I just got my new shipment of
wet flies in today from Flydeals and can’t wait to get on the water with them
soon. The guys there do an excellent job tying up any pattern one might come up
with. I placed an order for 60 wet flies in five different patterns. The minimum
order one can place with this company is five dozen, but for 31.00 bucks
including shipping, I think I got a pretty good deal. I want to use them mainly
as a dropper off some of the dries I will be fishing when the tailrace water
recedes. There are more dries and nymphs used on the tailrace as opposed to the
wet flies, so these patterns might give me an edge. The rain has caused the
lake to rise above the full pool, causing the generators to practically run 24/7. The
five patterns below are going to be my go-to wet flies come Spring. Flydeals
included a quote with each fly pattern for this order; I thought you guys might
enjoy the widsom.
Black Peacock Spider size 14
Quote: Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout. Irish Proverb
Brown Hackle Peacock size 12
Quote: Standing in a cool stream with a mountain range or meadow nearby, fly rod in hand, is the way God meant mankind to live. Jon Margolis
Hawthron size 10
Quote: Calling Fly Fishing a hobby is like calling Brain Surgery a job. Paul Schullery
Partridge Orange size 14
Quote: If people concentrated on the really important things of life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.
Doug Larson
Pheasant Tail Soft Hackle Wet size 16
"To him, all good things"--trout as well as eternal salvation come by grace, and grace comes by art, and art does not come easy. Norman Maclean
Please feel free to offer any other patterns you think might work on this pressured tailrace
