Author: Ed

Fly Tyers Meeting

For our next NBFF fly tyers meeting on Tue. Dec. 11 we will be expanding our varieties on the Teeny Nymph Fly that we began on our first fall meeting. This is a simple fly with several variations.   We will be tying variations adding rear legs, wings, tails, bead heads and Crystal Flash to the hackle section.  This should be a good fly for the upcoming trout season.  The meeting will be from 7-9 pm at the American Legion Post on 410 W. Coll Street in New Braunfels.  You may bring your own tying equipment or the club can supply you with the needed tying equipment, if needed.

Svend’s Leech

New post on J. Stockard Blog Thoughts On The Fly

Fly of the Month – Svend’s Leech
Thanks to Svend for tying one up in Christmas colors!

J. Stockard Pro Tyer: Erik Svendsen, Provo, UT
You can find Erik @ https://www.instagram.com/svenddiesel/ and https://www.facebook.com/svend.diesel.9

A variation of a Leech and a Bugger using mostly marabou and flash to try and fool a fish. Jack Gartside’s soft hackle Leech is the closest pattern I could find to what I am trying to accomplish. A few differences are the Ice Dub body, and using a dubbing loop to spread out the marabou, and of course a weighted tungsten bead. I really like the results and I know the fish will too.

Materials list:

Hook: StealthHook N series or Mustad R73-9671 tied in sizes 8-12
Bead: Tungsten bead to fit hook size
Thread: Semperfli Nano Silk 100 D
Tail: Marabou Fiber with added flash.
Body: Semperfli Ripple Ice or Hareline Ice Dub
Ribbing: Nature’s Spirit Premium Bugger Bou spun in a dub loop

November 29, 2018 at 1:20 pm | URL: https://wp.me/p4Cafp-1fG

Catfish for fun

165 adult channel catfish were stocked into Lake Kyle today. The average weight was 9.9 pounds and they were up to 30 inches in length. The Lake Kyle fishery is CATCH-AND-RELEASE only. By stocking adult fish, using fish feeders, adding gravel spawning beds and artificial habitat, running aerators, and keeping it CATCH-AND-RELEASE only for all fish species, we hope to create a sustainable trophy fishery for anglers.