August 2023 Fly of the Month – Fox Caddis

 Fox Caddis While watching a YouTube video of Kelly Galloup tying a Double Wing Caddis, I noticed a link to another caddis pattern so I clicked on it.  It was an interesting pattern called the Fox Caddis.  The video was Davie McPhail tying the fly.  After watching I decided to

PWTU Teaches Fishing at Lacawac Sanctuary Youth Conservation Academy.

Members of Pike Wayne Trout Unlimited recently taught basics of fishing to campers at Lacawac Sanctuary’s Youth Conservation Academy. The campers learned to cast spincasting rods, choose bait, and safely release fish. This was the first time fishing for many of the campers.

July 2023 Fly of the Month – Fuzz Ball

Fuzzball This Baetis emerger was originated by Ross Mueller of Wisconsin.  It has proved effective on the spring creeks of southeastern Minnesota.  Ross fishes the fly without dressing.  The excellent buoyant properties of the wing material will keep the pattern floating in the surface film. Hook : Dry fly, #16

June 2023 Fly of the Month – G-Gnat

 G-Gnat A couple of seasons ago fellow TU member Jay Cannavo told me that he was fishing and another fisherman was really having luck with a fly that Jay could only describe as “bushy” .  He asked me if I could come up with a ‘bushy” fly that he could

May 2023 Fly of the Month – Gray Ugly

Gray Ugly This fly is essentially a color variation of the Renegade with the addition of a tail.  The combination of peacock herl and grizzly hackle seems to have a special attracting quality to trout.  When tying, the rear hackle is undersized.  The front hackle is normal for the hook

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