Terrestrials

As the warm weather comes in, there's not much better than targeting trout feeding on damsel nymphs around the weedbeds, even when the fish get a bit finnicky and stop reponding to "damsel" pattern

The 17 year Brood XIV did not disappoint. We had excellent dry fly fishing with large Cicada imitations. The trout and bass were feeding aggressively and very willing to take a fly.

One of the first terrestrial flies you see in the spring of the year is the Black Gnat..

Tim's Hopper Fly Tying Recipe:
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Hook: #4-10 Tiemco 5263

Thread: Golden Yellow 72D Magpie Thread

We all know the original Dyret pattern from Gunnar Bingen, but heres a pattern that I have been playing with the past two seasons that has been a killer for wild brown trout.

Great Pattern for Summer and Autumn
Hook size 12-14 , Thread Black , Body Close Cell Foam with Peacock Herl
Legs Black Spanflex, White Foam used for the Visibility

The song of grasshoppers is a major part of the background soundscape on a warm day in late summer and early fall. They live on most corners of the planet, not counting the coldest climate zones.

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Step by Step showing you how to tie the Slow Sink Spider Fly.

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This one is a favorite of mine and worked great for me last summer. Be sure to have this one in your box

Step by Step showing you how to tie the Clouser Swimming Nymph.

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The totally Loco Ant

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Spring! Fishing! Flies!
Tying a dry fly for spring with a heavy eastern european accent and some smooth jazz.

A fly tying tutorial of Tim Drummond's Beetle, a new fly added to Umpqua Feather Merchants arsenal.

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