Posts by Josh Barnett
Trout Fly Of The Month – March
Hook: TMC 100, Sizes 12-18 Thread: 6/0 or 8/0 Tan Hackler/Tail: Light Ginger Hackle/Hackle Fibers Wing: Dyed Yellow Mallard Body: Light Cahill Dubbing “Light cahill mayflies begin showing up in March, but come late April, they will be in their full glory. Fish these flies when small, cream-colored mayflies are present, which will generally be…
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Created by Bob Clouser Hook: Mustad 3406B, Sizes #1 to #2/0. Thread: 6/0 Chartreuse Eyes: Small lead barbells painted white with black pupils Belly: White Bucktail Wing: Pearl Krystal Flash Nose: 6/0 Chartreuse Thread During January, February and March, the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam contains an abundance of shad, or small baitfish. The Clouser…
Read MoreTrout Fly Of The Month – December
The Griffith’s Gnat, one of the simplest flies to tie, is also a very effective fly. This versatile fly can be fished in many ways: top-water, emerging and subsurface. If you’re looking for a great emerging fly, clip the bottom hackles. You can also skate it across the surface or dredge the bottom. When tying…
Read MoreTrout Fly of the Month – November
BWOs are generally small mayflies that come off sporadically throughout the day and are a fun dry fly to fish during the cooler parts of the year. Characterized by their olive body and bluish wings, they are loved by trout. They’re effective when a hatch is occurring, but remember to use subsurface flies if no…
Read MoreTrout Fly of the Month – October
Explosive strikes are what you have to look forward to when fishing a Wooly Bugger. My favorite style of fishing streamers is to cast downstream and at an angle toward the bank. This sets your fly up for what I call a “dead-and-dodging” retrieve – by quickly stripping in the line you are essentially imitating…
Read MoreTrout Fly of the Month – September
Recipe: Hook: TMC 100 (Sizes 12-22) Butt: Red Thread or Dubbing Thorax: Yellow Dry Fly Dubbing Wing: Elk Hair Legs/Hackle: Yellow Dry Fly Hackle Fishing Tips When the small golden stoneflies are still coming off, tie on a Yellow Sally, choose a riser, and try to make a delicate presentation! More often than not, if…
Read MoreTrout Fly of the Month – July
Flying Ant Recipe Hook: TMC 100 (Sizes 12-22) Gaster (Back “Ball”): Black Superfine Dubbing Wings: Dark Dun Hackle Tips Thorax: Brown Dry Fly Hackle Head: Black Superfine Dubbing Fishing Tips Although terrestrials (ants, beetles, grass hoppers, crickets, et cetera) are available year around, they are most prominent during the warm summer months. Those same pesky,…
Read MoreTrout Flies Of The Month – June
Stimulator Hook: Size 6-12 Underbody: Dubbing Overwing & Tail: Elk or Deer Hair Rib: Gold or Silver Wire Hackle: Dry Fly Matched to Size/Color Head: Dubbing w/ Palmered Hackle Bead Head Pheasant Tail Hook: Size 8-24 Head: Gold Bead Tail, Thorax, Wing Case & Legs: Pheasant Tail Fibers Rib: Gold or Silver Wire “I…
Read MoreTrout Fly of the Month – May
Stonefly Nymph Hook: Size 8-16 Standard Nymph Rib: Brown V-Rib Thorax & Abdomen: Gold/Brown Dubbing Tail & Antennae: Sulfur Orange Turkey/Goose Biots Wing Case: Natural Turkey Flat “I especially enjoy fly fishing for wild trout in May; many streams in Georgia are home to wild, annually reproducing trout. A large percentage of these streams…
Read MoreTrout Fly Of The Month – April
Elk Hair Caddis Hook: Size 12-18 Thread: Brown Hackle: Furnace cock Saddle Hackle Rib: Fine Gold Wire Body: Dark Hare’s Fur Wing: Elk Hock Hair “I love this time of year! The caddis have already begun hatching and will continuously escalate the next several months. Caddis can be fished in almost every stage; however, fishing…
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