Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Suggested Flies for the Upper SF Yuba Drainage area:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection   Stillwater Flies:Woolly Bugger #4-10Crystal Buggers #4-10Clouser Minnow #4-10Marabou Muddler #4-10 Nymphs:Gold Ribbed Hares EarBirds NestA.P. Nymph #10-16Caddis EmergerBurk’s HBI #14-16Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-16Little Yellow Stone NymphSerendipity Drys:Callibaetis CrippleParachute AdamsBuzz Hackle #10-16Elk Hair Caddis #12-16Yellow Humpy #14-16Comparadun #18-22Golden Stimulator # 6-10   Directions:…

Suggested Flies for Independence Lake:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection DriesParachute Adams, #12-16Stimulator, #12-16Loopwing Parachute, #16-18Hackle Stacker, #16-18Brooks’ Sprout, #16-18RS2 Nymphs:Hares Ear #14-18A.P. Nymph #10-16BH Copper John, #14-18Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-18Fox’s poopa (tan, olive)Pulsating CaddisPeeking Caddis (#12-16) Streamers:Woolly Bugger #4-10Crystal Buggers #4-10Clouser Minnow #4-10Marabou Muddler #4-10 Hoppers:Dave’s HopperParachute HopperHenry’s Fork Hopper (#12-14) Directions: From Truckee, take Highway…

Suggested Flies for Little Truckee River:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection PMD’sLoopwing Parachute, #16-18Hackle Stacker, #16-18Brooks’ Sprout, #16-18RS2 Nymphs:A.P. Nymph #10-16BH Copper John, #14-18Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-18 Caddis:Fox’s poopa (tan, olive)Pulsating CaddisPeeking Caddis (#12-16) Hoppers:Dave’s HopperParachute HopperHenry’s Fork Hopper (#12-14) Directions: The Little Truckee can be accessed from Hwy 89. There are two campgrounds that give acess…

Suggested Flies for Truckee River:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection Streamers:Woolly Bugger #4-10Crystal Buggers #4-10BH Mini-Leech Jig #12-16Marabou Muddler #4-10 Dries:Clark’s Little Yellow Stonefly #12-16Yellow Madam X #12-14Stimulator #6-12Royal Trude #12-14X-Caddis,Olive #14-18Elk Hair Caddis #14-18Brown Comparadun #12BWO Quigley Cripple #16-20Green Drake Quigley Cripple #10-12PMD Quigley Cripple #14-18 Nymphs:Gold Ribbed Hares Ear #12-14Birds Nest #12-14A.P. Nymph #10-16Caddis Emerger…

Suggested Flies for the Upper North Fork American River area:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection Stillwater Flies:Woolly Bugger #4-10Krystal Buggers #4-10Clouser Minnow #4-10Marabou Muddler #4-10 Nymphs:Gold Ribbed Hares Ear #14-16Birds Nest #12-16A.P. Nymph #10-16Caddis Emerger #14-16Burk’s Hunchback Infrequens #14-16 Drys:Parachute Adams #14-16Adams #12-16Elk Hair Caddis #12-16Yellow Humpy #14-16Golden Stimulator # 6-10 Directions: From Auburn, on Highway I-80,…

Suggested Flies for the Middle Fork American River area:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection Stillwater Flies:Woolly Bugger #4-10Krystal Buggers #4-10Clouser Minnow #4-10Marabou Muddler #4-10 Nymphs:Gold Ribbed Hares Ear #14-16Birds Nest #12-16A.P. Nymph #10-16Caddis Emerger #14-16Burk’s Hunchback Infrequens #14-16 Drys:Parachute Adams #14-16Adams #12-16Elk Hair Caddis #12-16Yellow Humpy #14-16Golden Stimulator # 6-10 Directions: From Auburn, on Highway I-80, go…

Suggested Flies for Granite Chief Wilderness:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection Streamers:Woolly Bugger #4-10Krystal Buggers #4-10Clouser Minnow #4-10Marabou Muddler #4-10 Dries:Clark’s Little Yellow Stonefly #12-16Yellow Madam X #12-14Stimulator #6-12Royal Trude #12-14X-Caddis,Olive #14-18 Nymphs:Gold Ribbed Hares Ear #12-14Birds Nest #12-14A.P. Nymph #10-16Caddis Emerger #14-18Emergent Sparkle Pupa #14-18 Wet Flies:Grey Hackle Peacock #12-14Grey Hackle Yellow #12-14Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle…

Suggested Flies for Rubicon River:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection Dries:Clark’s Little Yellow Stonefly #12-16Yellow Madam X #12-14Stimulator #6-12Royal Trude #12-14X-Caddis,Olive #14-18Elk Hair Caddis #14-18 Nymphs:Gold Ribbed Hares Ear #12-14Birds Nest #12-14A.P. Nymph #10-16Caddis Emerger #14-18Emergent Sparkle Pupa #14-18Burk’s Hunchback Infrequens #14-16 Zug Bug #12Pheasant Tail Nymph #14-16Golden Stone Nymph #6-8Bead Head Twenty Incher #10-12Kaufmann’s Stone #6-8Black…

Suggested Flies for the South Fork American area:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection Streamer Flies:Woolly Bugger #6-8Marabou Muddler #6-8Matuku #6-10 Nymphs:Hare’s Ear Nymph #12-14Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Bird Nest #12-14A.P. Nymph #12-14Golden Stone Nymph #4-8 Drys:Olive Caddis #12-16Yellow Humpy #14-16Royal Wulff #12-14Chernobyl Ant #12-14Madam X #12-14 Directions: The South Fork of the American River follows Highway 50 out…

Suggested Flies for North Fork and Middle Fork Cosumnes:Sierra Tahoe Hatch Selection   Other Local Favorites: Dries:Clark’s Little Yellow Stonefly #12-16Yellow Madam X #12-14Stimulator #6-12Royal Trude #12-14X-Caddis,Olive #14-18Elk Hair Caddis #14-18Brown Comparadun #12BWO Quigley Cripple #16-18 Nymphs:Gold Ribbed Hares Ear #12-14Birds Nest #12-14A.P. Nymph #10-16Caddis Emerger #14-18Emergent Sparkle Pupa #14-18Burk’s Hunchback Infrequens #14-16Zug Bug #12…