Roche Lake Special and The O'Keefe Special with Rick Miyauchi

 11 tiers took in a fly tying presentation hosted by Rick Miyauchi.

Prior to the actual fly tying, Rick talked about the various methods to improve our success at getting a fish to hand. We all have experienced having the fish spit the hook leaving us wondering what went wrong. Rick suggested that a slight delay after the fish takes the fly to improve the hook set. Also, removing unnecessary stack in the fly line and keeping the rod tip low to the water.

Rick presented two winning fly patterns.

Thanks Rick and thanks Doug for the photos and summary!

Next fly tying is Monday February 23rd. We will be talking about fly fishing at Mitchell Lake. We will be tying some chironomids that really produced this past year!  Bring white, olive and wine UTC 70 thread, a red magic marker.

The O’Keefe Special

This is an old pattern dating back to the sixties first tied by Gordon Kilpatrick and Aubrey Wood. The fly has seen a few changes over the years but is still regarded as a killer fly.

Hook: 2x-3x long nymph or streamer hook, Size 6-16

Thread: UTC 70 Black

Tail: Brown hackle fibres

Body: Arizona Simi-Seal, Canadian Brown

Wing: Dark brown or black bear hair

Collar: Brown hen hackle

Roche Lake Special

This pattern was developed by Don Freschi and Brian Chan on Roche Lake located in central BC. Roche Lake is a very productive lake and receives a lot of fishing pressure.

Hook: Jig  style hook, Size 10-14

Thread: UTC 70 Olive

Bead: 1/8” to 7/64” gold tungsten bead on sequin pin

Tail: Pearl/Blue Angel Hair or White Fire Star dubbing

Body: Olive Ice Dub or Light Olive Arizona Simi-Seal

Collar: Peacock Ice Dub