Whitlock’s Near Nuff Crawdad, Tan Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Weight Antennae , and Eyes Mouth Parts/Tail Body Claws/Legs Weedguard (optional) 50 Lb. Monofilament with Whitlock’s Near Nuff Crawdad The Near Nuff Crawdad is a popular and effective pattern. Developed by legendary fly tier Dave Whitlock, it is designed to…
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Kiwi Muddler, Brown Barred Ginger Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Weight Thread Head and Collar Rib Body Wing Overwing Tail Bleeding Gills Kiwi Muddler Jack Dennis designed the Kiwi Muddler in 1968 from a pattern that was sent to him from New Zealand. The original pattern from New Zealand had a…
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Near Nuff Sculpin, Olive Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook or Thread Flash Eyes Tail Body Rib Collar Head The Near Nuff Sculpin is a classic sculpin pattern originally tied by Dave Whitlock. This pattern is as simple as it gets for a realistic sculpin pattern that has been working for years…
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Butt Monkey, Tan Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Flash Body Overwing Tail Throat Butt Monkey The Butt Monkey is a renowned streamer fly pattern that was designed by Scott Smith of Thunderbay, Ontario for giant brook trout. Kelly Galloup and Bob Linsenman popularized the pattern in their…
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Meat Whistle, Rust Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Rib Tail/Body Underbody Flash Legs Collar The Meat Whistle is a John Barr creation. John is an avid fisherman who enjoys the aspect of jigging forbass under a low hanging tree. He desired to replicate the same type of fishing from a…
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Galloup’s Woolly Sculpin, Tan Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Rib Body Hackle Tail Galloup’s Woolly Sculpin A woolly sculpin is a single-hook streamer fly pattern designed to imitate a sculpin, a small, bottom-dwelling fish that is a key food source for large trout and bass. Developed by fly…
Read MoreEastern Sierra Region 4 is an area that we have fished often. It is one of the premier regions to fish. It is a Fly Fisher’s Paradise. Eastern Sierra Region 4 I’ve divided the Eastern Sierra into six regions, Eastern Sierra Region 4 is the area we will look at today. This area covers the…
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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…
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