SWING THE FLY WINTER 2015

Click Link   Swing the Fly Issue 2.3

ANOTHER GREAT ISSUE.

IRON FLY PDX

Should be a lot of fun and for a good cause Soul River Non Profit.

LOW WATER TO HIGH WATER

FARLEX IS A GREAT LOOKING REEL!

DECEMBER CHROME

Well we got out on the Sandy just before the big rains hit on Saturday.

Friday was a perfect day with warm air temps and dry weather for the most of the day.

We landed this nice Wild Hen on a Orange and Red Silvenator.

Good way to start the season, now just need to wait for the water to drop.

Hope everyone has a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

NEW WEBSITE for Silvey's Flyfishing

               My new website is finally up and running check it out at  www.silveysflyfishing.com

Speycasting in Slow Motion

SANDY RIVER SPRING STEELHEAD PHOTOS

First time fishing for steelhead!

Spring run chrome

Everything get so green in April

April Showers

Great show with some of the best tiers around!

I will be tying on Friday and Saturday

Stop by and say Hello!

NW FLY TYER & FLY FISHING EXPO

SANDY RIVER FLYFISHING REPORT

Well it has been tough to get any fish on the Sandy here lately, without much rain and low very clear water. Makes these fish tough to catch.
Even with those conditions we found a beautiful Big Wild fish last week.
This fish hammered a Black and Blue Marabou fly tied sparse for low water.
That is why I love winter fishing, YES ITS TOUGH BUT LOOK AT THE PAYOFF!
Pray for more rain!!!!
Thanks Marty Howard for the great photos.

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.

JD WITH LITTLE CREEK OUTFITTERS

John Day 2012 from Brian Silvey on Vimeo.

NW TYERS EXPO 2012 March 9th-10th

This is a great event and a must see if you like tying flies.

The NW Tyers Expo is March 9th-10th

I will be tying on Saturday from 12:00-5:00

Come by and say Hi!

See You there.

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.

JOHN DAY RIVER STEELHEAD

Fishing last week on the John Day with Little Creek Outfitters

The weather was perfect for steelhead overcast and warm for November

GUIDE VACATION AGAIN

Spent Last week on the Grande Rhonde on Guide vacation with Little Creek Outfitters

Fishing was tough but the weather was awesome for November

Back to work on the Deschutes the next few days

Here are some shots of our trip

SILVEY'S DEAD CADDIS

Materials

Hook: TMC 900 BL #14

Thread: Brown 8/0

Antennae: 2 Brown Micro Fibets

Wing: Spirit River Tan Wing and Thing

Dubbing: Tan Super Dry fly Dubbing

Hackle: Brown

SANDY RIVER PHOTOS

SANDY RIVER

Here are few shots from the Sandy river this week.

The water is getting low and very clear but we managed to hook a nice hatchery fish that came off next to shore. 
This Ouzel decided to land on my boat and watch everyone fish for a few minutes.

SPEY LINES

The best way to pick a spey line for your two handed rod is try to get out on the water and try several different lines and grain weights.

Just because somebody told you that was the line to buy for that rod doesn't make it the best and only line to use.

Alot of times when I am out guiding , I am standing watching my client cast and thinking that new line they just bought is not the right line for them.

Then its my job to some how nicely tell them that line sucks and then set them up with a better line. It doesn't mean they are instantly throwing 90ft cast just because I gave them the line I like on that rod. When you have the proper line on it, the rod should be easy to cast with little to no effort. Anybody that has done enough steelhead fishing knows it can be long day of casting before you even get a grab. 

There is some great resources online that will give you great info on what rod you might have and what lines and grain weights that work best.

Its still a good idea to go to a fly shop and see if they will let you demo some lines on the water.

For new spey casters it can be difficult to know if the line they have is right, until they have a better understanding how a spey cast works. 

Here are some sites to check out if you think the line you have is not the right line.

Pay close attention to the grain weight of the line and the length of the head. 

SIMON GAWESWORTH SPEYBORN

AIRFLO LINES

SPEY STYLE FLIES

With the rivers being to high to fish the last couple of days I decided to tie some spey patterns.

Hopefully the rivers will be in shape soon, so I can put these in front of some steelhead. 

Winter Steelhead Time

It that time of year again for winter steelhead on the Sandy river.

With some warmer weather this week and some rain the conditions should be good.