A couple of items related to the Fish-In

[Betty Hiner]

Thank you, OLB!!
No tigers, huh? Well, that's good to know!! Let's see; bug spray, bear spray, snake boots, bell (to bell the cat), balloons, and string ...think I'm set!!

[Capt Tony]

Your fly boxes should be heavy with hoppers. Yellow body, tan, olive and brown bodies, too in various sizes. I guided two women from Utah yesterday, and they rolled some 17-inch browns in the early afternoon on yellow foam-body hoppers.

Black, cinnamon, and black-and-red ants are a must. Put wings on some of them, too. Flying ants are like cocaine to trout. Beetles also are very good. I tie mine with a white synthetic back over peacock herl that's been palmered with a couple of CDC feathers for legs.

Caddis dries and trailing-shuck emergers in size 16 and 18--black, tan, olive, and gray. Spent caddis, too.

There also should be whiteflies (E. lukon) below Mio at dusk. You'll need curved-body emergers along with dries and spentwings.

Now, as for the lies. Rattlers and Tigers and Bears, OH MY!!!

How about Deer Flies, mosiquitos, and no-seeums? Worry more about these critters than the ones with fangs. Bring strong insect repellant, and make sure the screening on your tent doesn't need mending.

Tight Loops,
Capt. Tony

[Jim Flamming]

Thanks for the fly recommendations Capt. Tony. I will be busy at the bench the next couple of weeks and will haul all my stuff up for some of the late night "tie-and-lie" sessions. Will be sure to add in a couple of critters into the campfire story just to keep Betty from sleeping.

Jim;
Wolves!! Big Black one's!!

[chubs]

Thanks for the advice. I'll be sure to have my GPS with me. It has WAAS nav system and has never lied to me. As a question, Jack, have you had the heat there that we have had here in MN? I wouldn't be expecting anything to be hatching. If it doesn't cool down fishing is out of the question. I am really looking forward to meeting everyone.

Chubs;
Yes sir we've had the heat!! But it's supposed to cool down about 20 degrees starting tomorrow. I just hope it holds through the Fish-In!
One thing, the heat has driven me inside to tie fly's!