Yesterday the flies were a black collared leech with green flash in the collar and a big black stonefly nymph. I had one of each left so last night I tied four more of each, using the dome light and a flashlight jammed up under the sun-screen for my light sources. A bit dull, but […]
On the water at 6:20 am to light rain. Mmmmm, I love this overcast, light rainy weather for big browns. I wasn’t even in place when I saw a fish flash deep on the far side. About a dozen cast later and the first fish was on. It was the violin player. A nice, lightly […]
I arrived at the Sheboygan yesterday afternoon to find the water a bit more cloudy than anticipated. I spent the afternoon looking for browns and bows, but found none. Mid way through the afternoon, I ran into my friend, Lou Jirikowic. He told me of a couple of nice browns that he had spotted in […]
I know there are those that want to see the collared leech, so here are the tying instructions. One thing that I love about this fly is that it has nearly endless variations. One can vary the material–fur, hair, marabou, synthetics like FoxxFurr, and on and on–mix and match if you want. Make ’em big, […]
As many of you know, the fall salmon season here in the Lake States is followed by a run of browns and some steelhead. In years past, I’ve fished then in a variety of times–from now into the middle of December. When I’ve been fortunate to hit the run dead center, I’ve had some great […]