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Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

by Josh Garris

04 Mar

P1170200 300x300 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Beetles, otherwise known as trout candy, are some of the most readily available terrestrials through out the summer time in WNC. All sizes and colors can be found on the ground or climbing in the trees. Weather fished as a single dry fly or trailing a larger dry, I always make sure to have an ample amount in my box. Some of the wariest fish in the area fall victim to a well paced beetle. With the majority of this fly being tied out of foam it is also a great rough water fly.

Materials Required:

Hook: Tiemco 100 (sz12-20) CWO# 2395

Thread: Black Veevus 16/0 CWO# 3231

Body: Peacock Herl CWO# 14660

Indicator: 3mm Yellow or Red Foam CWO# 1269

Legs: Small round rubber legs CWO# 6875

Back: 3mm Black Foam CWO# 1266

P1170182 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Step One

Anchor thread and make a thread base.

P1170183 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Step Two

Cut 1/2″ thick strip of black foam 3″ long. Line foam up 1/4″ back from the eye of the hook and tie in. While tying in keep the foam parallel to the hook extra foam hanging over the bend.

P1170184 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Step Three

Tie in three strands of peacock herl tip first. Make sure that you are wrapping in the herl all the way to the bend of the hook.

P1170186 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Step Four

Cut 4 strands of small black rubber legs 2″ long. Tie 2 strands of legs in on each side of the hook 2/3 up the hook shank. 2 loose wraps and cinch on the 3rd to flare. Advance thread to behind eye.

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Step Five

Twist the strands of peacock for durability and wrap up the shank of the hook making sure to make all wraps close to the one before. When reaching the legs make sure to weave in and out.

P1170190 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Step Six

Tie of herl and trim excess.

P1170191 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Step Seven

Pull foam up over back of fly and tie off with 3-4 tight wraps.

P1170193 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Step Eight

Cut a small 1/4″ x 1/4″ square of read foam and trim in from 2 opposite side until there is 1/16″ left uncut between the slits.

P1170146 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Step Nine

Place small foam square on top of thread wraps with one of the slits pointing toward the front and the other straight back. Make your thread wraps over the remaining foam between the slits.

P1170195 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Step Ten

Cinching wraps will make the foam flare into what looks to be 4 individual points. This allows even more visibility with the same amount of foam.

P1170197 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Step 11

Whip finish and cement.

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Step 12

Trim legs to desired length. Try tying in numerous sizes and colors and you will be pleasantly surprised by the outcome!

P1170200 150x150 Rubber Legged Foam Beetle

Categories : Fly Tying

Tags : 3mm, Anchor Thread, Beetles, Candy, Column Text, Column Width, Dry Fly, Fall Victim, Fly, Hook, Image Image, Link Target, Peacock Herl, Rough Water, Rubber Legs, Summer Time, Terrestrials, Thread Base, Trout, Weather

Flying Ant

by Josh Garris

03 Mar

Ants in general are some of the most abundantly seen terrestrials to trout, especially in our area. Even some of the wariest trout just can’t refuse an ant dinner. This fly is tied to be fished on the surface but also makes a wonderful dropper for those hot summer days. Easy to tie with just a few materials, this fly lends itself to quick turnout which usually means more fishing time.

Materials Required:

Hook: Tiemco 100 (sz14-16) CWO#

Thread: Black Veevus 16/0 CWO#

Body: Peacock Ice Dubbing CWO#

Wing: Sparkle Organza (Dunn) CWO#

Hackle: Grizzly 100′s Hackle (sz 16) CWO#

Step One

Anchor thread and make a thread base on the hook.

Step Two

Apply a small amount of dubbing wax to your thread and apply a small amount of dubbing to the thread. Twist the dubbing on the thread to make into a cylinder shape.

Step Three

Wrap the thread/dubbing up the hook shank for 3-4 wraps towards the eye. After, wrap back and forward to make a small football shape.

Step Four

Trim the lower fibers on your hackle.

Step Five

Tie in hackle right in front of the dubbed body.

Step Six

Palmer hackle 3-4 close wraps towards the eye and tie off.

Step Seven

Apply a smaller amount of dubbing and repeat the second step to create the thorax. The thorax should be more round than football shaped.

Step Eight

Once the thorax is made then cut a 3″ clump of Dun Organza. Double over and cut in the middle of the loop. Make into one larger clump. A hair stacker can help to even up the organza fibers on one end which can make tying in a bit easier

Step Nine

Once you have the clump you want to measured and evened out, take your clump and tie it in evening up the end of the fibers to the bend of the hook. If too long you can always trim down if needed.

Step Ten

Once the wing is tied in then you want to add the dubbing wax to the thread and add the smallest amount of dubbing yet. Make 2-3 wraps forward making sure to stay clear of the eye of the hook.

