On the river 2011

Following a few days of cold weather, Deckers was the destination to try out a few patterns I have seen recently and tried to tie:

Jailbird

This fly is the creation of experienced guide Marla Blair out of Connecticut. The fly is a mainstay in her box everywhere she goes. I have found it very successful on the Swift River (Belchertown, MA) and on the Farmington River, CT. Here is a link to her website http://www.marlablair.com/. Its a simple fly to tie
Hook: Any scud hook down eye (i.e. Tiemco 2487) size 14-20
Rib: Red 6/0 Uni-thread
Dubbing: Olive (pictured Superfine BWO)
Wingcase: 2mm closed cell foam white

Pink Flexi-Floss Worm

New worm pattern using flexi-floss material commonly seen in the legs of the Pat's Rubberlegs.

Excited to try it on migratory trout this spring.

Ramirez's Floss Back Emerger

This is a fairly new pattern of Juan Ramirez from the Hopper Juan Blog. Here is a video link on how to tie it on Juan's Blog, Floss Back Emerger.

Unfortunately, the only pattern to produce a fish was the worm, but Pat Dorsey's Top Secret Midge made up for it.

Deckers 177 cfs 32-36 degrees