Merry Christmas from An Irish Angler

Hi Guys,

Happy Christmas from Ireland to all at Virtual Fly Guides. I hope that Santa has remembered to pack those new waders, coveted reel, or selection of flies. Mrs Claus sent me a recent photo of the big man, guess he was fueling up for the long night ahead.

Have a happy New Year and tight lines.

Regards,

Ashley

3 Brothers Flies

Lake Taneycomo, MO


We fished for two days during Thanksgiving week on Lake Taneycomo. The water was low on the first day. I landed a sixteen inch rainbow on a #20 cdc BWO comparadun, and my little brother caught another sixteen inch bow on a #12 zoo cougar. I also caught a small trout on a #20 blood midge. The second day the water was high and midges were hatching all day. The same bwo fly was very productive, along with adams and zoo cougars. One thing I learned was to always use a big dry for your indicator unless you are changing the depth of your nymph a lot. I used a #16 Ausable Bomber for my indicator and caught three rainbows up to 14". In the couple hours we fished we caught thirteen rainbows up to 14" between four of us.

Check out our blog at 3brothersflies.com

Fly Fishing Report, Putah Creek, CA

I guided my friend Don Van Schenck on Putah Creek in Northern California on Thursday, December 8th. We fished from about 10am to 1pm and caught 5 between us. The nicest fish was Don's 23-inch Rainbow. The effective flies were a flashback PT (#16) and an olive VFG Nymph (#20), a fly you can purchase on this website. Weather was perfect; cool and sunny. Water flows were low, around 100cfs.


Submitted by: Sean Wallentine

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