Hi,
I am taking a trip to the Yellowstone Area at the wrong time of year. Hatches will be very limited. One of the bugs I intend to fish is the Callibaetis. Haven’t fished that hatch yet. Besides an Adams, and Sparkle Duns, what would you use for them??
Thanks,
Byron
For a dry, I generally fish an Adams Parachute, sometimes omitting the brown hackle. For subsurface, Craven’s Calli works well.
http://www.charliesflyboxinc.com/flybox/details.cfm?parentID=103
Would this work?
Byron,
I think you’re asking the wrong species. It might sell though, lol.
Allan
OK,
Any Homo Sapien Fly Fishermen/Flyfisherwomen out there who can help???
Thanks,
Byron
For duns, I’ve had good luck with this.
Pattern info is here:
http://www.flytyingforum.com/pattern9808.html
The duns get smaller as the season progresses and they tend to be darker in the spring and fall. At least where I fish, the underside of the duns is light colored, even when they appear dark from above. I don’t really think the two-tone body in the photo is necessary. All cream works fine.
For nymphs, a Skip nymph, hare’s ear or Cope’s Callibaetis work well. Good luck.
Jay,
Not polished like your fly, but would this get by?
Thanks,
Byron
Trav, Tom and Paul fished the Lemar & Slough Creek yesterday, ants were the ticket and the fish just weren’t very cooperative Tom took one and pumped it that’s how they knew ants. There were lots of buffalo and the ranger ran them and several other fishermen off the creek due to large Griz. Trav got pictures, VERY big. End of fishing for the day there.
Byron,
I think your version of Jay’s fly (very nice flies gentlemen) would work well; ever consider using a biot body? When are you headed to Yellowstone? I just got back; spent 3 days up in the NE end, had a great time fishing hoppers on the Lamar. It looked to me like they were just coming down to the river, lots in the grasses all throughout the valley; with all the snow they had this year the rivers are in great shape (I wish I had some pics to compare it to tough years like 2007). Although there are a number of people fishing it, if you’re willing to hike (and what a beautiful place to hike!) you can find all the water you’d want for a day; working your way around the bison herds is more of a challenge. I didn’t see much in the way of hatches going on (that could just be my poor eyesight), some heptagenia in the evenings along with the spinner fall (which happened right at sunset when you have to stop fishing!). Fished the Gardner and had a blast; as soon as the sunlight hit the water in the morning, the fish were looking up and interested, attractor dries worked just fine; the Yellowstone inside/outside the park up there is definitely worth a look. Contact the guys up at Parks Flyshop for the latest info; I stopped by the shop and finally got to meet Wally and Ben. Had a nice talk and got some great tips that made for a fun last day of fishing.
Regards,
Scott
Scott,
Thanks so much for the good information. Funny you mention the Gardiner. Last time I was there, everything was real slow so I tried the Gardiner way up near the North Entrance. Caught a bunch, although smallish. It was below the old school where there is a bunch of housing for park employees.
Did you stay in Gardiner? Any reasonably priced rooms there? Internet search didn’t produce much that was reasonable. I usually stay down in Island Park…
Walt is a good tier. I watch his videos. When I finally got into the town of Gardiner (after fishing) they had closed and didn’t get to meet them.
Byron,
That fly would work very well on the lakes I fish.
Byron,
I was fishing the Gardner (weird that it’s spelled differently from the town, yes?) in the lower section near the park entrance (and before anyone yells hotspotting, it’s right by the road so how secret could that be - lol). Didn’t catch any big fish, but had a few nice ones inspect my hoppers & attractors, hooked one of them but it came off right away. Mostly bows & cuttbows up to 14" and a few browns. I had been camping up at Tower and didn’t stay in Gardiner so can’t give any advice on lodging there - again I’d contact Wally, maybe he could point you to something reasonable.
Regards,
Scott
this an intersting one from Bob Quigley
Not giving up! The wing is supposed to be speckled. I thought mixing some bleached deer hair with some natural dark deer hair might give a comparadun a “speckled” look?
Let me know if you guys think this works.
Thanks, Byron
Or, does “stair-stepping” the two different colors of deer hair do a better job of creating a “speckled” color? Put shorter bleached hair in front of the darker and longer deer hair.
beautiful fly!
Would a Loop Wing work for the callibaetis?
Any tanish gray mayfly pattern should work. Make sure you have some spinners as well. Personally prefer Quigley Cripples and Hacklestakers, but truth be told, a Parachute Adams will work more often than not.
Nobody mentioned Al Troth’s Gulper Special?
Hi,
It’s not just the style I’m looking for. It is a specific callibaetis tied pattern so I can see the color, etc.
Thanks though
I think I have settled on this pattern and color. Any comments for or against as a Callibaetis??
Thanks,
Byron
