Fly Tiers' Round Table, Fly Fishing Lakes, Rocky Ridge Ranch, Presentation vs. Pattern, Scientific Anglers Fly Boxes

Scientific Anglers Waterproof Fly Boxes

Small 432

Medium 516

Medium 72

Large 116

(Model numbers above, denote how many flies each box is designed to hold. Of course the larger the box, the larger the flies it is meant to hold).
Scientific Anglers fly boxes feature our patented, state-of-the-art design and offer numerous features not commonly found in traditional fly boxes.

From flies like midges, streamers, saltwater and more, each of our 12 boxes is specially designed for your specific needs. The clear water-proof lids allow you to find your flies faster and the single hand closure provides added convenience when you need it the most.

Our fly boxes are equipped with added slit foam for easy organizing of all of your flies--making them the industry's "go to" box. Three of our models also include a revolutionary slanted divider system to maximize space so even large bass bugs fit in the very slim compartments.

Features

• Accommodates a wide variety of fly sizes

• Durable precision slit foam holds flies securely in place

• Clear case allows for easy viewing of flies

• Unique tapered seal and soft rubber gasket form a water tight closure around box perimeter

• Moisture proof so flies stay dry

• Opens from both sides

Scientific Anglers Waterproof Fly Box, Small, Max 432
Design: • Accommodates a wide variety of fly sizes (sizes 10 – 20) for trout and general fishing • Precision slit foam holds up to 432 flies securely • Foam on outside shell and insert • Waterproof, single hand closing with see though lid Insert Color: Lime Green
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185081	Scientific Anglers Waterproof Fly Box, Size Small, Model 185081	4.75"x3.5"x1.375"	$25.95	-->SALE ENDED

Scientific Anglers Waterproof Fly Box, Medium, Special Dry 516
Design: • The best of both worlds in one fly box: One side for midges size 20 to 14 and one side for dries sizes 16 to 8 • Easily fits in shirt pocket • Pre-slit foam determines fly placement • Waterproof, single hand closing with see though lid Insert Color: Metallic Green
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191068	Scientific Anglers Waterproof Fly Box, Size Medium, Model 191068	6"x4"x1.5"	$29.95	-->SALE ENDED

Scientific Anglers Waterproof Fly Box, Medium, Streamer/Saltwater 72
Design: • Accommodates a wide variety of streamer and saltwater flies • Precision slit foam holds up to 72 flies securely Insert Color: Light Blue
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185074	Scientific Anglers Waterproof Fly Box, Size Medium, Model 185074	6"x4"x1.5"	$25.95	-->SALE ENDED

Scientific Anglers Waterproof Fly Box, Size Large, Big Fly Angled 116
Design: • Accommodates a wide variety of big flies, large streamers and poppers • Precision slit foam holds up to 116 flies securely • Angled insert to allow more head space for big flies Insert Color: Light Blue
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185050	Scientific Anglers Waterproof Fly Box, Size Large, Model 185050	7.375” x 5.5” x 1.75”	$31.95	-->SALE ENDED

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Four deadly fly patterns will be featured. They will provide the corner-stones of your early season lake fly collection. These are your go-to flies from the period between ice-out and spring hatches (April-May). This is very agood time to fish local fly fishing lakes.
Learn to tie: Leeches	Learn to tie: Flash-A-Bugger
Learn to tie: Damsel Flies	Learn to tie: Midge Pupa
This program will be held at: The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR 503-622-4607

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This set of flies will get you going in most of the local lakes (100-mile radius around our store). They will remain staple fare through the month of April and into May. This is also to use as a foundation to grow your lake selection from. (3) #12 Olive Damsel Buggers (3) #8 Black Flash-A-Buggers (3) #8 Peacock Flash-A-Buggers (3) #14 Green Damsel Nymphs (3) #14 V-Rib Midge, Black (3) #12 Brown Water Boatman Get a Red Label Fly Box For FREE! Offer ends April 30, 2010!
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EARLY-01	Early Season Lake Fly Selection with FREE Red Label Fly Box, Offer Ends April 30, 2010	18 flies	$32.50	-->SALE ENDED

