Whats working

[bobbyg]

Liljoe,

Don't know where Bell Buckle, TN is but it has a lovely ring to it!

Don't know where you fish but the waters I love in TN will usually fish well this time of year with the following flies:

Blue winged olive dries and emergers in sizes 18 to 22
Beadhead Pheasant Tails and Gold Ribbed Hares Ears in sizes 18 to 22
Zebra and stripper flies in sizes 18 to 24, sometimes smaller
And, very small, 26 to 30, grey and creme midges, along with a Griffiths Gnat, same size

Good fishin'

Bob

[Liljoe]

Thanks.

[papaguss]

Down here in pheonix I lvoe using my wooley buggers, leaches and streamers deep, and when they rise in teh afternoon, nothing beats a Purple haze in a size 14-18

[flyfishfairwx]

I tied up some of Kelly's South Fork Specials, and now they are the South Fork and Crowsnest Specials.. Great day on the 21st Winter Solstice.. 7 great fish to hand, 6 rainbows and one great Cutthroat, 4 of the fish on the SF&CN Special

Thanks Kelly if you ever find your way up here the first one is on me, Beer or Fishing Trip that is ..

Hard to say as it depends on where you are, which rivers you're targeting and what species you're after. Out west where I live its trout in cold, cold water, so I use the following flies for success:

KG?s South Fork Special


Hook: DaiRiki 125 size #14
Thread: 8/0 Olive/Dun
Bead: Copper 3/32
Tail: 8-10 Pheasant-tail fibers
Rib: Chartreuse Uni wire ? small
Abdomen: Ice Dub ? pearl
Thorax: Ice Dub ? olive brown
Wingcase: Pheasant-tail fibers
Wing/Legs: Olive Hen Feather

KG?s Deep Purple Peril


Hook: DaiRiki 125 size #14
Thread: 8/0 Black
Abdomen: Black Thread
Rib: Holographic Purple Mylar ? small
(Two coats of Sally Hansen's Hard As Nails)
Thorax: Black dubbing
Wing: 2mm white foam

Improved Shop Vac


Hook: DaiRiki 125 size #14
Thread: 8/0 Black
Bead: Gold 3/32
Abdomen: 3-4 Pheasant-tail fibers
Rib: Chartreuse Uni wire - small
Thorax: Peacock
Wing: SAAP High Vis - white

Rainbow Warrior


Hook: DaiRiki 125 size #16
Thread: 8/0 Red
Bead: Silver 3/32
Tail: Brown Saddle Hackle Fibers
Rib: Silver Uni wire ? small
Abdomen: Pearl Krystal Flash
Thorax: Ice Dub ? pearl, red-hue
Flashback: UTC Mirage - opal, large

"Big Ugly" Rubberlegs:


Those are five of my favorites during winter, fished dead-drift, under an indicator.

Kelly

[luckie88]

Right now the vise is working pretty hard for me.

[gqualls]

I, too, tied up some of the KG South Fork Specials and fished them last weekend. I was fishing a deep, slow hole and my buddy was fishing below me about 30 yards. He finally asked me what I was catching all of those fish on and I gave him a couple. Thanks for sharing the photos KG.

[EdD]

Liljoe,

Don't know where Bell Buckle, TN is but it has a lovely ring to it!

<snip>Good fishin'

Bob

Bob,
Bell Buckle is a little south of Bug Scuffle, TN. They're in the same county, Bedford. Both are fairly near to Flat Creek.
(Before you laugh too much, I've got a lot of relatives...)

Ed