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

 

Stream Weavers Flies-Bob Edens-Is Closing out

Bob Edens is closing out Stream Weaver Flies. His business is winding down so Bob can spend more time out on the water. Everything in Bob's shop is 45% off. Bob has been an incredible resource to all of us here in Central Alberta. We owe him an incredible amount of thanks!

If you need to stock up on tying material, I would definitely get in there!

 

Bubba Gump Shrimp

This is a fly of my design. My buddy Phil Rowley named it the Bubba Gump Shrimp. It is a suggestive pattern that I use right after ice off in the shallows. Trout early on will key in shrimp and leaches. This pattern represents both. My buddy Rick Miyauchi designed a similar pattern we affectionately called Kismet. The only difference is that the body on Kismet is straight olive/brown brill.

If you fly fish at Fish Lake at Nordegg, this is my "go to" fly! We camp there often with our grandkids and family!

In the fall, the Bubba Gump Shrimp is quite effective along drop offs and on shallow flats areas.

Bubba Gump Shrimp

Thread: Olive 8/0

Hook: Jig size 16, sequin pin and 3/32nd tungsten orange bead, gold bead later in season

Tail: Marabou, olive or black

Body: Brill, olive and orange