Chernobyls-Tie'em Up!

Chernobyls, ...easy to tie and they catch fish! Yesterday, I topped up me chernobyl supply! Foam flies float great and the trout love them, so do goldeye on the Red Deer River. Karen and I use chernobyls a lot, especially in the backcountry in the National Parks. I am quite sure chernobyls are all we have used in the backcountry in the National Parks the last several trips. The backcountry brookies and cutthroat love these foam flies. What is even better is when a trout come up from 10 feet deep to engulf a chernobyl!

Spring is also a great time to get your fitness up! Walking helps make you days on the water better! If you like to hike, build up your endurance! It is well worth it!

The Orange Crush is my "go to," although a black/brown and yellow/tan chernobyl are always in my fly box! Also notice that I add a wing of willow web or polypropylene. That wing helps me see my fly out on lakes. 

 

Spring Snow ..Yes!

When we woke up this morning, it was a winter wonderland. Wait a minute, its spring and it's the middle of April already! Well the one thing we all know, April weather is so unpredictable in Alberta. We are badly in need of moisture. This welcome moisture will help but we need a lot more. East of Red Deer, pot hole lakes are extremely low. Hopefully spring will bring lots of rain. Our water table is low and we definitely need lots of moisture.

 

Synthetic Sedge-Traveling Sedge

Phil Rowley came up with this "synthetic" version of a traveling sedge pattern for lakes. It is another option instead of a Mikulak Sedge! The synthetic version is easier to tie and its profile is an excellent imitation of the natural! If there are large traveling caddis on your local water, this is an excellent pattern to tie on! I am going to be sure to have some for late June and July on several mountain lakes I enjoy visiting! Fly fishers in British Columbia will certainly have a few of these in their fly box! There are definitely lakes in Alberta where there are large caddis that scoot across the water!

Synthetic Sedge (Phil Rowley)

Hook: 1760-size 8 and 10-Use a heavier hook to ensure the fly land right side up!

Thread: Olive 8/0

Body: Foam-tan 2 mm

Underbody: olive 5 mm brill

Wings: Willow Web-smoke

Legs: rubber