Featured Fly - CD's Biot Emerger

Here is a fly Casey came up with to fool the picky trout of Spring Creek, it is an awesome BWO emerger pattern that proved it worth last weekend in State College. You can sink it right to the bottom or you can fish it in the film behind an adult, either way its deadly when Olives are coming off.

Materials

Hook: TMC 206BL sz. 18-22

Thread: UNI Thread 8/0 Olive 

Shuck: Antron - Olive Brown

Abdomen: Goose Biot - BWO

Thorax: Superfine Dubbing - BWO

Wing: Ice Dub - UV Dun

Wing 2: CDC - Med Dun

Step 1: Make a thread base, tying in the Antron about a 3rd of the way down the hook bend.

Step 2: Tie in a goose biot from the tip.

Step 3: Wrap the goose biot 2/3s of the way up the hook shank.

Step 4: Tie in the Ice dub, right at the end of the goose biot.

  
Step 5: Dub the thorax.

Step 6: Pull the Ice Dub wing forward and tie off.

Step 7: Tie in a small stack of Med. Dun CDC for the front wing.

  
Step 8: Dub the rest of the fly forming the head.

Finished Fly:

Thank You !!!

I just wanted to say, Thank You, to everyone that came out yesterday to help stock the Tully. We put in some very nice and healthy fish. If you have never experienced a trout stocking, I took a few pictures some the process and a few trophies that we placed in secret places throughout the system. 

Back to Trout

This weekend was the Lancaster Fly Fishing Show, thank you to all that stopped by and supported your local fly shop.

Now to the trout, Brian Brenner the new East Coast Patagonia sales rep, decided to head back with us after the show, for a couple days to fish, and have a couple cool beverages, but mainly to fish. So we took him to one of our local brown trout creeks for a morning of dry dropper fishing. It was a bit cold and icy guides were present, but the fish were still hungry. After a great morning on the creek we dropped Casey off at the shop (poor guy had to work), then headed off to the Tully to show him the rest that Reading had to offer. Both trips were very successful. PTs, San Juans, Midges, and Princes, were the flies of choice

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Featured Fly - Hot Collar Prince Nymph

This featured fly is nothing, new, or innovative, its just a simple twist to a fly that has been working for centuries. I added a hot collar to it, and tied it on a 2499spbl, and for whatever reason, on the not so "hot" days this winter, I have had great success with it.

Materials

Hook: 2499SPBL - 14-18

Thread: 6/0 UNI Thread - Brown or Orange 

Bead:  Tungsten Bomb Bead 

Tail: Goose Biot - Brown

Body: Peacock Herls - 3 or 4

Back Biot: Goose Biot - White

Collar: Rooster Hackel - Grizzly/Brown

Step 1: Make a thread base.

Step 2: Make a little thread ball at the bend of the hook. Tie in your 2 goose biots.

Step 3: Tie in your ultra wire. Tying it back to the start of your biots.

Step 4: Tie in 3 or 4 peacock herls.

Step 5: Wrap the peacock forward, tying off right behind the bead.

 Step 6:  Wrap the wire forward a making even wraps, tie off behind the bead.

Step 7: Tie in your rooster saddle, wrap 3 or 4 times.

Step 8: Trim the hackle off the top of the fly.

Step 9: Lay your biots on the top of the fly. Tie down right behind the bead.

Step 10: Cut off the biot extras, then wrap ice dub 2 or 3 times behind the bead.

Step 11: Whip finish, the cut off.