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How To Be Successful On Early Season Lakes
Some of the best lake fishing for trout can occur right after ice-out. But you need the right tackle and techniques to be successful. Having the right flies and the right fly lines to fish them properly is essential. When the water is near freezing, trout and everything they feed on moves in slow-motion. Most feeding occurs within inches of the lake bottom. Keeping your fly in the strike zone and moving at the right speed are the ingredients for success. In this game, using a fly line with exactly the right sink-rate can make all the difference in how many fish you will land. Since most lakes can vary drastically in depth from one area to another, having a battery of lines with different sink rates will allow you to cover all the water. My own lake set-up incorporates floating, intermediate and sinking lines, as well as flies of different sizes and weights. This allows me to put my flies in the strike zone and keep them there while moving them very slowly.

Trout that have been living under ice for a couple of months have forgotten about humans and can be pretty naive. But, these trout can still be fairly selective in what they eat. During the earliest part of the year, only a few of the lakes aquatic organisms are active. Midges, water boatmen, damsel nymphs and leeches are the first lake inhabitants to get moving. An assortment of flies that simulate these critters is necessary for success. Remember, everything is moving in slow motion and your sunk flies should move very slowly also. To accomplish this your boat (pontoon boat, or float tube) must be stationary. This is easy to do on calm days. You simply sit in one place and retrieve your fly slowly. On windy days your boat must be anchored or the wind will move your boat much too quickly, and you won't be able to work your fly slowly enough. Choosing a line with the right sink rate for the depth you are fishing is one of the keys to success. If the line doesn't sink fast enough, your fly will ride too far from the bottom for the trout to even notice it. If your line sinks too quickly, either you will have to retrieve your fly too fast to look natural, or you will be plowing your fly into the bottom and picking up debris on your hook. You rarely get a strike when your hook is fouled. A selection of sinking lines is essential to get your fly to work the bottom at various depths.

A lake usually warms in the shallow water around the edges first. A slow sinking line like a Rio CamoLux will fish your fly slowly if the water is from four to six feet deep. Sometimes trout move into water that is less than two feet deep. A floating line or a line with a clear tip is excellent for shallow water. Flies of various weights also help adjust the depth of your presentation. Fly Boxes well stocked with different sizes and weights of Midges is essential for fishing lakes nearly any time of year, but can be even more important early in the season. Midges seem to have a natural antifreeze and can be very active when the water is barely above freezing. Fish feed on these prolific insects at all depths. Midges can hatch nearly any time of year and often produce the first dry fly fishing available on most lakes. Trailing your midge pupa off a deep sunk slow moving wooly bugger

can pay big rewards. Strikes can be very light. Your line needs to be free of slack to maximize the "feel" of the bite. For early season fishing, its hard to beat Bachmann's Bead Head Leech as your basic deep-sunk searching fly. Many colors work, but if you aren't getting strikes change to a different color or a different size. A sleeper color for early in the year is olive green.

A big rainbow trout patrols the bottom looking for damsel nymphs at Rocky Ridge Ranch, Wild Rose Lake.

Speaking of green, Cal Coal, one of the most renowned lake fishers of recent history, said that the only fly you need for lakes any time of year is "inch-long & green". No doubt this simplistic approach has merits, but we have seen times when 3/4" inch long and green worked even better. One of these periods is early in the year when trout are feeding heavily on immature damsel fly nymphs. The nymphs are normally very light-colored. We list them as Green Damsel Nymphs, but they are more of a light olive-gold.

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Newest Lake Fishing Flies
Water Boatman, Burke's	Rojo Grande Midge, Red	Tungsten Thin Mint
Tak's Crystal Chironomid	Chironomid Bomber	Q's Seductive Dragon
Idyl's Chrome Chironomid	No Named Damsel
Chironomid Pupa	Sierra Damsel, Olive	B. H. Stillwater Nymph
Rojo Grande Midge, Olive	Idyl's Red Head Leech	Rickard's A.P.E. Gray
Rojo Grande Midge, Black	Goat Leech, Black/Red	Rickard's A.P.E. Olive

Many Pacific Northwest Lakes offer serenity and very large trout. The desert lakes of Central Oregon and Washington can be incredibly prolific in foods that grow trout quickly to very large sizes. Some privately managed fish-for-fee lakes offer trout that range to over twenty pounds that can be caught from float tubes. Fishing with 2X tippets is not that uncommon. Needless to say these trout aren't always push-overs. You better have the right flies. Our lake fly selection is always evolving. The patterns below are our latest additions. Each was added because of specific insight.

