Look for naturals on and around the water then match accordingly. Maine favorite fly patterns obsession sportfishing charters. The link box below has hot links to a page for the patterns listed. Fishing these flies often result in larger than average fish.
The problem is every fly fisher has his own personal idea of how many that is. Custom fishing flies, fish fly tying service maine, trout fly. To examine sites on the world wide web that provide fly patterns and information on fly tying click on the appropriate location below. If you carry an insect seine, which can be as simple as an aquarium net, hold it beneath the water surface and most likely you will discover a big surprise. Since 1957, benton fly box provides hand tied, custom fishing flies and fly tying service. The kind of look where you know if the fly were to fly away it would be a fantastic pattern on the water.
The fly is super light because its tied as a hollow fly and the werewolf hair fibers are the perfect stiffness for movement and building widebody profiles. Hatches list for maine posted in the fly tying bench. They want to lay the blame on the particular brand of leader they were using. Fly tying is the art of decorating a hook with fur, feathers, artificial materials and tinsel to resemble an insect or baitfish. So dont go ruin the chance at the perfect fish by tying on some crappy fly tied by one of the other. Low light conditions provide excellent top water striped bass and bluefish action. All the usual dry fly methods can be effective under the right circumstances. Fishing with two of my brothers one older and one younger. Of course timing is critical when fishing dry flies both season and time of day. The white wulff is a great fly to have for the hex hatch that occurs annually. Aurifil thread palette builder aprildesert dawn new series miss april bunny finding inspiration in free quilt patterns.
The obvious answer is of course as many dry fly patterns as you need. How the hendrickson mayfly received its common name is a bit of fly fishing lore. Now retired, don pursues outdoor activities yearround. Like your truck, your buddy, your dogthese are the best dry fly patterns you can count on and always come back to when you need stability. Central maine fishing flies, discount fly fishing lures. I spoke with steve about the fly and he told me it was an adaptation of another streamer. Jun 08, 2016 twenty new fly patterns to try this summer. Fly tiers from maine the fly tying bench fly tying. We had never seen the fish rise so freely for any fly as they did for this hatch. So, we talked about it, and im going to tie up a presentation box for his camp with a lot of the flies from tiers from maine. Serving the serious fisherman maine guide fly shop and. Eight vets from the maine chapter at the togus veterans hospital in august attended this years outing.
If you have seen or bought some big bait fish patterns with a foam head at your favorite shops, you might know at least my flies. Posts about traditional streamers and bucktails written by don bastian. Keep a rod rigged with a floating line and a gurgler on the boat at. Id really like the history of who actually tied for. Use as an attractor 1 st fly in the bigger sizes and rig a smaller pupa or emerger behind. Fly fishing maines back country, one black fly at a time. Our maine forum website provides information on maine rivers, ponds, lakes and streams for fly fishing atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout and smallmouth bass. The hackling was unique, they used a spey cock side tail or a long heron hackle and the wings were tied from mallard shoulder.
Rangeley maine is sometimes called the birthplace of the streamer fly. Detailed recipes with photos and instructionssummary views for recent patterns, most viewed and favoritesintera. Some may carry literally hundreds of patterns whilst others may carry only half a dozen dry fly patterns. Don bastian wet flies wet fly photos, recipes, interesting information and other fly tying endeavors. The videos teach you the fly patterns, tips and techniques, plus the recipe. If you are a seasoned veteran we have everything to fill your gear list. Going to fish aroostook county, realty road, and basskahegan lake. Steve and his brother jim leavitt fish eaglelake on the allagash waterway every year. A few weeks ago i was tying 16 carrie stevens streamer patterns, actually about ten different patterns, for a few orders. Fabrics fly with me pattern download fabrics fly with me pattern download fly with me pattern download. Professional fish flies of all patterns, from trout flies, to tandem streamers. Fishing reports maine maine guide fly shop and guide.
It works as good if not better than a folded foam popper. While doing that i thought, as i had previously, that i get lots of questions as to what is the best hackle, where can they be found, etc. Size also varies depending of the season, but generally a 16 or 14 will work. Fish will not ignore readily available protein no matter what the form whether leeches or other minnows. Click on events to see upcoming events or scroll down our page, and dont forget to tell your friends. There is hardly a day in the entire season that stonefly nymphs dont do their job. These are some of the best flies for fishing in pennsylvania.
Pattern and flytying websites patterns and flytying information. If you enjoy the videos on those pages you might want to register at the rotary fly tying website and purchase a subscription. Fly tyer is now the fourth largest fly fishing magazine in north america. Pull the wing tight over the body and tie it down at the head of the fly. Maine, fly tier bill edson, for which his authentic brass eyes were provided to me for the purpose.
Maine fly fish is the premier maine fly fishing resources for fly fishing in maine. The magalloway is a traditional wet fly is named for a famous river in western maine and was an old pattern when bergman wrote about it in the 1930s. Im firmly in the latter camp but when required ill tie up patterns for a certain hatch. This chernobyl ant video includes detailed fly tying instructions. Hatches list for maine the fly tying bench fly tying. Fly pattern database help fly pattern database maine. The big problem with new ones is that it takes awhile to become familiar enough to know where the most productive spots are. Fly patterns pa fly guide your guide to pennsylvania.
