Summertime trout fishing means dry fly time! Trout are busy feeding on the surface for most of the day. Terrestrials, may flies, caddis and just about any other insect falling onto the water is fair game. This pack contains 24 flies:
Terrestrial Dry Flies
- Deer Hair Cicada Olive size 8 and 10
- Parachute Black Cricket 12
- Foam Cicada size 10
- Royal Wulff size 8
- Blue Blowfly size 12
- Rubber-Legged Stimulator size 12
- Green Beetle size 14
- Lace Moth (Passion Vine Hopper) size 16
Mayfly and Caddis Dry Flies
- Adams size 14
- Adams Irresistible size 12
- Goddard Caddis size 14
- Elk Hair Caddis size 14
- Dad’s Favourite size 14
Parachute Dry Flies
- Parachute Adams size 14
- Parachute Pheasant Tail size 14
- Parachute Black Gnat size 14
- Parachute caddis size 14
- Klinkhammer size 14
Emerger
- CDC Dun Emerger size 16
Nymphs
- Pheasant Tail Flashback size 16
- Pheasant Tail size 14
- Hare and Copper size 16
- Copper John size 16
I added some nymphs for fishing under your larger dry flies. This combination can be deadly. Parachute flies are fished dry but they sit lower in the surface film, imitating emergers. The white post or parachute allows you to see them better. The CDC emerger may be fished in the surface film or swung over rising fish.
These are my picks to cover most situations you will encounter this summer. Just remember to hesitate before striking, especially in slow water. Foam lines are fish magnets and you should always watch for the gentle rises in them. Tight Lines…