Pink Clacka Caddis Fly Tying Video
Posted on March 4th, 2021
Pink Clacka Caddis
The pink Clacka Caddis is one of our go-to attractor dry flies in high summer, particularly when there are both tan caddis (Hydropsyche) and Yellow Sally stoneflies (Isoperla) hatching, as we feel this pattern pulls double duty. It’s particularly good when skies are bright. Other good colors are peacock/Coachman (the original), tan, olive, black, and large dark brown. #12 to #16 is the standard size range, but I tie some colors as small as #20 and as large as #10. We use these bugs a lot on our guided trips on the Boulder, Yellowstone, and Stillwater Rivers. This pattern is distributed by Catch Fly Fishing.
Recipe
Hook: Standard dry, #12-16.
Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 fluorescent fire orange.
Shuck: Gold or amber Zelon or Sparkle Emerger Yarn.
Abdomen: pink dubbing blend.
Wing: Loop of polar bear Widow’s Web or similar hydrophobic poly yarn.
Hackle: Light ginger.
Thorax: pink dubbing blend with a hint of sparkle.
Newsletter for January 2021
Posted on February 7th, 2021
Here’s our newsletter for January 2021. It’s a doozy…
Late Spring Yellowstone Park Fishing Trips
Posted on January 31st, 2021
Introduction to Late Spring Yellowstone Fishing Trips
Yellowstone Park opens to fishing at sunrise on the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend. On the opener, usually only one to three rivers are low enough and clear enough to fish due to spring snowmelt. These rivers, the Firehole, Gibbon, and the headwaters of the Madison (created by the junction of the Firehole and Gibbon), are fed by lakes and geyser basins, so they never get as high and muddy as other rivers in the park. This makes them by far the best options for late spring Yellowstone fishing trips.
Angler fishing a pool on the Firehole in early spring.