Anybody here familiar with Pyramid lake flies ?
More specfically "Popcorn Beetles" can't seem to find any more info other than the name. Thanks, Rich
Pyramid Lake Fly's?
More specfically "Popcorn Beetles" can't seem to find any more info other than the name. Thanks, Rich
"Growin up leads to growin old and then to dyin. Dyin to me don't sound like all that much fun." J Mellencamp
Crook, ask this question on the northern California flyfishing board at www.ncffb.org . A bunch of those folks fish Pyramid regularly. Search the archive as well.
DG
The Popcorn Beetle is just a #10-12 scud hook (e.g. TMC2457) with a crystal chenille body and a foam overbody/sheel back. Some add a marabou tail, which is called a "Tadpole." Take a strip of foam about gape width, tie it down from eye to bend with excess hanging over the back of the hook. Tie in and wrap shank with crystal chenille. Bring shell back over body, tie in at eye, and cut just in front of the hook eye to form the head. Best colors are black/chartreuese and white/chartreuse. Give the guys at the Reno Fly Shop a call for patterns and materials: http://www.renoflyshop.com/.
Of course, just a plain old Woolly Bugger will catch just as many fish...
Thank you folks. May not even get there this trip but want to be prepared in case. Rich
"Growin up leads to growin old and then to dyin. Dyin to me don't sound like all that much fun." J Mellencamp
I had a brother lived in Reno and he used plain old
woolie worms,which I tied and sent to him and he used to catch some monsters there. I think he used spinning gear,though. Jaybee
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