Step 11

Whip Finish and cement.

Step 12

Add floatant or fish it just under the surface. What ever you do hold on because the fish are going to love it!

Categories : Fly Tying

Tags : Anchor Thread, Ants, Column Text, Column Width, Dropper, Fishing, Fly, Flying Ant, Hackle, Hook, Hot Summer, Image Image, Link Target, Peacock, Sparkle, Sz, Terrestrials, Thread Base, Trout, Wariest

San Juan Inch Worm

by Josh Garris

02 Mar

In late spring and all summer long, Inch worms can be found in abundant numbers across our region. Trout quickly become aware of their nutritional value after a few of them plop into the water from the tree canopy. This modification of a tried and true standard, the San Juan Worm, gives us a great dropper for Dry/Dropper fishing or even nymphing in low water situations.

Materials Required:

Hook: 2487 (sz 12-18) CWO# 9437

Thread: Olive Uni 8/0 CWO# 18199

Body: Green Ultra Chenille CWO# 17367

Step One

Anchor thread on hook and create a thread base.

Step Two

Cut off 3″ piece of Ultra Chenille and tie in right above the bend in the hook.

Step Three

Once tied in, pull chenille back and wrap thread forward toward the eye until you reach the half way point of the hook. Pull chenille forward And tie down Chenille.

Step Four

Pull chenille back again and wrap your thread to right behind the eye of the hook. Pull the chenille back forward and tie it down.

Step Five

Whip finish and cement !

Step Six

Trim both tag ends of the chenille to leave about 1/2″ on both sides of the hook.

Step Seven

Carefully burn each end of the fly to prevent unraveling and to give a point to each end.

Step Eight

Be careful not to add to much heat or the chenille will melt down. Now this fly is ready to fish!!

Categories : Fly Tying

Delayed Harvest Stream Report 5-14-12

by Charlie Downs

14 May

Updated Every Monday: 5-14-12

Water Conditions: Temp: aprox. 54˚

CFS: 110 to nearly 300 CFS today http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nc/nwis/uv?site_no=03446000

Hatches: still seeing some yellow sallies, tan caddis

Fly Suggestions: below the surface an olive soft hackle, bird’s nest [olive], or small Prince nymphs are a good bet, a bushy attractor, such as a yellow stimulator, or any of the Wulff patterns should draw a strike.

General Information: Jeff Curtis and I had the opportunity to serve as River Helpers for a group of Casting for Recovery participants this past Sunday and found that the West Fork had been well stocked! The fish have been spread around nicely by a group of Trout Unlimited volunteers, nicely done guys!

IMAG0468 300x179 Delayed Harvest Stream Report 5 14 12

CFR & Fly Fishing

Projected Conditions: looks like the cooler temps will stick around for a bit longer, rain ending tomorrow with no appreciable precipitation till the first of next week. Remember “the best time to go fishing is whenever you can”!

Categories : Delayed Harvest Waters, Stream Reports

Tags : Amp, Aprox, Attractor, Best Time, Bet, Cfr, Cfs, Fishing, Fly, Fly Fishing, Jeff C, Jeff Curtis, Nwis, Nymphs, Participants, Precip, Precipitation, Prince, Rain, Soft Hackle, Stream Report, Trout, Volunteers, Water Conditions, Waterdata Usgs, Yellow Sallies, Yellow Stimulator

Delayed Harvest Stream Report – April 30, 2012

by Charlie Downs · Comments (0)

30 Apr

Fly Fishing Report

Updated Every Monday : 4-30-12

Water Conditions: Temp: aprox. 55*

CFS: http://www.boatingbeta.com/runs/flows/green

Some areas received quite a lot of rain last week, I had a little over an inch in my gauge in Weaverville, Spring Ck. Was still high and muddy on Sun., Shelton-Laurel higher than normal and a good bit off-color but fishable. I hiked Dupont on Fri. and the Little River did not seem to be higher than normal, guess they didn’t get the heavy rains we did here.

Hatches: still seeing plenty of black caddis, some sulphers and yellow sallies

Fly Suggestions: I’m still catching a lot of fish on yellow or pink micro spawn egg patterns, also super dupers in sizes 14 and 16, an olive streamer with rubber legs will get their attention in dingy, fast water.

General Information: DH waters will be restocked next week so get ready for a new crop of trout looking for a “teachable moment”. Remember, if you have a question about a particular DH stream just call either of our CWO shops.

Projected Conditions: Not much chance of rain in the 10 day extended forecast so stream levels are likely to continue to drop for the foreseeable future, highs to be in the low to mid 80s, warm nights, we’ll have to start getting on the streams earlier it seems.

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