The 2018-2019 Fly Tying Season got off to a great start last night! Twenty two fly tyers came out and learned to tie a Cola Worm Variant and Jermey Davies' Evil Weevil! The squirmy wormy material has become very popular. It is an excellent nymphing pattern that works everywhere on both lakes and rivers. Bloodworms are a very typical food source in our lakes and we encounter worms in our rivers often. You can find worms in the rivers, especially after rain falls. Jermey Davies' Evil Weevil and the many variants are an excellent nymph pattern that can imitate mayfly nymphs of all sorts depending on the size and colour variations that you make.
Troy at West River Fly Shop did some alterations to make the fly tying area more spacious! Great job Troy!
You can get tonight's fly tying materials at West River Fly Shop (where we tie flies)! Check out the link for the shop hours, on line shopping and guiding services!
It was great to see everybody again tonight. Thanks to Phil and Bruce from Wetaskawin for driving in. The guys brought a ton of fly tying materials to give away from a friend who no longer fly fishes and ties flies. It was like Christmas!
Next week, Ralf Kuntzman is our guest tyer. Ralf is a very creative fly tyer who often uses nonconventional materials to create flies. See you then!
Some reminders:
1. Our all day Phil Rowley Workshop is Saturday February 2nd. The cost is $45. This is the 10th Workshop Phil has done for us, you will not want to miss this one. Just drop me a note to get signed up! (bob.vanderwater@rdpsd.ab.ca)
2. A very alarming report was just released about the fishery on the Bow River. Take a look RIGHT HERE!
3. Finally, a survey and plan is now out that will affect most of us fishing in David Thompson Country. If you enjoy fishing many head waters on the Upper Red Deer River, the Ram System, over to the Big Horn River take the time to fill in the survey. You can find the survey and plan RIGHT HERE!
Cola Worm Variant
Thread: Red either 8/0 or 6/0
Hook: size 8 to 12 curved nymph hook
Bead: Orange 7/64ths or 1/8th
Weight: 0.0015 lead substitute
Body: Wiggle Worm, Red or Blood Red (or a colour of your choice)
Evil Weevil (Jeremy Davies)
Hook: Curved Caddis Hook size 10 to 18
Thread: Olive 8/0
Tail: Pheasant
Body: Light Peacock Semi Seal
Shellback: Opal Mylar, Medium or Pearl Mylar
Rib: Small Gold Wire
Thorax: Peacock Semi Seal
Wing buds: Goose Biots, brown
Ice Evil Weevil (Jeremy Davies)
Hook: Curved Caddis Hook size 10 to 18
Thread: Olive 8/0
Tail: Pheasant
Body: Caddis Green Ice Dub
Shellback: Opal Mylar, Medium or Pearl Mylar
Rib: Small Gold Wire
Thorax: Peacock Ice Dub or Olive or Purple Ice Dub
Wing buds: Goose Biots, brown
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