Archive for June, 2007

Roscoe, NY trip June 2007

Hi All……just got back from my annual June trip to Roscoe NY…….been doing this trip for almost 20 years with friend Max Ruggiero……also went with friends Eric O and Jim B……the local streams, the Beaverkill and the Wiliwomac were the lowest I’ve ever seen…..water temps were up too..fortunately it was cloudy most of our stay……we fished the local “smaller streams” during the mornings………and the tail waters “East” and “West”
Branches of the Deleware later in the day…..These tail waters are always difficult to fish……the trout are all smart natives and you have to deal with really messed up releases from the damns……but, we got fish every day…..but you had to work for them……..had a great time……it was really nice to fish and walk so many waters…….we never fished the same spot more than once even if we hit alot of fish…..tight lines…….Paul

Max lands a brown on the “Wili” …..
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Also a photo of the West Branch of the Delaware
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June 2007 Fly of the Month – Marabou Black Ghost [Paul Dinice]

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Marabou Black Ghost.

Hook: Diachi #2220 Streamer Hook, or similar Sizes #2 – #10
Tail: Yellow marabou.
Body: Black Floss or body Kreniek medium braid 060.
Rib: Silver oval tinsel
Throat: Yellow marabou.
Eye: Jungle cock (optional).
Head: Black thread and head cement.

When I was first learning to tie flies I was having a great deal of trouble mastering the art of evenly tying the wings of a Black Ghost onto the hook shank. A more experienced fly fishing friend suggested I tie the wing with marabou. “There’s more movement and it catches more fish”. Well I did exactly that. It’s now one of my favorite streamers. What I also like about it is that in the water it has a slimmer profile with more movement. At times
I’ve found that that can make all the difference in the world. Don’t forget to vary your retrieves, dead drift it, and get read for those swings at the end of your drift. Another option is to tie the wing with a rabbit zonker strip. Palmer the silver rib through the rabbit like you would with any other zonker.