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Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
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I was not fishing, but happened to be at an unrelated social event on a hill above this tiny creek (which I never even saw) when this stonefly flew by me. I assume it came from there. Some key characteristics are tricky to follow, but process of elimination ultimately led me to Sweltsa borealis. It is reassuringly similar to this specimen posted by Bob Newell years ago. It is also so strikingly similar to this nymph from the same river system that I'm comfortable identifying that nymph from this adult. I was especially pleased with the closeup photo of four mites parasitizing this one.
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Mcflyangler on Jun 9, 2016June 9th, 2016, 4:54 pm EDT
The clouser minnow is one of the most widely used and effective streamer patterns for both salt and fresh water fly fishing. It has a really nice jigging action, and also sinks a bit to where the fish are. Its fairly easy to tie, and uses just a handful of materials. The bucktail moves really nicely in the water as well.
If you ever watch the professional bass fisherman on conventional gear, they will throw a color pattern called Sexy Shad quite regularly. This is probably one of the most common crank bait color, made popular by Kevin Van Dam. I decided to copy that color pattern to create a great Large Mouth Bass or small mouth bass fly for fishing the shad spawn.
Hook: Gamakatsu SS15 hook in size 2, but it can be tied on any strong long shanked hook.
Weight: lead dumbbell eye
Thread: Danville 210 flat waxed in blue (can use white as well for this pattern)
Body: White, yellow, and blue buck tail
Flash: Pearl flashabou (under the white bucktail) and gold crystal flash (under the yellow buck tail)
Epoxy: Solarez "Thin Hard" UV curing resin.
Music: funnysong, ukulele - Bensound.com
If you ever watch the professional bass fisherman on conventional gear, they will throw a color pattern called Sexy Shad quite regularly. This is probably one of the most common crank bait color, made popular by Kevin Van Dam. I decided to copy that color pattern to create a great Large Mouth Bass or small mouth bass fly for fishing the shad spawn.
Hook: Gamakatsu SS15 hook in size 2, but it can be tied on any strong long shanked hook.
Weight: lead dumbbell eye
Thread: Danville 210 flat waxed in blue (can use white as well for this pattern)
Body: White, yellow, and blue buck tail
Flash: Pearl flashabou (under the white bucktail) and gold crystal flash (under the yellow buck tail)
Epoxy: Solarez "Thin Hard" UV curing resin.
Music: funnysong, ukulele - Bensound.com
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Wbranch on Jun 10, 2016June 10th, 2016, 2:56 am EDT
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