Favorite Flies for your local fishing - California Fishing

PlatinumHooks · 02-23-2005, 01:38 AM

What are your favorite flies for your local Rivers, Streams, Tributaries, Lakes/Resv.??? Name your top three best producers for your most frequented geographic locations.

Mine:

name: "green bead head Bloodworm Midge" tyer/manufacturer: Caledon Flies
name: "black ribbed body DamselFly Nymph" tyer/manufacturer: Caledon Flies
name: "ruby bodied Zubia Zaker" tyer/manufacturer: Caledon Flies

PlatinumHooks · 02-24-2005, 03:05 PM

No body knows their favorite Flies???????

cst · 02-24-2005, 10:04 PM

prince nymph, pheasent tail Blue Dun and Blue wing olive(i think thats what its called).

oh and the soon to be world famous zubia!

Eric · 02-24-2005, 10:18 PM

pheasant tail nymph,gold ribbed hare's ear and zebra midge and the wolly bugger...(black favorite color)
Eric

PlatinumHooks · 02-24-2005, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by cst

prince nymph, pheasent tail Blue Dun and Blue wing olive(i think thats what its called).

oh and the soon to be world famous zubia!

That's right baby! the "Zubia Zaker"!! pronounced(zoobee-uh zacker)

PlatinumHooks · 02-24-2005, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric

pheasant tail nymph,gold ribbed hare's ear and zebra midge and the wolly bugger...(black favorite color)
Eric

Eric,

I got a black bodied / ruby eyed Caledon Bugger that'll knock your socks off!

PlatinumHooks · 02-24-2005, 10:29 PM

Eric,

When and where do you like to use your Zebra midge? I got these "Gem Series" Caledon Bloodworm Midges that you might love. Also a "gem Series" brass head Chartreuse Midge.

GlobalFisher · 02-24-2005, 11:49 PM

Ok back, sorry!

Pheasant tail, Elk Hair Caddis and Prince nymph. Pretty generic but they produce very well for me. I caught a 20" rainbow up here on a beadhead prince nymph.

PlatinumHooks · 02-25-2005, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by GlobalFisher

Ok back, sorry!

Pheasant tail, Elk Hair Caddis and Prince nymph. Pretty generic but they produce very well for me. I caught a 20" rainbow up here on a beadhead prince nymph.

There you are. Good choice of flies. I was telling Eric that I have Caledon Flies "Gem Series" Bloodworm Midge that I think wouild work great up there for you in your area, Alaska I'm assuming most of the time, right?

Eric · 02-25-2005, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony"PltnmHooks"Z.

Eric,

When and where do you like to use your Zebra midge? I got these "Gem Series" Caledon Bloodworm Midges that you might love. Also a "gem Series" brass head Chartreuse Midge.

tony i use it as my second fly when nymping. And if i ever get a chance to fly fish LNL that is what i will use. From everything i've heard it is the go to fly for lnl.
do u have those midges in size 18 and 20?
Eric

PlatinumHooks · 02-25-2005, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric

tony i use it as my second fly when nymping. And if i ever get a chance to fly fish LNL that is what i will use. From everything i've heard it is the go to fly for lnl.
do u have those midges in size 18 and 20?
Eric

I believe I do Sir!!

GlobalFisher · 02-25-2005, 09:22 AM

Yeah I would think they work here, but in Oregon I am guessing they would fish better. I will be there all summer! Wouldn't hurt to try them here, they would definitley work on the grayling.

PlatinumHooks · 02-25-2005, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GlobalFisher

Yeah I would think they work here, but in Oregon I am guessing they would fish better. I will be there all summer! Wouldn't hurt to try them here, they would definitley work on the grayling.

I'd love yto see a Grayling catch on a Caledon. the Caledon company would love that! I don't think there's any record of a Grayling being caught on a Caledon Fly.

GlobalFisher · 02-25-2005, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony"PltnmHooks"Z.

I'd love yto see a Grayling catch on a Caledon. the Caledon company would love that! I don't think there's any record of a Grayling being caught on a Caledon Fly.

I have only been for Grayling once and that was a blast. I caught around 10 of them, biggest being about 10 or 12". It was in a very small stream. I will try and hit the interior more this summer and a few streams close to my new house and get some cool photos. I just moved about 2 weeks ago into the Matanuska Valley and there are a lot of rivers and lakes. The little Su and Willow are supose to be good Grayling streams. I caught my first Silver Salmon on Willow last summer.

GlobalFisher · 02-25-2005, 10:44 AM

Here are some pictures from my last trip:

Seattle Creek Grayling Fishing, 8/16/04(Pic)