Fly Spotlight - Trico Spinner

Trico fishing is something that is fun but challenging to fish.  The flies are in abundance but the size of the insect can be sometimes tricky to entice a fish to take.  Drag free drifts and the key to having success while fishing these small flies!  Tricos offer a fisherman a challenging hatch to fish in the morning while not putting as much stress on the fish due to the lower AM water temperatures. 

Trico Spinner
Hook:Tiemco 101 size#24
Thread:12/0 Black
Tail:Coq de Leon (goose biots)
Abdomen:Stripped peacock (from the "eye" feather)
Wing:Organza
Thorax:Black superfine dubbing

Spring Creek Update

Yesterday I woke up early to fish Spring Creek.  The action was fast paced and there weren't many others on the stream (which is always a plus!).  I started out fishing terrestrials and picked up a decent amount of fish.  The key was casting into areas around overhanging branches that offered shade and protection for the trout.


On the water there were tricos and tan caddis and the fish were mostly feeding on the trico spinners.  I switched to a trico spinner and tied on a 30 - 36 inch section of 6x tippet and had my work cut out for me.  As I'm sure everyone is aware, trout are very selective when it comes to feeding on tricos.  I managed to catch three trout on tricos, but I had several bend backwards or nudged it with their nose in refusal to take the fly.  It was a challenging but fun process but once they were finished feeding on top I switched to a green inch-worm.  Below is a selection of pictures from fish that I caught!


An important thing to note is that if the water is above 70 degrees, please do not go out and fish as it puts a lot of extra stress on the fish.  If you can avoid it, the trout do not need to die when they can be caught on another cooler day.


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