EHC's fished sub-surface with a quick strip have had some of the most surprising results for my father and I. We've tried that technique with great success on the Yak, Deschutes, Madison, Rock Creek and Gallatin. It's hilarious to watch big trout go flying out of the water chasing this technique. Try it out guys, you might be pleasantly surprised!
--- James Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good poing about the EHC. I've had good luck > swinging and stripping the EH > Caddis on the Missouri and the Upper Clark Fork. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Michael Pollock > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 12:56 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: If you only had three flies...[Scanned] > > > Tough call on this one because it would definitely > vary if you were confined to one river or not. > Therefore I will choose: > > GRHE (the best multifunctional fly out there) > > Elk Hair Caddis with grey wing and olive body (can > be > fished dry or wet) > > Stimulator - yellow, size 12 (Odd selection I know > but > I've always had good luck with these when I least > expect it) > > > --- James Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > An Adams can be a suitable caddis imitation. > > > > But, you guys are gonna be hurtin' without a San > > Juan Worm! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Behalf Of Mark Steudel > > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 12:36 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: If you only had three > flies...[Scanned] > > > > > > I think i'd probably have to ditto this list .... > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Jim Speaker > > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 10:42 AM > > To: WA Fly Fishers > > Subject: If you only had three flies... > > > > > > I think it might be fun for everyone to post on > this > > topic: > > > > If you only had three flies for the rest of your > > life, what would they be? > > > > Mine are: > > 1) Pheasant Tail > > 2) Hares Ear > > 3) Parachute Adams > > > > Between the pheasant tail and the hares ear I > think > > you can reasonably > > imitate every mayfly nymph, stonefly nymph, and > even > > caddis pupa. > > > > I had a hard time choosing parachute adams, but I > > guess I'm just choosing to > > fish practically every conceivable mayfly hatch > and > > being pretty bummed when > > the caddis are active. Heck, maybe I'd tie a > little > > hunchback olive hares > > ear on to the adams as a dropper and hope to > imitate > > a caddis pupa :) > > > > -tight lines- > > Jim > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com
