FEBRUARY 9TH FLY TYING

Silvey's Black and Blue Extractor

This coming Saturday Feb 9th I will be tying Winter Steelhead flies at The Royal Treatment Fly shop
in West Linn.
Trailer Trash Premiere Party and Judging from 10:00 am- 11:00 am
Fly Tying from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Don't forget there will also be Homemade Cookies!!!!

Hope to see you there.

THE SECRET TO THE STONEFLY HATCH

When you see these along the river

Tie on Idylwilde's Chubby Chernobly

Watch Chubby get smashed

Catch fish till your arm hurts!!

CADDIS TIME

Well its been a little while since I posted anything been busy guiding the last few weeks.
The river is getting to more of its normal level and the fish are keying on the caddis hatches.
Are best flies were a Tan Elk Hair Dry and either a Silvey's Tan Caddis Pupae #16 or a Silvey's Diving Caddis # 16 for droppers.
Some areas the fish are also keying on Dead or Spent caddis so make sure you have a few of your best low riding caddis to fish to the rises.
There are still some Mayfly hatches mainly PMD's
There will also be alot of Aquatic Moths in the Lower River in the next few weeks, a Cream Colored Elk Hair works great or you can swing a Aquatic Moth pupae in the evening and get some great takes.

Trout Unlimited TV on the Sandy River

TYING FLIES

When I am not guiding this is where  you can find me every evening tying flies.
I am either restocking my boxes for my next guide trip or working on a new pattern for Idylwilde Flies.
I tie every fly for all of my guide trips, its well over a couple 100 doz flies a year.
When I tied commerically as a teenager I would tie 900-1,200 doz a summer.