Hornberg Special, a versatile fly that can be fished wet or dry.
The Hornberg was initially designed as a dry fly to imitate down winged insects like caddis and stoneflies. Somewhere along the line someone drowned the fly and took fish with it under the surface
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.
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Red Tag Wet Fly
Many years ago I stumbled across a very popular fly pattern from England called the Red Tag.
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