These will be the second batch of patterns for The Lower Owens River in the Eastern Sierras, from Fall through Winter and into early Spring.Most of these guys will work in other areas of the world…Never know where me n’ the tribe might wander. As usual, first the fly, then the recipes and additional information…
So…in the midst of tying these SCOTTY’s MIDGES, the tension screw on my older Renzetti Traveler vise went South. Well, after eleven years and thousands of flies, that happens …back to Renzetti for a new cam-lever set of jaws and an upgrade to the Renzetti 2000…a back-up now for me and something for Michael to get started tying on…Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the “Old Guy”…
“OLD GUY”…
Finished GOURMET GAMBIT BOX II…
OLIVE RAINBOW DIP (G-BCS-20)…
Hook: Daiichi 1130, #18 -#22
THREAD: Gudebrod 8/0, BCS 20 Light Olive Green – Abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Black – Thorax forward
RIB: Lagartun Copper wire, X-Fine – * Coat Abdomen with Hard As Hull
WING: Six strands Midge Rainbow Flash (Pearl or Silver) or Hareline Midge Flash (Pearl or Silver)
Slowly using up the last of the great Gudebrod thread left in my stash. If one is interested it still may be obtained through Performance Flies. Below is what was available when a wonderful store put out the best Fly Fishing catalog ever..
On the subject of threads, check out this “floating thread” that my friend Jacob just got in at Competitive Angler…
Materials OLIVE RAINBOW DIP…(there is the G-BCS-20)…
OLIVE RAINBOW DIP(s)…
UV/2 GLO-BRITE MIDGE (Purple)…
HOOK: Gamakatsu C-12B, #18 – #20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, White – Under abdomen (not pictured) / Tiemco 16/0, Black – Thorax forward
SHUCK: Krystal Flash, UV Pearl
RIB: Purple Ribbing Wire, .005 Dia.
ABDOMEN: Datum Glo-Brite Floss, #14, Purple
THORAX: UV2 Peacock, Purple – Spirit River
BEAD: Black tungsten, sized to hook
Floss over white thread for translucency – always. Something in Purple, which will always work…
Materials UV/2 GLO-BRITE MIDGE (Purple)…
UV/2 GLO-BRITE MIDGE(s)…
Big MOO on the Lower Owens River in late December…maybe again this year ?
SOFT HACKLE PSEUDO PT JIG …
HOOK: Hanak 400BL, #16, Dohiku HDJ, #18
WEIGHT: .010 Lead
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Olive
TAIL: Coq De Leon, Light Speckled
RIB: Lagartun Copper, X-Fine
ABDOMEN: Natural Pheasant Tail Fibers
THORAX: Pseudo Peacock Dubbing, Natural – Spirit River
BEAD: Slotted, Copper Tungsten, sized to hook
A simple, little, unobtrusive jig for those times the Trout are not wanting Bling…
Materials SOFT HACKLE PSEUDO PT JIG…
SOFT HACKLE PSEUDO PT JIG(s)…
DNA TAC-VAC (Black) – Nyman/Variant …
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #18 – #20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Black
RIB: UTC Silver wire, x-sm
ABDOMEN: Non-flash strands DNA Holo Fusion, Black – * Coat with Hard As Hull
WING: Z-lon. Kinky White
THORAX: UV2 Peacock, Black
BEAD: Tungsten, Black, sized to hook
Simple little Black Midge Pupa based on Rowan Nyman’s “Shop-Vac”…which has caught a ton of fish for me and my guys…If on wishes to get technical, use melanistic pheasant tail fibers for the abdomen…
Materials DNA TAC VAC (Black)…
DNA TAC VAC(s) …
X2-UV2 (BLACK PEACOCK) SPARKLE GNAT – Griffith’s Gnat-George Griffith/Variant …
HOOK: TMC 101, # 18- #22
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Black
SHUCK: Sparkle Yarn, Amber, cut short mixed with 3 strands of Midge Flash, Fl. Fire Orange, Pearl
ABDOMEN:UV2 Peacock, Black
HACKLE: Whiting, Grizzly
The Griffith’s Gnat imitates a cluster of Midges, this pattern (Sparkle Gnat), originated in the UK. I like using them on most High Sierra Lakes and in the swirling back eddys on the EWR and Owens River. Anywhere that midges collect in large numbers, on slow flat water etc…all of these are excellent locations for this pattern…
Materials X2-UV2 (BLACK PEACOCK) SPARKLE GNAT…
X2-UV2 SPARKLE GNAT(s)…
Half way there…
COMBO MID-BEAD BAETIS – Gunkel/Variant …
HOOK: TMC 2488, #18 – #20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Olive
TAIL: Lemon Woodduck
ABDOMEN: Combo Thread, Olive/Yellow Cascade Crest – * Coat with Hard As Hull
LEGS: Fluoro Fibre, Brown, 10-12 Strands each side
WINGCASE: Holographic Mylar Motion, Black, 1/32′ – * Coat with UV Resin
THORAX: UV2 Fine & Dry, Callibaetis
BEAD: Copper Tungsten, Sized to hook
A variation on Shea Gunkel’s “Shotglass Baetis”. I used combo thread, for segmentation and a black, holographic wing case because the wing cases on BWO’s/Baetis darken to almost black when the nymphs are most active, just prior to emergence…The copper tungsten bead is for weight – use a glass bead to fish it as an emerged/dropper…
