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3 posts tagged "summer fly fishing".

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A tan Elk Hair Caddis dry fly — pale flared elk-hair wing tied tent-style over ginger palmered hackle and a tan dubbed body on a gold dry-fly hook

The Elk Hair Caddis: My High-Floating Searching Dry for South Platte Summers

How I fish the Elk Hair Caddis on the South Platte — why it floats so high, when to skitter it, and the tan, olive, and peacock sizes I actually trust.

September 7, 202613 min read

Casting a summer South Platte canyon run with the far bank grown thick in green willow and tall streamside grass — the terrain that feeds ants, beetles and hoppers into the drift.

Terrestrial Season — Ants, Beetles, and Hoppers on the South Platte

When summer terrestrials hit the water — ants, beetles, and hoppers — South Platte trout eat them hard. Standard fly sizes, where to fish them, and how to work the banks.

September 2, 202614 min read

A tan Chubby Chernobyl — closed-cell foam body, white poly-yarn wing, and rubber legs

The Chubby Chernobyl: My Summer Attractor and Dry-Dropper Anchor

How I fish the Chubby Chernobyl on the South Platte — a foam attractor that doubles as a summer searching dry and a dry-dropper anchor.

July 17, 20268 min read