Posts by Fly Fishing the Sierra

Craven’s Gonga Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Eyes Body Tail Hackle Legs Coloration Craven’s Gonga The Gonga is one of Charlie Craven’s great patterns that he has modified over many years and came up with a streamer that truly produces strikes. This is his version of the Woolly Bugger but…

Game Changer, Shad Pattern Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Shanks 4 Eyes Body Tail Coloration Chocklett’s Game Changer The Chocklett’s Game Changer is an articulated streamer pattern designed by Blane Chocklett of Virginia. Blane is a fishing guide of over 20 years and owner of New Angle Fishing Company. He is…

Olive over Gray (Baby Rainbows) Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Eyes Body Flash and Double Bunny The Double Bunny was designed by Scott Sanchez in the late 1980’s. He got the idea in Belize while fishing for Barracuda while he was tying ‘Cuda flies. Back home at Jackson, Wyoming, Scott…

Borger’s Down and Dirty Sculpin Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Eyes Body 70% , 15% , 15% marked with a Tail Down and Dirty Sculpin The Down and Dirty Sculpin was designed by Gary Borger around 2009. “Down and Dirty” is a term used to describe flies meant to be…

Circus Peanut Materials to Order Material, click the link Front Hook Hook Thread Head Eyes Body Overwing Clumps of Legs Clumps of Connector 25 Lb. Mono, Hackle Rear Hook Hook Thread Tail Body Legs Clumps of Hackle Flash Circus Peanut The Circus Peanut was designed by Russ Madden in the year 2000 when Russ was…

Clouser Deep Minnow, Chartreuse Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook or Thread Head Eyes with Body Wing (top) Clumps of with a bit of Over Wing (under) Clumps of Clouser Deep Minnow The Clouser Deep Minnow streamer pattern originated with Bob Clouser of Middleton, Pennsylvania in 1984. He originally designed the fly to…

Burk’s Hot Flash Minnow Materials to Order Material, click the link Hook Thread Head Eyes Tail with some strands of on top Under Wing (top) Clumps of Over Wing (under) Clumps of with some strands of Burk’s Hot Flash Minnow Burk’s Hot Flash Minnow was developed by Andy Burk. Size and silhouette are the most…