Fly of the month
We hope to provide a fly appropriate to fishing during the current month to inspire folks to learn to tie and to get out there and fish! Contact Mike Borba
Fly of the Month for December 2022.
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PAT'S RUBBER LEGS
(tied with skwala nymph colors) CLICK on the photo to see a YouTube video. We all need a good stonefly nymph pattern for our trout stream fishing. This pattern can be used to imitate skwala nymphs on the Yuba river. (Our next two outings!). |
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Materials list
Hook: #8 2XL nymph hook
Thread: black 6/0
Weight: lead free wire size .015 or .020
Legs: black or dark olive super floss
Body: dark olive chenille size small
Hook: #8 2XL nymph hook
Thread: black 6/0
Weight: lead free wire size .015 or .020
Legs: black or dark olive super floss
Body: dark olive chenille size small
Fly of the Month for November 2022.
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CLICK on the photo to see a YouTube video.
Our upcoming outings to the Yuba river is prime time to fish egg patterns. Here's an easy to tie pattern to imitate eggs. |
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Materials list
Hook: any curved shank nymph hook size 12-14
Thread: 3/0 thread color to match yarn color
Body: egg yarn usually in a peach color
Hook: any curved shank nymph hook size 12-14
Thread: 3/0 thread color to match yarn color
Body: egg yarn usually in a peach color
Fly of the Month for October 2022. WD-40
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CLICK on the photo to see a YouTube video.
This month's pattern is very versatile. It can be used to imitate baetis mayfly nymphs in lakes and streams. It can be tied in various colors and with or without a rib or beadhead. |
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Materials list
Hook: curved shank nymph hook sizes 16 to 20
Thread: 8/0 olive
Tail and wing case: dyed mallard thorax
Optional rib: gold or silver wire size small
Optional beadhead: gold or silver size small
Hook: curved shank nymph hook sizes 16 to 20
Thread: 8/0 olive
Tail and wing case: dyed mallard thorax
Optional rib: gold or silver wire size small
Optional beadhead: gold or silver size small
Fly of the Month for summer 2022. Denny's Stillwater nymph
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CLICK on the photo to see a YouTube video.
Since our next two outings are to lakes, we decided to pick one of Denny Rickards great patterns for the fly of the month. |
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Materials list
Hook: 2XL nymph hook size 12
Thread: olive 6/0
Tail: olive Marabou
Body: olive Marabou
Rib: fine copper wire
Hackle: burnt orange saddle hackle
For a faster sink rate you can add a beadhead and/or wire underbody
Hook: 2XL nymph hook size 12
Thread: olive 6/0
Tail: olive Marabou
Body: olive Marabou
Rib: fine copper wire
Hackle: burnt orange saddle hackle
For a faster sink rate you can add a beadhead and/or wire underbody
Fly of the Month for summer 2022
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Materials list
Hook: TMC 100 sizes 14-18
Thread: Olive 6/0 or 8/0
Body: pearl crystal flash
Thorax: peacock dubbing
Spent wing: grey zelon
Hackle: grizzly or cree
Wing: bleached elk hair
Tying and fishing notes:
This isn't the easiest pattern to tie. Start by tying it on a #14 hook and work down from there. I will sometimes fish this pattern below a larger dry fly. For example I might tie on a #12 humpy or parachute Adams to my leader, clinch knot 18" of tippet to the bend of that fly, and attach the smaller fly to the tippet. Happy Summer!
Hook: TMC 100 sizes 14-18
Thread: Olive 6/0 or 8/0
Body: pearl crystal flash
Thorax: peacock dubbing
Spent wing: grey zelon
Hackle: grizzly or cree
Wing: bleached elk hair
Tying and fishing notes:
This isn't the easiest pattern to tie. Start by tying it on a #14 hook and work down from there. I will sometimes fish this pattern below a larger dry fly. For example I might tie on a #12 humpy or parachute Adams to my leader, clinch knot 18" of tippet to the bend of that fly, and attach the smaller fly to the tippet. Happy Summer!
Fly of the Month for June 2022
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Callibaetis mayflies should be hatching at Manzanita Lake during the club's June outing. A classic pattern for that hatch is Richard's Callibaetis.
