09-14-2012, 04:16 PM
Think small, then go smaller. [
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For the green I don't really have any nymphs over the size of an 18. Usually I tie on a size 22 in the morning and if that doesn't work/the fish just aren't loving it I then go to a size 24. If the fish are really hot on the sz 22, like a hook up every couple of casts, then I will go a little bigger because the fish are not being picky and it is a lot easier to keep a big fish on the size 18 hook then a 22.
Patterns for October - zebra midges, copper johns, and hares ears tied on a curved scud hook. Colors are best in olive, yellow, and dark brown/black for the zebra midges. Have half of your flies with a beed on the head, the other half with no bead. If it is sunny fish without the bead, and if it is lower light put on a fly with a bead.
Also I always carry a half dozen size 16 pheasant tails, not sure why but if nothing else is working you can always pick a fiew up on that fly. But it is not my go to because if the fish are eating something else, then they will not go near the pheasant tail. Really weird.
Here is a fish I caught in august on a size 22 hares ear, just to help you have the confidense that big fish can be caught on tiny flies.
Oh also, you absolutely have to fish with 5x tippet at the end, that is 4 lb. If you go bigger the fish will generally ignore your presentation.
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] For the green I don't really have any nymphs over the size of an 18. Usually I tie on a size 22 in the morning and if that doesn't work/the fish just aren't loving it I then go to a size 24. If the fish are really hot on the sz 22, like a hook up every couple of casts, then I will go a little bigger because the fish are not being picky and it is a lot easier to keep a big fish on the size 18 hook then a 22.
Patterns for October - zebra midges, copper johns, and hares ears tied on a curved scud hook. Colors are best in olive, yellow, and dark brown/black for the zebra midges. Have half of your flies with a beed on the head, the other half with no bead. If it is sunny fish without the bead, and if it is lower light put on a fly with a bead.
Also I always carry a half dozen size 16 pheasant tails, not sure why but if nothing else is working you can always pick a fiew up on that fly. But it is not my go to because if the fish are eating something else, then they will not go near the pheasant tail. Really weird.
Here is a fish I caught in august on a size 22 hares ear, just to help you have the confidense that big fish can be caught on tiny flies.
Oh also, you absolutely have to fish with 5x tippet at the end, that is 4 lb. If you go bigger the fish will generally ignore your presentation.
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