Leavitt Lake – deep with kamloops and brookies

By Fly Fishing the Sierra | July 4, 2024
Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for Leavitt Lake:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Streamer Flies:Woolly Bugger #6-8Marabou Muddler #6-8Matuka #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: Take Hwy 108 from Hwy 395 about 10 miles. Turn left on a dirt…

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Indian Creek Reservoir – a fantastic troll for lunkers

By Fly Fishing the Sierra | July 4, 2024
Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Suggested Flies for the Indian Creek Reservoir area:Eastern Sierra Hatch Selection Streamer Flies:Woolly Bugger #8-10Marabou Muddler #6-8Matuka #8-10 Nymphs:Hare’s Ear Nymph #10-12Pheasant Tail Nymph #10-12Bird Nest #12-14Cutter’s Floating Snail #10-14 Drys:Olive Caddis #12-16Yellow Humpy #14-16Royal Wulff #12-14 Directions: Take Hwy 89 exit from Hwy 395 near Topaz Lake and proceed to Markleeville. Drive 2 miles…

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Heenan Lake – a lake with trophy-size lahontans

By Fly Fishing the Sierra | July 4, 2024
Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

  Suggested Flies for Heenan Lake: Streamer Flies:Woolly Bugger #6-8Mohair Leech #8-10Marabou Leech #8-10Marabou Muddler #6-8Matuku #6-10 Nymph Flies:Pheasant Tails #12-14Bird’s Nest #12-14Zug Bug #12-14Prince Nymphs #12-14 Directions: Heenan Lake (EL 7,200′) is 8 miles east of Markleeville on Hwy 89. You can reach Hwy 89 (Moniter Pass) from Hwy 395, south of Topaz Lake…

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Hair and Fur – find the right patch

By Fly Fishing the Sierra | June 16, 2024
Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Hair and Fur Hair and Fur is a component of many flies. Selecting the proper type is crucial to achieving good results in tying. To discern a quality hair patch, look for straight hair without much curvature. Any curvature will be difficult to use especially for wings and tails. Also look at the hair tips…

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Thread and Wire – a personal choice

By Fly Fishing the Sierra | June 16, 2024
Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Thread and Wire Selection of Thread, Floss, and Wire can be a personal choice. Thread can be based on Silk, Nylon, or Polyester materials. Each has their own merits. Most thread, today, is polyester. It is easy to handle and has a good breaking strength. Many threads are rated by diameter such as 3/0, 6/0,…

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Dubbing – building a body

By Fly Fishing the Sierra | June 16, 2024
Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Dubbing Dubbing is material that is wrapped around the thread and usually applied to the fly pattern as a body material. Dry flies generally require a fine textured dubbing while nymph patterns usually utilize a coarser dubbing with guard hairs present. Dubbing materials can be either natural or synthetic. A generalism exists that fur from…

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Synthetics – less bulk and weight

By Fly Fishing the Sierra | June 16, 2024
Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Synthetics Fly Tying Materials are often divided between Natural and Synthetic origins. The natural materials were those that could be captured within nature. Items like feathers, hair, and fur were utilized for fly tying exclusively up until the 1970’s. Starting in the 1970’s, synthetics, which were manufactured materials, started to play an important part in…

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Fly Swaps – a place to share

By Fly Fishing the Sierra | June 16, 2024
Snowy mountain peaks with greenery below under a clear sky.

Fly Swaps Euro Nymph Fly Swap (2023) Hosted by: StevenOjai To the Fly Swap Extended Body Mayfly Swap (2011) Hosted by: StevenOjai To the Fly Swap Hot Creek Fly Swap (2010) Hosted by: Jeff (Phelps Bros) To the Fly Swap October Caddis Swap (2010) Hosted by: StevenOjai To the Fly Swap Spring Streamer Swap (2010)…

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