 Burlap Fly |
12/1/2011 |
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Another pattern from Frank Norris. This fly looks good in the water and fishes well. |
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| Diawl Bach |
11/17/2011 |
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This is one of the patterns Kathy Chilcott demonstrated for our fly tying group in Parksville. |
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| Mini Hot |
11/4/2011 |
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This fly comes from Frank Norris and is his version of a pattern from the "Flyfishing and Tying Journal" magazine. Frank describes this as a cross between an Elk Hair Caddis and a Stimulator. The Mini Hot has been catching fish for us this Fall on Vancouver Island lakes. |
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| Lake Bug |
11/4/2011 |
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This streamer comes from Frank Norris. It has been working well on our local lakes this Fall. |
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| Three Colour Salmon Fly |
10/7/2011 |
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This was passed on to us from Bill Morton in Parksville. We have found it works for both pink and coho salmon. |
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| Ratsworm |
10/7/2011 |
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This is Bill Ratcliff's famous Bonefish Fly using nymph skin. He feels that this pattern can be adapted to catch fish locally as well. Let us know if you have success with this fly and with other applications of the nymph skin product. |
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| Pink Poacher |
6/8/2011 |
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This pink salmon fly was developed by Clayton Smith of the Cowichan Fly Fishers. It did well for us on northern Vancouver Island beaches last summer. |
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| Purple Nelson |
6/8/2011 |
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I designed this variation on the Pink Grey Shrimp last summer and did very well on it with pink salmon. I named it after my dog. The secret is the Cotton Candy Angel Hair which has UV properties. |
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| Shaggy Vampire |
5/25/2011 |
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A variation of the Todd Oishi fly the Vampire Leech from Phil Rowleys book Stillwater Selections. Dennis Popplestone tied this using a new product Senyos Shaggy Dubbing which is like a lot of chopped up little rubber legs. Looks like it will have good movement in the water. |
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| Sparkle Leech variation |
4/28/2011 |
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This is Sparkle Leech was developed by Dennis Ramshaw for trout and bass. The weed guard makes is possible to cast in under docks and logs without getting tangled up. |
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| Wiggle Nymph |
12/2/2010 |
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This articulated nymph has a second hook shaft trailing the main hook on a piece of monofilament giving good tail movement.
Thanks to Mike Nadeau for this pattern. |
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| Bead Head Salmon Flies |
9/11/2010 |
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These are proven flies for pink salmon fishing in July and August on Vancouver Island. Make some in chartreuse as well. |
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| Mini Handlebar |
9/11/2010 |
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This is Josh Block's pink salmon pattern. He did very well with on North Vancouver Island beaches. In 2010 we did well with this pattern in chartreuse. |
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| Bumblebee |
7/21/2010 |
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Tim Shepherd very kindly gave me this pattern after outfishing me badly. It works well all summer on Vancouver Island lakes and especially in late August and September when yellow jacket wasps are everywhere. |
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| Foam Termite |
6/19/2010 |
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This is pattern is originally from Mike Nadeau. It is a dynamite dry fly from late August to late October when wood termites are active. |
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| Muskrat Emerger |
3/24/2010 |
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Another great fly from Ken Thorne. I caught a nice fish on this one just last week! |
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| Donovans Sparkle Snail |
3/24/2010 |
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This fly comes from the president of the Cowichan Fly Fishers, Donovan Lynch. A similar pattern can be found in "Fly Patterns for Stillwaters" by Phil Rowley. |
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| Chilcott Nymph |
1/21/2010 |
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from Dave Chilcott who did very well with this fly on a mild January morning. |
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| CR Super Pink |
10/20/2009 |
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This pattern is from Greg Brunt and is used for pink salmon. It has been used successfully in the Eve River. It is also good in the estuaries for those times when the pink coloured flies don't work. |
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| Harvey's Pink Shrimp |
10/20/2009 |
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This is Harvey Dubuc's famous pink salmon fly aka "Harvey's Happy Hooker" |
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| Bulldog |
10/15/2009 |
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This is Dennis Ramshaw's version of the Bulldog a wooly bugger variation. This has been a hot fly on Vancouver Island lakes this Fall. |
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| Bushwacker |
5/19/2009 |
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This is an easy to tie variation of a caddis pupa pattern. |
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| Wine Sparkle Leech |
5/7/2009 |
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An easy to tie but effective fly. Frank Norris caught a 24 inch trout on this leech at a local lake. |
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| Alevin |
3/16/2009 |
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This is an alevin or fry pattern (without the egg sac) for spring fishing in local rivers, streams and estuaries. |
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| Egg Sucking Leech |
3/3/2009 |
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This pattern by Mike Nadeau uses a hot glue gun with mini glue sticks in salmon egg colours. Mike says it is very effective in local lakes. |
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| Pink/Grey Shrimp |
12/18/2008 |
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This is a Searun Cutthroat pattern in the smaller size and an excellent fly for Pink Salmon in the size 8. |
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| Gold Eye Micro Leech |
11/19/2008 |
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This simple fly is effective in early Spring on Vancouver Island lakes. |
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| Moose Mane Chironomid |
11/18/2008 |
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This pattern was designed by Ken Thorne. We have been using it as a nymph/emerger just below the surface on a floating line. It has done well for us on local lakes in October and November of 2008. |
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| Needlefish 2 |
10/11/2008 |
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This pattern is based on a fly I found on the beach at Salmon Point this summer. Ted added the underwing and flash lateral line to develop this pattern. Use the smaller hook sizes for sea-run cutthroat and the larger hook for coho salmon. |
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| Needlefish 1 |
10/11/2008 |
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We observed large schools of needlefish while beach fishing for sea-run cutthroat in July and again in September watched coho feeding on needlefish. Here is our version of a needlefish pattern. |
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| Lazer Neil |
10/11/2008 |
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We enjoyed fishing with Neil Light aka "California Neil" on the beach this summer. We have his permission to publish this version of his famous coho pattern. |
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| American Red |
9/27/2008 |
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If your favourite pink patterns are just not working, give this one a try. A very nice American fisherman was using this fly on the beach this summer and got more pinks than all the rest of us. He very kindly shared his pattern. Who would have thought - red for pinks! |
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| Beginners' Leech |
6/18/2007 |
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This is a simple leech pattern suitable for beginning tiers. |
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| March Brown Nymph |
6/18/2007 |
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This pattern was developed by Bill Pollard of the Mid Island Castaways Fly Club. He recommends it for the Cowichan River in early Spring. |
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| Stimulator |
6/18/2007 |
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Devina's version with legs and wing |
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| Caddis Pupa |
6/18/2007 |
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Originated by Paul Rickard, this fly works well on interior lakes in late Spring, early Summer. |
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| Ratsblack |
6/16/2007 |
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This pattern is from Bill Ratcliff of the Mid Island Castaways Fly Club. This is basically a steelhead fly but a smaller version in a #6 or #8 hook is an effective trout fly. |
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