Carp are on the move...again

This Spring has been a weird one for us warm water anglers. Some guys have been finding some cool water largemouth locally and after we have had a string of sunny days in a row the carp action has been alright. But the warm weather is here for good I think...and the carp and bass fishing is going to get awesome. Well, it just did!

Banksia Bug (Step by Step)

Step 1 Put appropriate sized black tungsten bead on TMC 200R hook (size 7/64 bead on #14 hook). To tie the Basalt version use a TMC 2499SP-BL hook.

Step 2 Using Lt. Cahill 6/0 Uni-Thread tie in both X-Small black UTC Ultra Wire and Small olive UTC Ultra Wire. Apply small amount of head cement to the wires to “marry” them together.

Step 3  Build a fat butt of the abdomen with the Lt. Cahill thread, then tie off and trim.

 Step 4 Switch to olive Lagartun or UTC thread and continue building up the tapered abdomen, leaving a small amount of the light yellow butt exposed.

 Step 5 Wrap the duel wires forward and tie off behind the black bead and trim both thread and wire.

 Step 6 Coat entire abdomen with a liberal amount of Loon UV Knot Sense and set using UV light. This will immediately set up hard, but may have a slightly matt finish, so coat with thin layer of Hard-as-Hull head cement.

Step 7 Tie on legs using 3 or 4 fibers of Gadwall flank feather on either side.

 Step 8 Tie in some exceptionally bushy, dark grey ostrich herl and wrap forward.

 Step 9 Create small dubbing rope using Dave Whitlock SLF Hellgrammite.

Step 10 Wrap dubbing rope up to the black bead and whip finish. Apply small amount of head cement over knot.



Watch Tying Video!

Backstabber Fly (Step by Step)

Step 1: Build solid thread base on center of hook shank. Size 6 Gamakatsu SL45 hook. UNI-Thread 6/0.

Step 2: Secure 1/8 Dazl-Eyes dumb bell onto center of hook shank.

Step 3: Wax thread and create dubbing rope. Wind dubbing rope forward, figure eight it around the Dazl-Eyes. Rake out dubbing using Velcro or dubbing rake. The Dave Whitlock SLF dubbings are best.

Step 4: Tie in two tufts of marabou. Also try black and dark olive!

Step 5: Tie in soft hackle. Brown, dark olive or black.

Step 6: Wrap soft hackle 4 to 5 times around, tie off and trim.

Step 7:Whip finish and apply head cement.

View Backstabber Fly Tying Video!

4-Year Boulder Creek Study (Findings)

2005-2008 (4 years)

288 Days
1108 Hours
6025 Trout Landed

96% Brown Trout
4% Rainbow Trout

8-10 inches Average
11-13 inches Nice
14-16 inches Trophies!

Read Story: We Are What We Fish For

No Tantrums!

Yes...it got cold and snowed. After all this is still March in Colorado. I know you all were enjoying the unseasonably warm weather...but no griping, complaining or tantrums! We badly needed some sort of moisture in the ground. Rain, slush...or snow...whatever. Remember the drought years? Besides, adult fishermen throwing tantrums only causes a scene. Then law enforcement or other hard working community servants get called out...just a big mess.

PUT ON YOUR BOOTS

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Like they say in the Hill Top sect

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