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by Theroe » Wed Jan 10, 2024 11:07 am
Very nice, Bill, per your usual.
I am curious: do you guys have cornutas out in your neck of the woods? We have a highly prolific hatch specifically on the Lackawaxen river in Northeast Pennsylvania, and the “big” beaverkill between Roscoe and Cook Falls. On both rivers, these insects start hatching at about 8:30 in the morning and go until about 1130 when the sun gets high and hits the water. Interestingly enough they only hatch in certain pools on each river and if you don’t know where to go and what time to be there, you’ll never see them. At any rate, I mentioning this because the flies in your box are perfect imitations. On both rivers, the fish, love and emerge type fly just sunk into the surface film. We also used to have a fly called the black quill, which was a size 14. The body was a very dark green, and merger…… (I think it was a leptophlebia). Tied your style with a darker body, it worked a charm. This insect hatched the week before the cornutas and used to be a blast to catch fish on. Sadly, that insect is no more.
If it’s not too much to ask, I’d like to see a couple of close-ups of your patterns! Thanks, Dana
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