Siphloplecton basale Spinner other wise known for me as the Great Speckled Olive caught in a spiders web. When you see this guy you know Sulhur’s are on the menu in a day or two. Hatches are moving forward and temps are really improving. Couple prime open dates in the first part of June. June 6,7,9 shoot me an email or a text message if your interested.
Here is a comment from a happy customer regarding the Midnight Creeper.
Downloaded the Midnight Creeper video, amazed myself that I could do it given my Luddite acumen with computers. In looking at the fly’s action in the water wonderfully illustrated from a below the water shot I figured there was no way an average fly tier like myself could possibly tie it. The rabbit strip legs move like a real frogs and the foam cap would be way too complex for me to cut out. However, in a very well filmed illustration it is really a fly that anyone with basic tying skills can readily do. Ed’s clear and stepwise tying prompted by Jon Ray’s questions, that often were the very ones I was thinking of, makes this a great video to watch if you want a killer fly for night time fishing. The one thing that can drive you a bit crazy is Ed wraps backwards around the hook. I tried tying the Midnight Creeper but on a large streamer hook because I don’t have a bass hook yet and got a great result if its action in my bathtub is any test. As I don’t have that neat cutter to use on the foam I free hand cut it out and got a passable result. Now if I can just get a chance to use it! – Doc
Erik Rambo on the controls and the Phantom went to work as we try to finish up the next project.
I was just giving a copy of a new book called “Rivers of Sand” by Josh Greenberg. And I can’t wait to start reading this. Pick up your copy at your Local Fly Shop. If your local fly shop doesn’t have it contact Josh Greenberg at Gates AuSable Lodge, he will send you a copy.
Looks to be a great book that will help the reader understand the unique techniques needed to fish the waters of Michigan. I look forward the read over the summer months. Thank you Josh for giving Michigan some national coverage. Some of the most alluring waters in America.
Kean O. beating up on the brown trout with some baitfish streamer action, also sporting a New Mangled Fly Media baseball cap. Been personally wearing my new cap for a couple weeks, did take a little while to break in, but have to admit it’s a very comfortable hat. Brim is about the perfect length and the dark under brim really helps with cutting glare and spotting fish.
“Only an extraordinary person would purposely risk being outsmarted by a creature often less than twelve inches long, over and over again.”
~ Janna Bialek
Thank you the Fiberglass Manifesto for the review – http://thefiberglassmanifesto.blogspot.com/2014/05/midnight-creeper.html
Cool blues on the cheek of this dry fly eating Michigan Brown Trout. Put down the streamer rods and broke out the Scott G2 once again to capture this resectable 16″+ Hendrickson sipper. Also every day more and more impressed with the SA GPX Sharkwave taper. Day in and day out putting it in new clients hand this line is amazing.
