Fly of the Month
Purple Psycho Prince
Posted on March 01 2013
The prince is possibly the most effective and widely used attractor nymph in the world. When a new dubbing material called Ice-dub from Hareline was introduced, Mike Mercier from The Fly Shop in California knew he had to use it and looked for ways to incorporate it into some...
Dam Wammy - Fly of the Month
Posted on February 01 2013
This month’s fly was created many years ago by a long time resident of Upper Dam, Wes Miller. Like many flies, it was developed to copy something observed in nature and tinkered with over time to get the final product. One day, Wes was fishing a small dry fly similar...
X-Caddis - Fly of the Month
Posted on January 01 2013
Hook - 94840 dry fly hook sizes 10-18 Thread color to match body, 8/0 Tail - Z-lon, antron, or tri-lobel yarn Body - antron, antron mix dubbing Wing - deer hair The X-Caddis gives you a low profile caddis pattern. A pattern that rides...
Red Quill Parachute
Posted on December 01 2012
Hook – 94840 #12 – 16Thread – brown 8/0 or smallertail – brown hackle fibersbody – reddish brown stripped quillthorax – rust rabbit dubbingwing post – grey turkey flat featherhackle – brown, parachute style This pattern is from the John Gierach book Good Flies. I tried it for the first...
Kennebago Smelt
Posted on November 01 2012
This month’s fly is the Kennebago Smelt. It was created by Bud Wilcox of Rangeley and is best described in his own words: “I first tied the Kennebago Smelt either in 1951 or 1952. This fly I worked to get it [right]. I had seen too many big fish follow...
Kennebago Wulff
Posted on October 01 2012
Hook – 94840 sizes 6-14 Thread – gray Tail & wing – deer hair Body – blue-gray yarn hackle – light dun The Kennebago Wulff was created by Bud Wilcox of Rangeley. Bud was a long time tier and supplier of tying supplies in town. When I bought the shop,...
Hornberg Dry
Posted on August 01 2012
This month’s fly is one of my favorites – the Hornberg Dry. The hornberg is perhaps one of the most versatile flies around. Many have fished a wet hornberg with its grizzly soft hackle and maybe even junglecock eyes The dry version is heavily hackled with a mixed color hackle...
Kennebago Muddler
Posted on July 01 2012
hook : 9674 or 9672 sizes 4 – 12thread: GSP 100 or other strong thread, color to match hairbody: gold tinseltail: mallard flankwing: mallard flank featherunderwing: gray squirrel hairhead & collar: spun deer hair The Kennebago Muddler was developed to copy the drakes on Kennebago Lake. It is fished...
Klinkhamer Special
Posted on June 01 2012
The Klinkhamer is the most effective and user friendly emerger I know of. It is a parachute design with a very visible post that the fisherman can easily see. I use it during the Hendrickson and march Brown hatches that happen around here in the spring. It is tied in...
Golden Retriever
Posted on May 01 2012
The Golden Retriever was originated in the Shenandoah River Valley in Virginia. It is tempting to call it a type of wooly bugger, but there are some distinct differences between the two patterns. My first experience with this pattern was accidental. Last fall, a customer came in and asked if...
H&L Variant - Fly of the Month
Posted on March 01 2012
Hook – standard dry fly size 6 – 16Thread – black 8/0Wing - white calf tailTail – white calf tailBody – rear half – stripped peacock herl Front half – peacock herlHackle – brown or furnace I was fishing with a sport one day when he decided he had had...
Partridge & Orange
Posted on February 01 2012
The Partridge & Orange is an old soft hackle pattern. The color can be orange, yellow, grey, or any other that matches the emerging insects that you are copying. It is mostly fished on the swing, but can also be used as a nymph on the bottom of...