Materials COMBO MID-BEAD BAETIS…
COMBO MID-BEAD BAETIS…
OLIVE THIN WINGED JIG – Vasies/Variant …
HOOK: Daiichi 4640 Jig Hook, #16, Dohiku HDJ Jig Hook, #18 – #20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Olive
WEIGHT: .010 Lead
TAIL: Lemon Woodduck
ABDOMEN: UV2 Turkey Biot, fringed side up – * Coat thread with Hard As Hull before wrapping
WING: MP Select CDC, Blue Dun – two feather tips
THORAX: UV2 Fine & Dry, BWO
BEAD: Slotted Tungsten, Black or Copper, sized to hook
This is a unique Lucian Vasies pattern he designed as a “winged wet for dynamic nymphing”. Check out his other patterns and visit his Troutline store for some really interesting fly tying materials…This is just a quick and simple variant with generic BWO colors…These Daichi jig hooks have much longer shank than the European Jig Hooks. Rumor has it that Daichi will be offering the in smaller sizes, at some point…
Materials OLIVE THIN WINGED JIG…
OLIVE THIN WINGED JIG(s)…
Somebody was fishing the “Housy” a few days ago…
…and caught this…
UV2 HOLO COPPER FIRE JIG – Oishi/Variant …
HOOK: Hanak C400BL, #16, Dohiku HDJ Jig Hook, #18
WEIGHT: .010 Lead
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Black
TAG & HOT SPOT: Veevus 14/0, Fl. Orange, * Coat with Hard As Hull
TAIL: Coq De Leon, Dark Speckled
ABDOMEN: Sulky Holoshimmer, Copper – * Coat with Hard As Hull
THORAX: 70% Firestar Copper Fire / 30% UV2 Dubbing Enhancer, Dark
This is a scaled down variant of Canadian tier, Todd Oishi’s ” Prospector “. With various colors of Sulky Holoshimmer, let thy imagination run…I like using these little guys as anchor flies, trailing a simple Midge pattern, like a Cream Miracle Midge, off the back on places like the East Walker River…
Materials UV2 HOLO COPPER FIRE JIG…
UV2 HOLO COPPER FIRE JIG(s)…
GAMERA MIDGE, Brown …
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #18 – #22
THREAD:Tiemco 16/0, White- Under abdomen / Tiemco 16/0, Brown – Thorax forward
ABDOMEN: 8-10 strands, non-flash DNA Holo Fusion, Brown
RIB: UTC wire, Red, x-sm
THORAX: UV2 Peacock, Brown – Spirit River
BEAD: Black tungsten, sized to hook
It’s Gamera…what else do I need to say…
GAMERA…
Materials GAMERA MIDGE – (Fl. Fire Orange/Pearl Midge Flash shuck, not pictured)…
GAMERA MIDGES…
UV2 BLUE HOLO MIDGE …
HOOK: Daiichi 1130, #18 – # 22
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, White – Under abdomen to and including thorax / Tiemco 16/0, Black, behind bead
SHUCK: Krystal Flash, UV Pearl
ABDOMEN: Blue Holographic Tinsel (here, from Rainbow Holo Flashabou) or from Veevus
RIB: UTC Silver wire, x-sm – * Coat abdomen with Hard As Hull
THORAX: UV2 Peacock, Black – Spirit River
BEAD: Silver Nickel Tungsten, sized to hook
Yep, I like BLUE. There have been quite a few occasions that this color has worked very successfully for me and the tribe. I like to keep more than a few in my Midge boxes…just never know…
Brown, taken by Michael on the East Walker River, on a BLUE Midge…
Materials Uv2 HOLO MIDGE…
UV2 BLUE HOLO MIDGES – (one Black for contrast)
The new vise…
SCOTTY’S MIDGE – Matthews / Variant …
HOOK: TMC 2488, #18 -#20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, White – Underabdomen / Tiempo 16/0, Black – Thorax forward
SHUCK: Coachman Red Zelon
RIB: Brown Micro Tubing
ABDOMEN: Coachman Red Zelon
THORAX: UV2 Fine & Dry, Black
WING: Coastal Deer Hair – Nature’s Spirit
This is a pattern that has been around for awhile and mentioned frequently in the BRF Newsletter. Try and find a recipe for it ! Maybe Craig Matthews will do a video on this bug at some point in the future. And HERE it is (5.26 2016) In the meantime, I went with an approximation gathered from this location. Notice that the BRF version is tied on a TMC 2488 hook and the other on a TMC 206 BL hook…I like the former for this pattern…
Materials SCOTTY’S MIDGE…
SCOTTY’S MIDGE(s)…
MOTTLED MIDGE UV2…
HOOK: Gamakatsu C12-B, #18 – #20
THREAD: Tiemco 16/0, Black
ABDOMEN: Lady AmherstPheasant Tail, Red/Black fibers – Spirit River
RIB: Sulky Holoshimmer, Black
THORAX: UV2 Peacock Herl, Natural
WINGS: 4-6 Strands, Nymph Shear, Pearlescent White – Cascade Crest
BEAD: Silver Nickel Tungsten, sized to hook
Just an offbeat Midge with some mottling and a flashy wing. I like these kinds of patterns that the Trout have not seen before…
Materials MOTTLED MIDGE UV2…
MOTTLED MIDGE(s) UV2…
PT/TB
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