This fly can easily be thrown with a stiffer 8 weight like a predator rod or if you are not comfortable casting larger flies, you can use a 10 weight. If these flys came from a maine fly box, id definately put my money on the olive or bronze heron. Posts about fly patterns written by puckerbrushflies. Learn to tie many great flies in the orvis fly tying video library. Often beginning fly anglers have difficulty putting together a fly box for opening day trout season but unless you are specifically looking to fish over hatches you only need a handful of productive patterns to get you through the day. Maine favorite fly patterns obsession sportfishing. When prospecting deeper water in and around rocks, weeds, branches and other sunken debris patterns with a reduced sink rate also tend to remain snag free. I do equally well retrieving crayfish patterns from shallow toward deep water, and from deep toward shallow water. The videos teach you the fly patterns, tips and techniques, plus the recipe is included for convenience. Now either rotate your vice 180 degrees, or carefully remove the fly and invert the hook in the vice so the shank is down and the hook point up, this is the way the fly will swim when fished. Hi, being in maine, i have accumulated a bunch of old streamer flies from l.
If you look theres a touch of silver doctor influence in the unique compound tail. Of all fish, the basic tenet is that all fish eat other fish. See more ideas about plastic canvas, plastic canvas patterns and. If you wish, trim some of the hackle from the what is now the top of the fly. Created by herb welch, at one point it was actually more popular than his better known black ghost. May 29, 2006 hatches list for maine posted in the fly tying bench. Sep 29, 2009 is the largest fly tying community in the world and we hope you take a moment to register for a free account and join this amazingly friendly and helpful group of anglers. Gills and eyes have become essential zonker components. It also includes wellwritten articles about history and fly tying tools, materials and new patterns. Five of the six patterns in it were originated in maine. If you decide to fly or drive to any destination listed, you do so at your own risk.
It is difficult as the pattern changes occur frequently, sometimes every row is different from the last. Spey patterns such as the lady caroline were first developed along the river spey. Variations in patterns are good to try klinkhammer, parachute, spinner, emerger or traditional upright. Maines trout unlimited member and healing waters representative dave herick headed up the program with fly tying, rod building, and casting events continue reading our annual healing waters fly fishing outing is always a great time. It also includes wellwritten articles about history and flytying tools, materials and new patterns. Brook trout in maine are very picky about what fly they will strike depending on the time of year, time of day and weather conditions.
If you enjoy wading small streams the sandy river near farmington produces some fine smallmouth fishing. Fly patterns maine fly fishing blog and fly fishing only forum. The patterns that are around and produce season after season are what you are seeing in the starting lineup. Suitable for routers, plasma cutting, laser cutting, engraving and waterjet cutting. Aviation events in maine add your own aviation event. Flies for trout, salmon, bass, each professional crafted by hand. Musky flies primo tail musky flies by musky country. The long fibers scream mayfly tails, and they are often seen sticking out the back end of extended body mayfly patterns. The patriot streamer has become a trolling favorite in their small circle of fishing friends over the years and i have permission to unveil it so you. A narrow yarnover cable separates the garter stitch section from the lace pattern. Handtied streamer flies, tandem or single for trolling or casting. He grew up in a lot of the areas where he thinks he knew the families of some of these folks.
Commercial and production fly tying don bastian wet flies. Learn to tie many great flies in the orvis flytying video library. Moose mane for fly tying tails, extended bodies, wrapped. The inverted wing can be glued along the body or ribbed matuka style for added durability. Fly tyer offers more accurate, easytofollow, stepbystep tying instructions than any other publication in the marketplace. One day in 1916, while we were fishing the beaverkill below the junction pool at roscoe, a hatch of flies came on. Pattern and flytying websites university of kentucky. Modern maine guides have top of the line drift boats and many are excellent fly fishermen and love seeking smallmouths. Ant patterns are a must if you plan to fly fish for trout in the summer. Maine brook trout do best in cold mountain stream type environments that are swift moving and well oxygenated. The key features of the fly pattern database include. Some are locally designed that you wont find anywhere else. In order to be successful using minnow or fry patterns it is important to keep your fly high in the water.
Traditional streamers and bucktails don bastian wet flies. Use in surface film where all that great frenzied action takes place. This application was created to help organize, share and discuss fly patterns. We tested 60 new fly patterns to find the top 20 that belong in your box this season. Any help would be of great assistance and much appreciated. Line choice helps but having a buoyant pattern is a definite asset. I also tied commercial orders for other fly shops, including slate run tackle shop in slate run, pennsylvania, and the maine guide fly shop in greenville, maine. Flyfishing in florida during the winter, he heads home to pa for spring fishing and turkey hunting, before going off to maine for a couple of weeks of landlocked salmon and brook trout fishing. Every summer, around drake season, fishermen wander into the fly shop frustrated about their leader getting all twisted when casting big drake patterns to feeding trout at their favorite pond. The pattern pages contain copies of the videos available at. Vintage maine commercial flies posted in classic streamer and wet fly fly patterns. Born in maine in 1882, carrie stevens married a fishing guide in her twenties and got involved in the sport. Complete listings of fun places to fly in maine, aviation job, aviation jobs, homebuilt aircraft, homebuilt, airshows, airshow, fly in, flyin, aircraft, cessna, pancake breakfast, experimental, homebuilt, events for general aviation. Patterns and flytyingfly swaps entomology sites patterns and flytying.
