Best Flies For Summer?

[Adam Snodgrass]

This is my first summer being into fly-fishing since I just started last Fall. Any advice on what kind of flies to stock up on for fishing the Current in the next month or two? I'm reading a lot of talk about hoppers....any particular kind? Ants? Beetles? Thanks all.

Adam

[Nortrad]

I'd go with Gavin and Chance's tips: Foamulator, Clodhopper, foam beetles, the Hopper Juan is an easy pattern to tie. Drop a midge or small nymph off to double your chances.

[Nortrad]

I'd go with Gavin and Chance's tips: Foamulator, Clodhopper, foam beetles, the Hopper Juan is an easy pattern to tie. Drop a midge or small nymph off to double your chances.

Here's the Hopper Juan.

[OKFlyFisher44]

Hoppers, beetles, and ants in different variations are always good to have. I mentioned a couple of hopper patterns in a previous thread that work, Foamulator and Clodhopper. I don't know if u tie but they r very easy to tie. If not, u can find various foam hopper patterns from fly shops and wholesale fly retailers on the net. As low as the river gets in the summer, I would defintely fish dry/dropper if u r gonna throw some big foam flies. Drop a San Juan worm, egg, sowbug, leech pattern or any of ur standard nymphs off the dry fly and u should have pretty good luck. We also have the Cicadas coming off so u might keep some of those in the box this summer. You could also run a double dry rig with a big foam hopper or big stimulator with a small beetle or parachute ant behind it.

You could also throw streamers first thing in the morning. Buggers, leeches, zonkers, etc all work good down there. Usually, the streamer bite will cease once the sun gets up but don't hold me to that. They will eat them all day, especially the late evening bite.

Ur normal nymph assortment under an indicator will work all summer. Don't rule out fishing a bugger, leech, or big rubber legs with a smaller nymph dropper. We have had good luck with buggers and leeches under an indicator.

Honestly, if it's me, I'm fishing streamers in the early mornin and late evening then switching to dry/dropper during the day. I would rather catch 10 trout on a dries than 20 on an indicator rig. But that's just me...

[Nortrad]

True that on streamers, black/olive buggers, had some luck w. black squirrel Slump Buster. Ran into a guy last Fall who nailed a 20"+ brown w. a white bunny leach. Yellow works also for streamer color. I would agree w. the delegate from OK, evening and early AM are better for streamers. Tie a loop knot for better action.

[HighPlainsFlyFisher]

If you really want to fish dries be sure to take some Tricos , Elk hair Caddis and some BWO patterns as well as what was mentioned above. There's always a few (or alot depending on the day) of the above mentioned bugs in the air around the Current. A size 20 BWO or a little larger EHC in black or brown is hard to beat for me.

Jeff

[Adam Snodgrass]

You guys rock. Thanks for all the suggestions!

I have a bunch of caddis, BWOs, nymphs, midges and buggers. I will get some of the others you mentioned and give them a whirl.

Thanks again!

Adam