Flies Fishing
best flies to use when fly fishing yosemite?
Yeah well i am gonna be going to yosemite in a few weeks but i have no idea what are the best flies to buy. Please if anyone can list the most productive flies that u have used at yosemite. Also if you can list the names of the flies and the size of the flies.
-Thanks
Hey Michael!
Do you know where you’ll be fishing…Tuolumne? Merced? Other?
You won’t find selectivity to be a troublesome issue in the park, especially during the height of summer. Expect hatch activity to be very limited in variety and duration.
My suggestion to you would be to mostly stick to attractor patterns and general (non-hatch specific) patterns.
I’ll list DRIES first, because takes on the surface are a blast…and you should find enough fish searching for food at the surface this time of year.
1. Humpies: Various colors, standard or “royal” 14-18
2. Trudes: Lime, Yellow, Royal, Black 12-16
3. Parachutes: Adams, Hare’s Ear, 14-18
4. Goddard Caddis 14-16
5. Elk Hair Caddis 14-18
6. Henryville (downwing caddis imitation) 14-16
7. Hemingway Caddis 14-18
8. Ants: Black, Cinnamon, Flying 14-16
9. Stimulator: Tan or any other 12-16
10. “Catskill” Style Ties (if you like): Adams, PMD, Red Quill, etc.
Now for some NYMPHS:
1. Prince: Standard or Beadhead 12-16
2. Pheasant Tail: Std, BH, or Flashback 14-18
3. Bird’s Nest: Natural 12-14
4. Copper John: Natural, Red, Green, etc.. 12-16
5. Fox’s Poopah
6. Dark Lord 12-16
7. Gold Ribbed Hare’s Ear: 12-16
8. Red Fox Squirrel Nymph 12-14
9. LaFontaine Caddis Larva 14-16
10. Puyans’ AP Nymph: Black, Peacock 12-16
While there are certainly others I might recommend, I believe you’d do quite fine by selecting from those listed. Sizes are suggestions only…you don’t need to carry more than one or two sizes of any one pattern.
I would also bring a few basic emergers with you. The Quigley Cripple and the Klinhamer Special will ride in the surface film and suggest emerging mayflies and caddisflies respectively. “Soft Hackles” would also fish well.
As I mentioned, hatch activity will be sparse and intermittent. Besides caddis, about the only reliable hatch you’ll find this time of year will be PMDs. Having some nymphs, parachutes, emergers, and/or spinners imitative of PMDs could be beneficial.
I did leave out streamers of any type (including Buggers) as I don’t think this style of fishing is necessary (or fun) this time of year, and it distracts from the pleasure of trout fishing with a lighter rod.
Scott Linden’s Fly Fishing Tips: Go to Flies – MyOutdoorTV.com
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