What! It's only December!

Well it's safe to say that fly fishing in western Wyoming has officially came to an end. Headed out to start the pickup today, looked down and realized what the thermometer was reading. It was reading -24 degrees! What! It's only December! So, from here on out (or for the 5 months at least) I'll be at the bench producing flies for the upcoming season. To start this tying season off, I'll be throwing together some springtime nymphs and emergers with an occasional streamer, then work into some summer dries. For each pattern tied, there will be a video tutorial to go along with it as well as a list of materials. Who knows, some of the materials and flies may go up for sale later in the year. Only time will tell. But in other news we are expecting our 3rd child due in late April. Once again another exciting time and adventure is set to begin! Plus an added bonus, the baby will come toward the end of the spring Steelhead season and just before the Salmon season begins in mid to late May.

But stay tuned over the next few days because I will have something very new to share!

Till Next Time - Tight Lines

Fly Tying Friends

I have a local fly fisherman/fly tying friend that has been spending some time at his bench producing some of the best fish catching flies I have every used on the Upper Green River. Here is a small sample of what I am talking about.

He tied some of these streamers up earlier this spring and they produced some very nice fish. Here's one of the fish that was fooled by the pattern.

So I guess you could say that I'm pretty grateful to have Tom as a close friend.

Till Next Time - Tight Lines

Chironomids, Caddis & Pheasant Tails

We did some chironomid fishing over Labor Day weekend and this is what we turned up.

Ty Shippen & 6 lb Kamloop

Photo by Jerry Gillette

We set out around 7:30am not knowing what we would find since it was pouring rain. With fly rods in hand we headed out to brave the elements. Though it was pouring rain it turned out to be a great day! The water was a little murky not due to the rain but I believe the State is conducting some work somewhere up stream resulting in about 6" of visibility within the water. That being said we still "knocked the socks off" the fish early while the action tapered off toward mid morning. We all landed close to 30 fish each with more than 50 or so pull downs within the first 2 hours of the day. The majority of the fish were weighing in around 3 - 4 lbs. All in all we had a pretty successful day on the water but unfortunately I had to leave around noon to head back home to Wyoming. 

Till next time - Tight Lines