Presentation vs. Pattern By: Rick Hafele What do you do when a trout turns up its nose at your pretty fly drifting downstream? Do you open your fly box and look for another pattern? Maybe you take a close look at your leader and add some 6x tippet? Or perhaps you move upstream or downstream to present your fly from a different angle? Anyone of these options, and perhaps all of them, could be the solution to your problem. But which one should you consider first?
Success! John finally got this nice brown trout once he had the right fly and the right presentation.
These questions run through every fly fishers mind when confronted with selectively-feeding, difficult trout. I had a good example of it just last week when John Smeraglio and I were fishing over some nice trout during a blue winged olive hatch. The water was low and the trout were in a picky mood in flat water where every little thing on the surface stood out like fly pooh on a soupspoon. We had collected duns off the water and knew their size and color. We had also watched the trout feed with binoculars so we knew most of the rises weren’t to duns but to emergers in the surface film. With that info we felt confident we had a descent pattern. John got into a position where he could get a nice drift without drag over three or four rising trout. The result – refusals! Okay, fine. John changed flies and tried again. Refusals. So, he tried another fly pattern and more refusals. The trout kept rising so he kept changing patterns. Finally after trying about a dozen different flies he got a nice trout on size 20 thorax dun using four feet of 6x fluorocarbon tippet. So, was it pattern or presentation that did the trick? A few days after I got back from this trip I ran across an article by Mike Lawson called Un-match the Hatch. Mike Lawson knows a thing or two about selective trout, and I found what he had to say quite interesting. In his article (which was actually an excerpt from his excellent book Spring Creeks) he sighted Gary LaFontaine with describing three ways anglers decide what fly to use: 1 – Empiricism – “I’m going to use a Pink Lady because that fly worked last year at this time when the river was in this condition.” 2 – Generalism – “These fish will take any fly as long as I present it properly.” 3 – Naturalism – “I’m going to use a Hendrickson to match these mayfly duns that are on the water.” -->SALE ENDED
Josh Linn caught this "Redside" Trout because he made the right presentation with the right fly.
Mike went on to describe how he thinks most angler’s use a little of all three approaches in their fishing and that neither one is always going to work. This made me think about my own approach and what John and I had just experienced a few days earlier. First, I’m a bug guy. I love looking at the insects, even when I don’t have to for fishing, so clearly I fall into the naturalism category. I find it extremely satisfying to know that fish are feeding on a certain stage of a certain insect and then matching that insect with a reasonable imitation and catching fish with it. I also feel that knowing what insect feeding fish are taking greatly increases my odds of success. This also means I don’t completely buy into the generalism idea above that fish will take any fly as long as it is presented correctly. That said I do know people who only fish a couple different patterns all year that catch plenty of fish. They do tend to change the size of their favorite patterns as the insects change in size, so they utilize a little naturalism in their approach, but basically they firmly believe that getting their favorite pattern presented to the trout correctly is the answer.


There are a lot of choices when it comes to picking a fly pattern during a specific hatch and often one style will be more successful than another depending on the way trout are feeding. But if you ignore presentation, even the perfect fly will go uneaten.
After more thought I also realized I use empiricism, or experience, in my pattern selection. For example, when I saw those trout rising to blue winged olives emerging in the surface I immediately thought of a pattern I’ve used with success in similar situations in the past. Now that’s not quite the same as someone who says that because it is March 16^th I just need a size 20 BWO emerger, but experience does influence my choices. I also have a few fly patterns that I never want to be without, because when nothing specific is happening I know they often work. In fact I think it’s pretty hard, if not impossible, to ignore your prior experience. Just look at the flies in your fly boxes. If you’ve been fishing for a few of years I bet most of the patterns in your boxes reflect your experience of past success. I also think experience plays a larger role if you fish the same waters most of the time. Intimate knowledge of a home stream or lake will mean you not only know what fly patterns the fish have taken in the past, but also where fish hang out under different water conditions. -->SALE ENDED

Here’s a couple other points Mike Lawson made that hit home for me. -->SALE ENDED -->SALE ENDED During a very heavy hatch when trout are feeding in a steady rhythm, trout don’t look at every bug that floats over them. Plus, you may not be able to see your fly on the water if you are using a close imitation of the naturals when hundreds of naturals are on the water. Mike suggests this is a good time to use a high visibility attractor pattern like a Royal Wulff, or Parachute Adams and focus your presentation so your fly arrives in sync with the trout’s feeding rhythm. He also notes that if the naturals are a size 20 your attractor pattern should be a size 20. If you can’t see your tiny dry fly on the water tie it on to a dropper off of a larger dry fly and use the larger fly as an indicator. When trout are not showing themselves try skating a big spider pattern across the surface to get them excited. Mike points out that Joe Brooks, Charles Fox, and Ernie Schwiebert among others, have all recommended this approach to get trout excited. A Canadian fishing buddy of mine has made me a believer of this method on more occasions than I care to remember. And finally don’t forget terrestrials. Placing an ant or beetle pattern out their with all those mayfly duns might just do the trick much better than a more exact emerger imitation. -->SALE ENDED -->SALE ENDED -->SALE ENDED -->SALE ENDED -->SALE ENDED -->SALE ENDED -->SALE ENDED So, are you a generalist, empiricist, or a naturalist? If you’re like most anglers you use a mixture of all three, but you might want to think about what you rely on most. All three approaches have their pluses and if you rely on just one approach too much perhaps you should expand your thought process a little. Certainly the right fly presented poorly will rarely work. Likewise picky trout often look away from a perfectly presented fly if it doesn’t look right. And the more experience you have the more you’ll understand what to try next! Happy casts. Join Rick Hafele on the Deschutes River during prime-time! -->SALE ENDED

Success At Rocky Ridge Jim teeny and friends had a great day at Rocky Ridge Ranch. 03/22/10. The weather was nice and the trout were on the prowl. Jim said, "A Teeny Leech in size #6 was most productive.