Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Suggested Flies for Red Mountain Basin area:Western Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Stillwater Flies:Mohair Leech #8-10Woolly Bugger, Brown and Olive #8-10Olive Matuka #8-10 Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Yellow Humpy #14Black Gnat #14-16Chernobyl Ant #10-12Mosquito #14-18 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16 Directions: From Fresno, go 63 miles northeast…

Suggested Flies for Dinkey Creek area:Western Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Stillwater Flies:Mohair Leech #8-10Woolly Bugger, Brown and Olive #8-10Olive Matuka #8-10 Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #12-18Elk Hair Caddis #12-14St. Vrain Caddis #16-18AK’s Quilled Spinner #16-18Griffith’s Gnat #16-20Stimulator, Black and Tan #10-14 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16Bird’s Nest #14-18Black…

Suggested Flies for Woodchuck Country area:Western Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Stillwater Flies:Mohair Leech #8-10Woolly Bugger, Brown and Olive #8-10Olive Matuka #8-10 Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Yellow Humpy #14Black Gnat #14-16Chernobyl Ant #10-12Mosquito #14-18 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16 Directions: From Clovis, take Hwy 168 42 miles…

Suggested Flies for North Fork Kings area:Western Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Stillwater Flies:Mohair Leech #8-10Woolly Bugger, Brown and Olive #8-10Olive Matuka #8-10 Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Yellow Humpy #14Black Gnat #14-16Chernobyl Ant #10-12Mosquito #14-18 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16 Directions: From Fresno, take Highway 168 east…

Suggested Flies for Crown Valley area:Western Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Stillwater Flies:Mohair Leech #8-10Woolly Bugger, Brown and Olive #8-10Olive Matuka #8-10 Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18Yellow Humpy #14Black Gnat #14-16Chernobyl Ant #10-12Mosquito #14-18 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16 Directions: From Fresno, take Highway 168 east 51…

Suggested Flies for Middle and South Fork Kings:West Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18St. Vrain Caddis #14CDC Cripple #12-14Kings River Caddis #12-16Orange Stimulator #8-10 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16Bird’s Nest #14-18Copper John #12-14Fox Poopah #12-14Kaufmann Golden Stone #10-12 Directions: This region is best…

Suggested Flies for Main Kings:West Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18St. Vrain Caddis #14CDC Cripple #12-14Kings River Caddis #12-16Orange Stimulator #8-10 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16Bird’s Nest #14-18Copper John #12-14Fox Poopah #12-14Kaufmann Golden Stone #10-12Zebra Midge #16-18 Directions: The Kings River can be…

Suggested Flies for the Hume Lake area:Westside Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Streamer Flies:Mohair Leech #8-10Woolly Bugger, Brown and Olive #6-8Denny’s Seal Bugger #8-10J.Fair’s Wiggle Tail #8-10 Midges:Martis Midge #14-16Zebra Midge #14-18Disco Midge, Red #14-18 Directions: From Fresno, go east on Highway 180 for 55 miles to King’s Canyon National Park. Turn at Hume Lake…

Suggested Flies for Jennie Lakes Wilderness area:West Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18St. Vrain Caddis #14CDC Cripple #12-14Kings River Caddis #12-16Orange Stimulator #8-10 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16Bird’s Nest #14-18Copper John #12-14Fox Poopah #12-14Kaufmann Golden Stone #10-12Zebra Midge #16-18 Directions: From Fresno, take…

Suggested Flies for Roaring River area:West Sierra Hatch Selection Other Local Favorites: Dry Flies:Parachute Adams #16-18Olive Caddis #16-18St. Vrain Caddis #14CDC Cripple #12-14Kings River Caddis #12-16Orange Stimulator #8-10 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tail Nymph #12-14Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear #14-18Prince Nymph #14-16Bird’s Nest #14-18Copper John #12-14Fox Poopah #12-14Kaufmann Golden Stone #10-12Zebra Midge #16-18 Directions: There are two trailheads…