Egg flies were designed to resemble the eggs of fish, and in particular the eggs of migratory species such as Chinook salmon and Rainbow trout. They come in as many colours and sizes as there are tyers, and their usefulness as a late fall and winter and early spring steelheading fly is well proven. This [...]
Wooley Buggers can be used anywhere for any species. Because they suggest such a wide variety of food items, it doesn’t matter if you are fishing bass in a lake, or brookies in a creek, wooly buggers can sometimes be the ticket to a very successfull day on the water. Depending on what type of [...]
Caddis are small moth-like insects that have two pairs wings. They are closely related to Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) which have scales on their wings, and the two orders together form the superorder Amphiesmenoptera. There are numerous species that occur in Ontario, but I tend to focus on three of the more [...]
Tiny Black Stonefly Nymph
Hook size 12 - 18 nymph
Thread brown 8/0
Tail black goose biots
Body black hares ear dub
Rib fine gold wire
Wingcase turkey feather segment
Head thread head
Antennae black goose biots
Tie this fly in various colours and sizes to ‘match the hatch’ in your area.
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