Bugs 101 and Building Your Fly Box

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Build Your Box Around Core Flies Overview ● Bugs 101 ○ Common vs. Scientific Language ○ Biggest Bang for the Buck Knowledge Wise ○ Shapes of 4 Key Bugs Types ● Mayfly, Caddis, Midge, Adult Grasshopper ● Based on Dave Hughes’ book Essential Trout Flies ○ What the heck is this fly suppose to be? ■ 31 Patterns, Several Bug Types ○ Begin and Stay With 2 Core Boxes ■ More Boxes Later ● Building Your Fly Box ○ Fly Patterns that Match ● 18 Patterns with Defining Fly ● 12 Must Have Flies for Your Box A Fish’s Life And What We Do

● Survival ○ Eat food (aka Bugs) ○ Snacking vs. 3 Square Meals ○ What’s Available ■ Lots of Different Bugs ● Tie Flies on the End of Our Fly Lines Imitate These Bugs ○ Catch and Release (mostly) A Bug’s Life aka Life Phases ■ Mayﬂy, Caddis, Midge, Adult Grasshopper

Human’s Life Bug’s Life Phase Where In the Water Phase

Baby Nymph Bottom

Adolescent Emerger Bottom to the Surface Film

Adult Dry Fly On the Surface Film Dun (Mayfly)

Post Life (aka Dead) Dead Fly On the Surface Film Spinner (Mayfly) and Below Fly Patterns ■ Mayﬂy, Caddis, Midge, Adult Grasshopper

● Associated with a. Natural Bug Shape b. Phase in the Life Cycle c. Can Be By Water Type ● What Stays the Same? a. Same Design and Shape ● What Changes? a. Color and Size ● What May or May Not Change? a. Materials Used ● Core Fly a. The One Fly That Deﬁnes the Pattern Per Hughes + Liz/Susan/Mary Ann i. One Color and Same Set of Material ii. 2 Sizes Only Mayﬂy Shapes Based on Life Phase

Nymph Emerger Dry/Dun Spinner 3 Patterns/2 Core 1 Pattern/1 Core 5 Patterns/3 Core 1 Pattern/1 Core Baby/Nymph Pattern

Bug Type: Mayﬂy

Pattern: Fur Nymphs

Core Fly: Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear

Size 14 - 16, 14-18

Water Type: Moderate to Fast Water Baby/Nymph Pattern

Bug Type: Mayﬂy

Pattern: Beadhead Nymphs

Core Fly: Olive Bead Head

Size 14 -16, 14-18

Water Type: Rifﬂes and Runs 2- 5’ deep Baby/Nymph Pattern

Bug Type: Mayﬂy

Pattern: Herl Nymphs

Core Fly: Pheasant Tail Nymph

Size 18 - 20, 16-18

Water Type: Moderate to Fast Water Adolescent/Emerger Pattern

Bug Type: Mayﬂy

Pattern: Sparkle Dun

Core Fly: Light Olive Sparkle Dun

Size 18 - 20, 16-18

Water Type: Smooth Adult/Dry Fly Patterns

Bug Type: Mayﬂy

Pattern: Traditional (aka Catskill)

Core Fly: Adams

Size 14 - 16, 16 -18

Water Type : Rifﬂes and Runs Adult/Dry Fly Patterns

Bug Type: Mayﬂy

Pattern: Comparadun

Core Fly: Olive Comparadun

Size 14 - 16, 16 - 18

Water Type: Smoother Water Adult/Dry Fly Pattern

Bug Type: Mayﬂy

Pattern: Wulffs

Core Fly: Royal Wulff

Size 12 - 14, 16 - 18

Water Type: Rough Adult/Dry Fly Pattern

Bug Type: Mayﬂy

Pattern: Humphy

Core Fly: Yellow Humphy

Size 12 - 14

Water Type: Somewhat Rough Adult/Dry Fly Pattern

Bug Type: Mayﬂy

Pattern: Parachute Dry Flies

Core Fly: Parachute Adams

Size 14 - 18, 16 - 18

Water Type: Smooth or Rough Post Life/Spinner Pattern

Bug Type: Mayﬂy

Pattern: Spentwing Spinners

Core Fly: Red Quill Spinner

Size 14 - 16

Water Type: Smooth Caddis Fly Shapes Based on Life Phase

Nymph Emerger Dry Post Life 1 Patterns/1 Core 1 Pattern/1 Core 1 Patterns/1 Core 1 Pattern/1 Core Baby/Nymph Pattern

Bug Type: Caddis

Pattern: Caddisﬂy Nymphs

Core Fly: Green Caddis Larvae

Size 12-14, 14 - 18

Water Type: Fast, slow, still water Adolescent/Emerger Pattern

Bug Type: Caddis

Pattern: Sparkle Caddis Pupae

Core Fly: Green Deep Sparkle Pupae

Size 14-16

Water Type: Briskly Moving Water Near Bottom Adult/Dry Fly Pattern

Bug Type: Caddis

Pattern: Elk Hair Caddis

Core Fly: Tan Elk Hair Caddis

Size 12 - 14

Water Type: Brisk Water Post Life/Wet Fly

BugType: Caddis

Pattern: Soft-Hackled Wet Fly

Core Fly: Grouse & Orange- Size 12-14

Water Type: Rifﬂes, Runs, Pools, Midge Fly Shapes Based on Life Phase

1 Patterns/1 Core 1 Pattern/1 Core 1 Patterns/1 Core Baby/Nymph Pattern

Bug Type: Midge

Pattern: Zebra Midge

Core Fly: Black Zebra Midge

Size 16-18, 18- 20

Water Type: Fast, slow, still water Adolescent/Emerger Pattern

Bug Type: Midge

Pattern: Serendipity Nymphs

Core Fly: Olive Serendipity

Size 16-18, 18- 20

Water Type: Fast, slow, still water Adult/Dry Fly Pattern

Bug Type: Midge

Pattern: Grifﬁth’s Gnat

Core Fly: Grifﬁth’s Gnat

Size 18 - 22, 16 - 18

Water Type: Smooth Water Adult/Dry Fly Pattern

Bug Type: Grasshopper

Pattern: Grasshopper

Core Fly: Henry’s Fork Hopper

Size 8-10

Water Type: Along the Bank Starting Core Flies - 3 Each Size Mayfly Caddis Midge Grasshopper

Baby/Nymph Gold Ribbed Green Caddis Black Zebra X Hare’s Ear 14 - Larvae Midge 16, 14-18 Size 12-14, 14 - 18 Size 16-18, 18- 20 Pheasant Tail Nymph 18 - 20, 16-18

Adolescent/Emerger Light Olive Green Deep Olive Serendipity X Sparkle Dun Size Sparkle Pupae Size Size 16-18, 18- 20 18 - 20, 16-18 14-16

Adult/Dry Fly Adams Size 14 - Elk Hair Caddis Griffiths Any Yellow Color 16, 16 -18 Size 12 - 14 Size 18 - 22, 16 - Size 8-10 Royal Wulff Size 18 12 - 14, 16 - 18 Parachute Adams Size 14 - 18, 16 - 18

PL/Dead or Spinner X X X X