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  1. James St. Clair

    Yakima with kiddos

    If you were following along with @flybill post on the General discussion there is some repeat here, so my apologies. I've taken my kids fishing here and there, but they haven't had a ton of interest in it. Something we do when we are camping mostly. I told myself I would not force it on them...
  2. James St. Clair

    On the local

    After a recent trip to Fernie, BC (I will try and post a report about that separately), I had put my boots in one recyclable bag and my reels in an identical recyclable bag. I had only about 2 hours to fish, and in a rush, I grabbed the reel bag instead of my boots bag. I had flops on, so why...
  3. James St. Clair

    Caddis Pupa SBS

    @Emily27 asked for an SBS on that caddis pupa I posted over in the "What's in Your Vice" thread. Here it is, in Mothers Day colors since that is the closest hatch I can think of. Here is the bug I was trying to imitate: Here is what I came up with: Materials Hook: Firehole Stones 316...
  4. James St. Clair

    Parachute Hackle Discussion

    Just wanted to hear everyone's thoughts on parachute hackle re: concave side up, or concave side down when wrapping on a parachute post. When we buy hackle we are only really looking at one side of the feather. The underside of the feather that we don't see can be a very different color, or...
  5. James St. Clair

    Bug ID

    Found this relatively large mayfly last fall. Found another one the other day. Picked that one up but I saw a spider on it...I don't like spiders so I freaked out and threw it. I have not seen them flying, only found them crawling on rocks. Probably about 10-12mm long (sz. 12 -10). I'm thinking...
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