never gets old reading of these types of flies and favorites even if it has been decades i seem to forget...checked with others here comments and they backed up my allegiance to elk hair caddis and reminded of pheasant tail nymph...now im living near Canadian border again found royal coachman entices brookies and will try again the muddler minnows i first started with at 12 for the same brookies
still have so much to learn but dry flies of Adams variety seems to cover many bases 🙃
I almost exclusively fish caddisflies and or terrestrial as I do most of my river fishing in June during the northern Maine hatch. Living on the Seacoast of NH, my summer attention turns to stripes on the fly on the estuaries. And eventually working on my archery skills for the early Fall deer season.
Elk Hair Caddis, CDC Emergers (especially olive or gray), ants and beetles are my go to. Occasionally I will fish Beaded Soft Hackle, Copper John, Pheasant Tail or Hare's Ear for faster moving water.
Great column! Not sure what a Golden Retriever or a Slumpbuster might look like, but the rest I'm very familiar with and totally agree with your assessments of picking them. Well done.
That is simple. Will link to this next Monday.
never gets old reading of these types of flies and favorites even if it has been decades i seem to forget...checked with others here comments and they backed up my allegiance to elk hair caddis and reminded of pheasant tail nymph...now im living near Canadian border again found royal coachman entices brookies and will try again the muddler minnows i first started with at 12 for the same brookies
still have so much to learn but dry flies of Adams variety seems to cover many bases 🙃
I almost exclusively fish caddisflies and or terrestrial as I do most of my river fishing in June during the northern Maine hatch. Living on the Seacoast of NH, my summer attention turns to stripes on the fly on the estuaries. And eventually working on my archery skills for the early Fall deer season.
Elk Hair Caddis, CDC Emergers (especially olive or gray), ants and beetles are my go to. Occasionally I will fish Beaded Soft Hackle, Copper John, Pheasant Tail or Hare's Ear for faster moving water.
Still learning effective nymphing.
One of the great joys of fly-fishing is the diversity it offers.
I like soft hackled wet flies too….
A fine option for sure.
Great column! Not sure what a Golden Retriever or a Slumpbuster might look like, but the rest I'm very familiar with and totally agree with your assessments of picking them. Well done.
There is one of each on the fly patch. I'm sure there is something like 'em down your way.
Tom, as someone who has benefited from your generosity and cost you some flies I would share that the more I fish the less flies I find myself using.