Spey and dee fly patterns archives friday night flies. Mar 17, 2014 maine favorite fly patterns the olive and white deciever matches many of the baitfish striped bass chase. Or sink it and use it as a nymph or dropper although called. While i like to fish old haunts i also like to find new ones. Fly tiers and fly fishers seem drawn to patterns with a get up and walk look to them. Upstream, acrossstream, and downstream dead drifts, as well as skating or swinging a dry fly down and across to create a wake, all catch fish. This section contains a wide range of dry fly tying videos and instructions showcasing some great dry fly patterns. Fly fishing in maine and particularly the moosehead lake region is a unique experience. Managing marabou marabou is one of the most versatile and widely used fly tying materials available today. Oj midge great midge pattern for winter or spring runoff situations when the water clarity is down. Anglers who want a successful brook trout experience should incorporate the following flies into. Midges are available to trout year round, and my oj.
The windmilllace pattern is bordered by a yarnover cabled edge bottom edge of shawl while the uppercentral portion of the shawl is worked in garter stitch. Tied on a 20 40 hook with a slight bit of weight added to get it down to where the stripers are. Patterns like, grey ghost, black ghost, colonal bates and many more. The complete contents of my river fly box with instructions on how to tie and fish them are featured in the forth coming ebook. Click dry fly patterns to see dry flies or nymphs to see river nymph patterns. If you are just starting we have answers for all your questions. There are dozens of books about dry flyfishing techniques written by better anglers than i, so i wont say more than this. Nov 15, 20 the patriot streamer has become a trolling favorite in their small circle of fishing friends over the years and i have permission to unveil it so you can have it ready in time for ice out. Parachute patterns offer a relaxed proportional approach and the soft upright landing habits of a parachute offer fly fishers unparalleled stealth. Fox hole special, montreal whore, pink floyd, footer special, shufelt special, and golden retriever. Fishing with two of my brothers one older and one younger 18 mos both ways.
Since hes returned, hes gotten a real kick learning about maine s history in fly fishing and flies. Ftf has over 12,000 registered members that have made over 300,000 posts and have uploaded over 6,000 patterns to our exclusive fly pattern database. Fly with me pattern download fly with me pattern download. All destinations and events listed on this website were provided by visitors to our website. To try to help with the difficulty of this pattern i have included stitch counts for many of the rows and the center stitches of each row are marked in a different colour typeface. The list of good flyfishing rivers is long and the angler could spend years testing new waters. I still have half the skin of an entire deer hide with most of the hair cut off all of which went one fly at a time, into the tying of comparaduns. This chernobyl ant video includes detailed flytying instructions. Secrets of streamer fly fishing by maine outdoorsman and writer, gene letourneau. This fly is even featured in the old dud dean maine guide story and the deal was off by arthur macdougall and accounts for a lunker squaretail to the net. Anyone have a source for a hatch list for this time frame. Since the trout dont seem to have a preference, i just keep my fly moving along the same travel corridors the fish use.
Browse through the videos, choose a dry fly pattern and click for detailed, stepbystep video fly tying instructions. This fly is a streamer that was developed by steve leavitt of newburgh, me. The list of good fly fishing rivers is long and the angler could spend years testing new waters. Fly fishing in florida during the winter, he heads home to pa for spring fishing and turkey hunting, before going off to maine for a couple of weeks of landlocked salmon and brook trout fishing. Benton fly box supplies the best in discount fishing flies in maine, including hand tied streamer flies tandem and single. All primo tail patterns are developed through the cycle of guiding and outfitting in northern wisconsin musky country outfitters exclusively uses these patterns in their fly fishing operations. Come fly with me this shawl is knit flat, from side to side, on a circular needle.
Fly patterns pa fly guide your guide to pennsylvania fly. Allagash river, penobscot river, kennebago river, kennebec river. A new addition to the fly pattern database has been submitted by horseshoe. Soft but still durable, you can form dry fly bodies by weaving moose mane or wrapping it around the shank the same way you would for a quill bodied fly.
Best dry fly patterns catch fly fishing billings, mt. The attractor colors are well tested and this fly brings in continue reading. I incorporate them into all of my baitfish patterns, including zonkers. If you have had an opportunity to go to the international fly tying symposium, marlborough show or another fishing show in new england, you might have visited my table and already know about my patterns. She took up fly tying and, soon enough, her patterns were landing her prize winning trout and salmon in the rangeley lakes. Fly patterns maine fly fishing blog and fly fishing only. Central maine, benton fly box, offers the best in handmade fishing flies at great discount prices. Searching flies maine fly fishing blog and fly fishing.