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Housatonic TMA June 6, 2009

6/6/09 8:19 AM

Housatonic TMA

Hi All…yesterday morning I hit the road early and fished the TMA on the Hous at Cornwall…….fished with my friend John Paul Garcia……..Water conditions were perfect……around 700 cfs and clear water………..a conglomeration of insects coming off the water……every caddis size, color…alder flies….sulphers, march browns, a variety of olives…..unreal……and the fishing…….had one of the best mornings I’ve ever had on the Housatonic…been fishing it for years so thats saying something…………caught a ton of fish but what was really impressive was the size of the mix of browns and rainbows………caught some pigs…….a few on dry flies but most were caught nymphing with a zug bug……I have not seen the Hous fish like this in years…….If you want to experience some world class fly fishing for trout…….GET UP THERE NOW !!!!……….tight lines……..Paul

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Saturday, June 6th, 2009 Tags:
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June 2009 Fly of the Month – Harrington’s Deceiver [Paul Dinice]

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Harrington’s F & S Deceiver

Hook: Mustad #34011 or salt water hook of preference, sizes #1/0 to #5/0. Thread: Chartreuse flymaster.
Tail: Four big chartreuse saddle hackles tied deceiver style.
Body: Chartreuse crystal chenille. (Optional lead wraps under the chenille.)
Throat: Chartreuse Flash n’ Slinky.
Wing: Chartreuse Flash n’ Slinky.
Eyes: Oversized molded stick-on eyes. Eyes are glued on then epoxied
over.

There was a time when my friend Mike Harrington and I tied big bunker or “grocery flies” with only natural materials. They just seemed to be more durable and life like in the water. They also gave the fish a big profile to target. Over the past few years a number of great products consisting of slinky fiber material mixed with flash, have become available. Flies tied with this new “stuff” are very durable and boy do they catch fish. The Flash n’ Slinky is very iridescent in the water and acts as a “fish catching beacon”. This is a very easy pattern to tie and you can tie it “big”. One thing I like about Mike’s flies are the oversized eyes he always adds to them. Those who fish the salt a lot know how important a feature this is on big flies.

Experiment and tie different colors of this pattern.
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Thursday, June 4th, 2009 Tags:
Posted in Fly Of The Month