Another little tidbit I use on the East Walker River around this time of year. The pattern was designed by Larry Kingrey, who guides out of Royal Gorge Anglers in Canon City, CO. I was first given this pattern by my friend, Jim Reid, who owns Ken’s Sporting Goods in Bridgeport, CA. I started using this little guy back in ’06…I caught some very nice Rainbows on this fly…I have taken the liberty of adding my favorite black wing case and legs for emerging BWO/Baetis…I have built this fly this way because many of the “big guys” on the EW have been looking at the standard version for quite awhile…
SILVER STREAK VARIANT…
HOOK: TMC 2487, Daiiachi 1130, Mustad c49S, TMC 2488, #16-#22
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Gray
TAIL: Dun Hen Neck Fibers
RIB: Lagartun Blue Wire, Fine
ABDOMEN: Silver Holographic Tinsel, 2 strands
THORAX: Ice Dub, Silver Holographic
WING CASE/LEGS: Midge Flash, Black ( the standard pattern uses the abdomen material for the wing case and notched, dun hen neck for legs)
This – and the next pattern I will put up are killers on the East Walker…
PT/TB 
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Does the variation in color really work? You think the fish have keyed on to the standard colors? I know some guides on the Davidson here in NC that believe that. Sometimes they will use the same pattern but in ridiculously huge sizes too. Like a size 8 pheasant tail. I think just to give the fish something new to see.
Kev,
I think altering color, hook size, type of hook... ALL have applications in heavily pressured waters…I know this because I have experienced IT…
PT/TB
Do you use soft hackles a lot? My fly boxes are full of different flies but I always seem to go back to a softhackle, preferably bead head. A size 16-18 always seems to work in the mtns here in NC. One thing I haven’t tried much of is twisting the hackle before casting. I’ve been told by friends that the hackle untwisting in the water gives some life to the fly and really works well. Out of all the flies I have I seem to always go back to a soft hackle or Elk hair caddis. I saw you fished the bridge port area. I used to go to the Sierras every year for the summer when I lived in CA. I’d camp in Big Pine. I miss it badly. I tried fishing Twin Lakes a couple times back in my spin fishing days. Never did really well. It was fun to go to this place in Bishop that had a replica of at the time the record rainbow caught in Twin Lakes. I think it was 26lbs.
Kev,
I use many soft hackle patterns. Some of them are in posts on this BLOG. The place where all the big Trout are, on the wall, is Jack’s Waffle Shop in Bishop, CA – me and my kids go there often when we are in Bishop…
PT/TB
Have you ever fished the upper lakes around the Bishop area? There are golden trout at certain elevations. Very pretty fish. In some of the pot hole lakes there are brook trout too. I’m not sure if they were stocked at one time or if they are native char.
Kev,
I have fished North, South and Sabrina Lakes in the Bishop area…Most of the back country lakes I have fished are in the Bridgeport area. I know lots of infrequently visited places where there are beaver ponds (for Brookies) and higher lakes with Goldens…again in the Bridgeport area. At one time, there was a lake above Bridgeport with Artic Grayling…those are beautiful fish !!!
Pt/TB