Fly Fishing

waterwhippa · Location: Upstate, NY

Now that the dead of winter has most of the nation in an icy death grip, naturally are minds are wandering to that special place, where we slay plump trout with surface offerings. I'm not asking for GPS coordinates, just what you feel comfortable sharing. I have to go with:

Upper Delaware River
March Brown

Shaq · Location: Adirondacks

hey whip, right river, wrong hatch.....Green Drakes hands down. Can't catch them every year no matter how hard you try and when the fish are grabbing the tails and sucking them under....maddening.

jeremy · Location: Portland, Maine

i don't do much still water fly fishing ... BUT ... when the hex's are coming off here in maine at XYZ brook trout pond(s) that my friend boz takes me to .... it is pure nirvana ...... bugs, the size of small birds fly out of the water and the small ponds start boiling with native maine brook trout of all sizes ......

MarshallD · Location: Naples, Fl

Jeremy, remember!

Zebra Caddis July Kennebec River Bingham

Stone Fly September East Outlet Kennebec River

Hendrickson June Shawmut Tailwater

Boz · Location: Portland

Caddis in June on the West Branch of the Penobscot.

Hendricksons on the Rapid in May.

Hexes all over the Northwoods Ponds Try Round Pond... Very Happy

Salmonflys and Stones on the Branch...and watching Jeremy throw a chicken size fly and seeing fish nail it...hilarious!

waterwhippa · Location: Upstate, NY

Ahhh.....the Meatball....(aka Sofa pillow).....that was hysterical. I still can't believe they were hammering that god awful thing.

chromefinder · Location: Southeast PA

streams of Northern California - Pteronarcys californica "salmonfly" Mid May thru early June

from Central PA to the Catskills of NY:
Hendrickson
Eastern Green Drake
Sulphur
Isonychia

Lake Ontario Tribs - annual fall Egg hatch

SageDS2 · Posted: Thu 01/18/07 3:44 pm Post subject:

White Flies on the yellow Breeches, hands down.

colehatch · Posted: Fri 01/19/07 11:33 pm Post subject:

Hex and big fish at dusk with a good friend and a cigar is hard to beat.

westbranchfisher · Location: Indian Island, Maine

I'd have to say the most epic and fun hatches are the caddis in June on the West Branch, the golden stones in july on the west branch, and the autumn baetis hatch on the East Outlet
Btw, Boz, if you're reading this, my name is Seneca Love, and you and my father Tim Love have been discussing a trip for the West Branch this summer! I'm stoked, and I can't wait to experience the gorge and other stretches of that gem of a tailwater that I have not experienced myself yet!

peterdk · Location: Denmark

Mayflies...anywhere in Norway and sweden Smile

bfly · Location: Spencerport, NY

From a western, NY perspective, I would have to say that seeing big Hendricksons in April on my local trout stream is one great feeling! especially after such a harsh winter. Plus the trout are in their "stupid" feeding frenzy. Just a lot of fun to watch!

troutfly247 · Location: Colorado Springs, CO

Watching 20 inch plus fish rising to size #22 and #24 tricos on the South Platte!

KodiakCommando · Location: Kodiak, Alaska

caddis hatches on the amercan river in bristol bay alaska.

Doesn't happen often but when it does oppurtunities for 20 to 30 inch rainbows and char on small dries are plentiful.

Alan · Posted: Sat 02/28/09 10:32 am Post subject:

Caddis on the WB, smelt hatch at Mckay Station Very Happy

joey · Location: Colorado

Mothers Day Caddis hatch on the Eagle River in CO. Pretty killer stuff.

Fisherone · Location: The Big Apple/ Catskills NY

Late evening coffin flies on the Beaverkill.

PatrickHilbert · Posted: Sun 03/01/09 12:58 am Post subject:

bein more of a salt guy, I gotta say that the cinderworm hatch is one of the more amazing natural occurrences that i have been involved in. I got lucky this spring to find myself in a cinder-worm hatch at one of the Long Island outflows that i fish.....so many liners man.......didn't have any skin left on my thumb!
ph

flyguyinma · Posted: Sun 03/01/09 4:05 pm Post subject: golden stonefly

golden stonefly size 14 hatch on the provo river in utah for browns and rainbows in july!

herring run in april in Ma using my own heering patterns for big stripers Smile

caveman2bravo · Posted: Sun 03/08/09 7:56 pm Post subject:

black stones on my local river, signifies the start of fishing season
btw, they started this week. wohoo!

troutaddict1 · Posted: Wed 03/18/09 9:37 pm Post subject:

I think I might have to go with troutman247. The trico and caddis hatch on the south platte is amazing, and the caddis hatches on the upper Ark River in CO during the late summer is nothing short of fantastic either. However, a big fan of the late afternoon caddis hatches on the East Walker river in CA. It can be epic. Great Topic.

MT · Location: upstate NY

While not like they used to be, the tricos on the battenkill, and of course the sulphurs on the west branch delaware.