Dreaming of Spring

Opening day is two long months away, the grand pronouncement from the groundhog is eagerly anticipated. Six more weeks of winter, or will it be seven? Time yet to tie up some more flies, my count so far is around 200+. A fresh box of midge patterns, various nymphs, some dries, CDC patterns and of course various caddis. Somehow I even found and tied up that magic fly, and a bunch of black and brown ants. What have I missed? Klinkhammer, done. Bubblegum, done. Callibaetis spinners, done.

Next weeks flies will be the Shop Vac, materials are basic: turkey feather, pheasant tail, gold wire, brass tungsten bead, peacock herl, white antron, and a curved hook. This is an old favorite for early season trout, fished with or without another nymph as a bottom dragging fish catching machine. The other fly is the March Brown Spider another fish catcher! Materials are simple: tan dubbing, gold wire for a rib, partridge , wet fly hook and orange thread. These two flies fished in tandem is a winning combo.

Fly tying is Saturday 9:30- 12 noon, Patchogue-Medford Library, Main Street, Patchogue. Plenty of parking in back and we are usually in Room E.