try a lee clark golden stone with rubber legs,
brad robinson
Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Wes Wada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi VFBees,
I was on the Deschutes yesterday afternoon fishing the salmonfly hatch.
Action was slow, but I managed to get one nice 16" redside rainbow and
had a couple of splashy strikes that were not hookups. I had the
feeling that the hatch has not progressed far enough along in the area
I was fishing, which is the last in the river upstream to get the big
2" bugs. It takes a while for the big fish to key on these. The
prehistoric-looking critters hanging around the bushes were thick, so I
think from here on out until the activity quits altogether will be the
best time.
While fishing the various stonefly dry imitations next to the live bugs
thrashing around on the water, it was obvious that one thing all the
dry stonefly patterns lack is an illusion of a bug in motion, flapping
its wings and desperately struggling to get airborne or back to shore.
The thrashing around of these bugs put caddisflies to shame. With so
many bugs available on the water throughout the day, any movement of
your fly becomes a trigger that separates "real" from "artificial".
I would like to create a dry stonefly pattern that has a maximum
illusion of motion. Rubber legs would be used, of course, and probably
rubber antennae and anal projections. The problem is the winging. I
need to use sparkly, mobile winging material that floats well and sheds
water immediately upon false casting. Any material on the fly that does
not get wet upon landing in the water should flutter in the wind. The
material would need to be stiff enough to be realistic and mobile
enough to be an attractor. If the color were greyish or mottled, all
the better.
Suggestions? Any patterns you know that match that description?
Wes Wada
Bend, Oregon
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