I'm learning to fish lakes again and have the privilege of fishing a private lake that some members of a couple of local fly clubs have created a partnership to stock. Tuesday I was trolling a beadhead black & red SimiSeal leech on an intermediate line with no results when I got to a spot about 50' from shore that my fish finder's alarm was going crazy painting many-many fish from 6'-15' below me. Following the protocol that I think Tim Lockhart's book suggests I reeled up the leech and grabbed my other rod rigged with a type IV and this fly I had picked at random to strip in while stationary.
After a couple of casts and counting down to ~15' I had a strong grab from this fish with most of my line in the stripping apron that put up a terrific tussle.
He was hooked in the upper lip and the fly popped out in the net so I was glad I kept a tight line. After snapping a quick photo I let it recover in the net, then turned the net over for a no-touch release. Then I logged the catch but didn't know what the name of the fly is. The fly got mangled on subsequent fish though.
It's simple and I can easily tie up more, making it more durable but my OCD wants to know, what is the name of the fly, and what does it imitate?
Thanks in advance!
After a couple of casts and counting down to ~15' I had a strong grab from this fish with most of my line in the stripping apron that put up a terrific tussle.
He was hooked in the upper lip and the fly popped out in the net so I was glad I kept a tight line. After snapping a quick photo I let it recover in the net, then turned the net over for a no-touch release. Then I logged the catch but didn't know what the name of the fly is. The fly got mangled on subsequent fish though.
It's simple and I can easily tie up more, making it more durable but my OCD wants to know, what is the name of the fly, and what does it imitate?
Thanks in advance!
