If you are a gamblin angler and want to put all yer flies in one basket, use
a black,olive, or brown, some beaded, others not, ...try a floating line @
first, then a 10 ft sink-tip if you can't get slightly sub-surface action,
on SIZE #14, 2x, or 3x long hooks (9672 Mustads) This fly seldom fails for
me when fish aren't keyed on something such as Chir., or speckle wings on
the surface. Got to believe it is much closer to a damsel, or dragon and
especially works for planted rainbows.
I, so well remember a guide trip that I took where I needed two other boats
on the lake. I had to call a "hardware" guy that had never flyfished
before. I gave him two rods and 1/2 doz. flies of the above mentioned.
Embarrassing all the hoopin & hollerin he was doin.
Texas has chironomids....called humming bir..bugs. Jere
----- Original Message -----
From: "Les Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: Small lakes resort on San Juan Island
> Every lake west of the Mississippi and north of Texas will have
chironomids,
> callibaetis, leeches and damsels -- for sure. Almost anywhere venture I
take
> a stillwater box containing (I have the box in front of me as I write
this):
> dragon nymphs, damsel nymphs, adult damsels, self-bodied Carey Specials,
> Six-Packs, waterboatmen, scuds, cracklebacks, caddis nymphs, caddis
adults,
> callibaetis emgergers and duns. I keep chironomids, Racoons and Lady
> McConnells in a second box.
> I can usually find something that the fish will bite in this selection.
> Other folks probably have their own list of necessary stillwater patterns.
>
> Les Johnson
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Bellows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 8:15 AM
> Subject: Small lakes resort on San Juan Island
>
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> > I want to try the stocked trout at that little camping/fishing place on
> > San Juan Island (or anywhere else on SJI that may have fishing).
> > footnote I don't tie, and doubt there's a good flyshop on the island(!)
> > -- so I have to plan well ahead. Any recommendations on wet and dry
> > patterns and hatches (late June/early July)? Thanks and tight lines.
> >
> > footnote: This is in addition to trying for sea-runs etc. in the
> > channels around Friday Harbor (you know, in my float tube with scuba
> > gear and flares during a big rip, wearing a mountaineering helmet or
> > maybe a full-face Bell, casting heavily weighted streamers and a
> > lead-core line etc.) (just kidding)--
> >
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