http://www.flyfishingnd.com Living life one creek at a time... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:12:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en hi world well we moved again this time to the greatest fishing in  the world idaho we took all the kids to island park and caught lots of fish seen elk deer bear moose mountain goats and pronghorns what other state can you see this many animals and catch trout ... http://www.flyfishingnd.com/index.php/2008/07/04/island-park/ Thread: red Tail: 4 black saddle hackles Body: black wool yarn Body hackle: black palmered over body Eyes: large silver bead chain http://www.flyfishingnd.com/index.php/2007/06/16/eel-worm/ Tail: white calf tail Wings: white calf tail Rear Body: stripped peacock herl Front Body: peacock herl Hackle: brown If you have a hard time stripping peacock herl try scraping it with a pencil eraser. It works well for me. Well, better than my first idea of playing sleazy stripper music in the background. ;) http://www.flyfishingnd.com/index.php/2007/06/15/hl-variant/ Tail: deer hair Body: light green dubbing Body Hackle: grizzly hackle clipped short Wing: deer hair Head: darker green dubbing Head Hackle: brown Stimulator flies work well for just about everything if you tie them in various colors. http://www.flyfishingnd.com/index.php/2007/06/15/green-stimulator/ Tail: golden pheasant tippet Body: peacock herl Body Hackle: brown Wing: squirrel tail Head: peacock herl Okay, there's probably a correct word for "body hackle", but I can't remember it right now and you can look at the pretty picture anyway, so tie it and go right to the fun part - catching fish. ... http://www.flyfishingnd.com/index.php/2007/06/15/picket-pin/ Tail: moose mane Tag: yellow floss Body: pink dubbing Wing: grizzly hackle tips Hackle: brown Hook: 6-18 http://www.flyfishingnd.com/index.php/2007/06/15/17/ It's quite a hike to get to the water for fishing, but the view even from above is spectacular! http://www.flyfishingnd.com/index.php/2007/06/15/lower-mesa-falls-idaho/ Here are a few photos of my favorite fishing spot, Island Park in Idaho. http://www.flyfishingnd.com/index.php/2007/06/15/island-park-idaho/ Thread: black Hook: 12 - 18 Wing: grizzly hackle tips Tail: grizzly hackle fibers Body: moose mane, quill style Hackle: grizzly hackle Good luck! Tell me if it catches something other than trout! There are plenty of mosquitoes here in North Dakota, so I think this should be a great fly to use. http://www.flyfishingnd.com/index.php/2007/06/13/mosquito/   Thread: black 6/0 or whatever you have on hand Hook: 6 - 16, wet or dry, anything works! Tag: gold tinsel Back Hackle: brown saddle hackle Body: peacock herl Front Hackle: white saddle hackle Woohoo! You're done! Go catch fish! Great fly for catching trout. This is my favorite fly! http://www.flyfishingnd.com/index.php/2007/06/13/renegade/