Library The following is a source library for much of the information I have added to this site. Many of these publications remain available and are an excellent addition to your fly fishing library. Trout and Salmon of North America by Robert Behnke Behnke, professor emeritus of fishery and wildlife biology at Colorado State University,…
Read MoreCarson River Drainage The Carson River Drainage starts within the Sierra Nevada and flows for 131 miles through Nevada emptying into the Carson Sink. This article will only cover the area of the drainage within the Sierra Nevada, it’s headwaters in Alpine County. The headwaters are the ancestral home of the Lahontan Cutthroat and…
Read MoreThe Sierra still retains the awesome splendor that Bierstadt encountered. We will look at Fly Fishing the Sierra from a Naturalist perspective. Not only will you appreciate the fly fishing opportunities but will get an appreciation for your surroundings, how they came to be, and where they might transform in the future. The Sierra Nevada…
Read MoreWithin the Southern Sierra is a wilderness that inhabits what many consider the most beautiful trout in the world. The main Kern River, particularly the upper regions, have a strain of rainbows that many consider a “world class” fishery for fly fishermen. The caveat is that is not easy to reach either by horse back,…
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Mini Drunk & Disorderly, Firetiger Materials to Order Material, click the link Rear Hook Thread Tail Body Collar Wing Front Hook Connector and Front Tail Body Rattle (optional) Mid-Body Sides Front Wing Collar Head and Eyes Mini Drunk & Disorderly The Mini Drunk & Disorderly fly pattern is an articulated streamer with lots of flash…
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Kreelex, Copper/Gold Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Top Body The Kreelex Minnow is a popular streamer pattern designed by the late Chuck Kraft. It is a simple tie yet very effective with the flashy two colors of Kreinik Flash. Kreinik Flash is a soft metallic material that glows…
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Silvey’s Balanced Sculpin, Olive Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Weight 5 wraps of Thread Pin Bead Body Head Overbody Fins Tail Silvey’s Balanced Sculpin Silvey’s Balanced Sculpin was designed by Brian Silvey on the Deschutes river for the resident trout. The balanced style allowed the pattern to remain level as the pattern…
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GD Spark Plug, Olive/Yellow Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Body Top Body Belly Tail George Daniel came up with a streamer pattern he calls the Spark Plug Jig. Commercially, it is known as GD Spark Plug. It is a variation off Coffey’s Sparkle Minnow and Chuck Kraft’s Kreelex Jig. The…
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Popcorn Beetle Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Foam Body This simple pattern is not the first foam beetle tied but it is a unique pattern to the lore of Pyramid Lake flies. Local fishing guide, Doug Ouellette, came up with this pattern in 2002 and noticed that a handful of the…
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Midnight Cowboy Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Body Hackle Tail The Midnight Cowboy belongs to a class of bugger patterns known as Pyramid Lake Buggers. They originated in the early 2000’s at the Reno Fly Shop when tied by Terry Barron and Andy Burk. Pyramid Lake Buggers are known for being…
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