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Some stories and photos of days in 1978-1979 when JMH and I looked for arrowheads in the Owens Valley and I found time to chase Chukkar up (and down) lava mounds [...]
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Posted in My fly fishing story, tagged Arrowheads, Climax tippet rings, Deep Springs Valley, Desert trips, family photos, Gary LaFontaine, Jean Marie Hon, Owens Valley CA, Puglisi's POWERFUL tippet material, Roman Moser, Stroft Tippet Material, Susan Hayward on October 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
LEST I FORGET…
Posted in FLIES I HAVE TIED, My fly fishing story, tagged streamer fly patterns on October 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For all you steamer and wooly bugger dragers ….If these look beat up, it is because most have these guys have already been in a trout’s maw…
These are some that work for me:
B & W MARABOO ( my all time favorite!):
HOOK: TMC 5263, Daiichi 2220, # 6-10
THREAD: Uni 3/0 or 6/0, Black
BODY/ABDOMEN: White or yellow [...]
Flies for Fall and Winter and….
Posted in FLIES I HAVE TIED, My fly fishing story, tagged Caddis patterns, May Fly Patterns, Midge Patterns, Midges, Soft Hackle Patterns on October 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
These are some patterns that I use for the colder months:
BLUE ICE MIDGE:
HOOK: TMC 2487, Daiichi 1130, # 18-22
THREAD: Gordon Griffith 14/0, Black
UNDERBODY/ABDOMEN: Blue Krystal Flash
OVERBODY: Micro tubing, clear
THORAX: Black UV Ice Dub
A Colorado pattern developed for the North Platte River. I switch to patterns that incorporate blue in the late Fall and Winter when [...]
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