December 2009 – Bowers Hendrickson

One day during the Hendrickson Hatch I was fishing the upper end of Pohopoco Creek and ran into a tremendous emergence of the fly. I tried every Hendrickson pattern I normally carry- Comparaduns, Traditional, Thorax – nothing worked. In a far corner of my chestbox I found some flies tied

November 2009 – X2 Caddis

In the early 1980’s Craig Matthews and John Juracek introduced the X Caddis. The pattern proved to be both easy to tie and very effective at fooling trout. They have since made some changes that create a fly that the fish go for in a big way. Craig credits Doug

October 2009 – Kriel Claret

Rich Kriel ties this version of a CDC emerger shown to us while we were fishing a heavy PMD hatch on the Big Horn in 1992. It was successful then and has since proven to be effective as a general emerger pattern here in the East. Rich ties the CDC

September 2009 – X-Caddis

Developed many years ago by the people at Blue Ribbon Flies, the X Caddis still remains a very effective fly. One of the first patterns to use zelon as a trailing shuck, its success has prompted the use of this material in an ever expanding line of emergers of many

August 2009 – Lacky Stimulator

The Stimulator, developed by Randall Kaufmann, is an excellent fast water attractor. In appropriate colors it can also be an effective imitator of larger stone flies. Tied in yellow with dun hackle it works well to match a stonefly that appears on the Lackawaxen in late may through June. The

July 2009 – Dorato

The Dorato is an excellent searching pattern. This fly, in #16 or #18 is one you should try under no hatch conditions. First developed by Bill Dorato of Albany NY to fish caddis hatches on the Battenkill River, it can also be used with success during many mayfly hatches. The

June 2009 – Iris Caddis

This pattern by John Juracek and Craig Mathews of Blue Ribbon Flies in West Yellowstone MT is probably one of the easiest caddis emergers to tie. Originally developed to fish the prolific Hydropsyche hatches on the Madison River below Quake Lake it is effective anywhere these widespread insects occur. Note

May 2009 – Articulated Leech

Articulated Squirrel Leech (from Trout Unlimited) Articulated flies require a little more time to tie, but they absolutely come alive in the water and are well worth the extra effort. · Thread: Black Uni-Thread Size 3/0 · Rear hook: Tiemco TMC 800S #2-8 or similar short shank, straight eye hook

April 2009 – Usual

The Usual is a Fran Betters creation out of the Adirondack Region of New York. Most of Fran’s patterns have a few common characteristics and this is no exception. It is buggy-almost scruffy , requires few materials, and is rather monotone save for the accent thread. Not exactly stunning patterns

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