Materials list:
Materials list:
- Hook: Tiempo 3761 size 14 or 16
- Thread: tan 8/0
- Tail and body shell: wood duck died mallard
- Dubbering: hare's ear
- Hackle: Grizzly
Fly of the Month for may
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Zebra Midge:
A standard pattern for our May outing to Baum Lake
is the Zebra Midge. This easy to tie fly can be used in
streams and lakes for trout.
Zebra Midge Materials List:
small flies, tie this pattern on a larger hook, then
gradually move down to smaller hook sizes.
A standard pattern for our May outing to Baum Lake
is the Zebra Midge. This easy to tie fly can be used in
streams and lakes for trout.
Zebra Midge Materials List:
- Hook: Dai-riki 125 or Tiempo 2488 size 16-20
- Thread: black 8/0
- Bead: 1/16" silver
- Rib: small silver wire
small flies, tie this pattern on a larger hook, then
gradually move down to smaller hook sizes.
Fly of the Month for may
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Another standard Baum Lake pattern is an Olive Woolly Bugger. Like the Zebra Midge is can be used just about anywhere you fish for trout.
Materials List
Materials List
- Hook: #10 2XL streamer hook
- Thread: olive 6/0
- Bead: gold 5/32
- Body: medium olive chenille
- Tail: olive Marabou
- Hackle: olive grizzly
Fly of the Month for April
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Our April outing to Clear Lake will be a great opportunity to catch largemouth bass and crappie. The float and fly works for both species.
The best resource for all things float and fly is calbassunion.com. I highly recommend it!
Hogan Brown has a float and fly tying video there.
The best resource for all things float and fly is calbassunion.com. I highly recommend it!
Hogan Brown has a float and fly tying video there.
Materials list
- Hook: Eagle Claw or Strike King jig head 1/32 or 1/16 oz
- Thread: white or red 6/0
- Flash: pearl crystal flash
- Lower body: white Flash n Slinky or Steve Farrar flash blend
- Upper body: olive Flash n Slinky or Steve Farrar flash blend
- Tying notes: Any streamer body material will work. You could also use Marabou.
Fly of the month for March (mike borba)-
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I asked Chris Castellucci, our March outing coordinator, to suggest a fly pattern for Pyramid Lake. He likes a midnight cowboy colored balanced leech. The Reno Fly Shop directed me to their YouTube tying video and mentioned that they have tying kits with all of the materials needed to tie this fly.
Video link: https://youtu.be/xY4w6BzSyZY
Materials list
If you can't find 90 degree jig hooks, 60 degree hooks will work.
If you don't have a dubbing twister, you can use hackle pliers or even half of a paper clip.
Video link: https://youtu.be/xY4w6BzSyZY
Materials list
- Hook: #8 90 degree jig hook (Daiichi 4660 or Mustad 328)
- Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 in black
- Bead: medium size tapered cone head in black or silver
- Pin: balanced leech tying pin
- Tail: black marabouBody: Arizona Simi seal Midnight Cowboy color
If you can't find 90 degree jig hooks, 60 degree hooks will work.
If you don't have a dubbing twister, you can use hackle pliers or even half of a paper clip.
Fly of the Month For February
Yuba River - Simple Foam Skwala
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The club's outing to the Lower Yuba in February coincides with the river's first big meal of the year, the Skwala stonefly. If you're an old hand at fishing the Yuba you probably already have a favorite Skwala pattern. If not here's an easy to tie, flush floating pattern that should do the trick. I would suggest one change to the pattern in the video. Substituting yellow foam for black will more closely match the Yuba skwala's color. Once the fly is finished you can darken the foam head with an olive or black felt pen.
by Mike Borba Material list Hook:. #8 or #10 2XL Thread: black 6/0 Body: olive dubbing and yellow 2mm foam Wing: dark olive or brown deer hair Head: same as body Legs: dark olive or brown rubber hackle |
Here's a link to more information on how to fish this hatch.
jonbaiocchiflyfishingnews.blogspot.com/2020/02/mid-season-yuba-river-skwala-hatch.html Note: Jon Baiocchi passed away while fishing the Yuba, his "home river" in April 2021.
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Fly of the month for January
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Steelhead normally begin to enter the Russian River in December depending on the rain and peak in February with the season ending by April 1. A traditional fly used for steelhead in the Russian is the black boss and has been used for the RRFF logo for years. Here is how to tie it along with some interesting info on the history of the Black Boss from Kienes Fly Shop.