2017 Summer All-star Team

Damn strong talent on my warm weather team this year and as usual the offensive coordinator has been calling plays out of a Dry Dropper play book for the summer season. I don't tie too many dry flies during the busy months but I try and manufacture all of my droppers, weighted or not. As the season starts to warm up the dries get bigger (Hoppers) and the droppers often get smaller (Tricos) which can end up looking like a tangle fest. Small beads (1/16th and 5/64 tungsten) on super small nymphs (20-22) as a third fly or second dropper often helps the flies land separated and has become a necessity in my summer rigs, dry dropper or nymph.

Here's a few who have gladly sacrificed themselves so a few of you could have an epic day

BIT A HONEY

#20 & 22

5/64 Nickel Tungsten Bead

Great dropper during summer Trico Season.

LAZY J BLACK CADDIS

#16-18 Jig Hook

My solution to the small black Caddis and the weeds during mid summer float season 

MORE BLACK CADDIS

Knocked off Lawson and Roy Palm for more Little Black Caddis love.

Can't beat a good old X2 Caddis or the Palms Special Emerger I just thought they needed to dress different for the summer.

An Ice Dub/Zlon blend for the shuck caught more fish especially on sunny Eagle River days.

LAZY J BUCKSKIN

#16 Jig Hook

Black Tungsten Bead

One of my best searching patterns all year long

SAM'S AUNT SALLY

#18 John Barr Bend  (love this hook)

This little extended body fooled lots of fish in the film. Not sure if they were eating it as an emerger or a cripple nor do I care.

SAM'S AUNT SALLY -- ACNE SERIES

#16 John Barr Bend

Still slamming white beads on shit

SCUM BUCKET BUG -- RED

TMC212Y hook #17

A fly built for the film and foam. Started messing with the tried and true Griffiths Gnat when I got a batch of dyed red peacock swords. The extra long splayed tails, spinner wings, red quill trailing shuck and clipped hackle help this small fly stand out and up in the big foam pockets on the Colorado

38 degrees this morning.

Fall is coming

Carry On