Autumn fly selection question/request
What are you guys using when autumn fly fishing in the smaller creeks and rivers: Little Red Deer and the Dog Pound Creek?
I was out yesterday and tried to match what was flying and in the water and there was not a lot of insect activity. Thanks, |
Streamers are a great go to technique this time of year. Masked bandits, smaller clousers and buggers work well.
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For nymphs, the seasonal selections is small pheasant tails and copper johns (sz16-20). Evil olives and Higa's SOS are 2 of my favourites, but they work 365 days per year too. Of course, the humble zebra midge in sz16-22 should be part of your fly box as well. The seasonal pantry is rather limited, but the standard pantry becomes more important. San juan worms and leech patterns dominate for catch the most fish in later season. Dries and nymphs become smaller, but the streamers can get big and meaty! Buggers, muddlers, clousers. On the RDR in the evenings, tossing something ridiculously big like sex dungeon can really produce, but for the smaller streams, muddlers and bow river buggers would probably be a better choice. |
I've done well with a size #10 foam ant or oct.caddis and a beadhead waterboatman on a 18" too 24" dropper.
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X2 with river ghost surprise there still in skinny h2o
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