Mayfly Musings

Link to fly tying tutorial:  Wire K-Flash Nymph

Check out the video here:  Spent Caddis Pattern

Right before COVID-19 impacted our lives, my good friend Darren and I were lucky enough to travel to Utah to fish a special creek as well as the Green River below Flaming Gorge. It was a surreal experience because everyday we fished and enjoyed the splendor of nature and every evening we read about everything that was going on back in "reality." It helped me realize once again that fly fishing truly is an escape from real life. We made it a three river trip in order to drive part way the first day before breaking off the largest chunk of travel on day 2. Day 1 we fished the Eagle River on the way to Glenwood Springs and caught some nice fish.  I wouldn't say that the fishing was "on fire" yet, but the river yielded some healthy browns and rainbow trout.  I caught this very nice brown on a dry fly when the midges started coming off.  They were the big "Spring Midge" and this particular fish gobbled down a Palomino Midge. D...