Water Boatman, Burke's Water boatmen are reported to occur in fresh water throughout most of the world. In certain local ponds lakes and reservoirs they occur in dense populations. In the edge water of many local rivers with habitats as diverse as the spring fed Deschutes to the glacial fed Sandy River, water boatmen populations can be very prolific. When other aquatic insects are still dormant from the cold of winter, water boatmen can be very
active. Water boatmen have the hind two pairs of legs fitted with hairs and the outer joints of the hind legs are oar-shaped which allows them to paddle and swim. Adults range in length from 3/16 to 3/8 inch long and are usually dull colored brown or olive. Water boatmen often swim in open water where they are easy prey for trout. Comfortable in cold water, they are often a good choice for an early season trout fly in lakes. Water Boatmen are strong swimmers. Retrieve your fly with quick six inch strips. Water boatmen are often prolific in lake edge-water when the lake levels are high in early spring. The best line for fishing these areas is the Teeny 5' Phantom Tip.
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14072	Water Boatman, Burke's	12	3 for $5.85

Tak's Crystal Chironomid Colorado fly fisher and Umpqua Fly Designer, Rick Takahashi considers midges the most important year-round foods source for trout and they are in almost every stream and lake around the world. The Crystal Chironomid is ultra realistic, and the last straw for spooky trout. Dangle one of these under your indicator.
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19474	Tak's Crystal Chironomid	14	3 for $5.85

Idyl's Chrome Chironomid As the real critters hatch they become very shiny. The Chrome Chironomid is kind of goofy looking, but not when stuck in a trout's jaw. They work.
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MDE0064	Idyl's Chrome Chironomid	14	3 for $5.85
MDE0109	Idyl's Chrome Chironomid	16	3 for $5.85
MDE0110	Idyl's Chrome Chironomid	18	3 for $5.85

Snow Cone Chironomid Pupa This is the standard fly for fishing under a strike indicator. The real pupas often suspend in a vertical position. Thingamabobber Strike Indicators are very good for this type of fishing. Make a right-angle junction at your indicator. Be sure that the tippet below the indicator has been straightened. Cast it out and let it sit. Adjust the the depth of the fly until you find fish. Usually if there are fish around, it won't take long.
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11806	Snow Cone Chironomid Pupa	10	3 for $5.85
11807	Snow Cone Chironomid Pupa	12	3 for $5.85
11808	Snow Cone Chironomid Pupa	14	3 for $5.85
11809	Snow Cone Chironomid Pupa	16	3 for $5.85

Rojo Grande Midge, Olive Another ""under-the-bobber" midge pupa.
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10475	Rojo Grande Midge Tungsten Bead, Olive	14	3 for $5.85

Rojo Grande Midge, Black Another ""under-the-bobber" midge pupa.
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110471	Rojo Grande Midge Tungsten Bead, Black	12	3 for $5.85

Rojo Grande Midge, Red Another ""under-the-bobber" midge pupa.
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110477	Rojo Grande Midge Tungsten Bead, Red	12	3 for $5.85

Chironomid Bomber, Black/Red Some Chironomids in desert lakes grow very large. This is a must have fly for fishing east of the Cascades.
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111791	Chironomid Bomber, Black and Red	10/TD>	3 for $5.85

Scott's Damsel Dirty Olive The dirty damsel is one of the olive brown flies that are deadly in nearly any lake.
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16667	Scott's Damsel, Dirty Olive	10	3 for $5.85

No Named Damsel During the summer in many lakes nearly everything is coated with green plant life, including most of the things that trout feed on.
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11336	No Named Damsel	12	3 for $5.85

Q's Seductive Dragon, Olive This swimming dragon fly nymph pattern is irresistible to trout in many lakes. Fish it with a sinking line and a moderately fast jerky retrieve.
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SIG2058	Q's Seductive Dragon, Olive	8	3 for $5.85

Sierra Damsel, Olive This is a deadly fly, tied on a deadly TMC Super-Point Hook. This a very good mid-season fly. Use a very slow sinking line, such as the Teeny Phantom Tip 5' and fish the shallow edges for cruising trout.
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13876	Sierra Damsel, Olive	12	3 for $5.85

Idyl's Red Head Leech There is no arguing the success of long skinny wormy looking things when fishing in lakes. This fly fishes most of the year, but is often at its best when crawled the bottom with a very slow hand-twist retrieve.
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BST0257	Idyl's Red Head Leech	8	3 for $5.85

Goat Leech, Black/Red Black & red is a deadly combination in leech patterns. Long slow strips on the retrieve are often best. Crawl it along the bottom of the lake.
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17472	Goat Leech, Black/Red	8	3 for $5.85

Tungsten Thin Mint Standard Wooly Bugger design incorporating all the standard colors for lake flies; black, brown, olive, pearl, gold and peacock. It's a winner. Great searching fly. Fish it at all depths with a variety of retrieves.
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13287	Tungsten Thin Mint	6	3 for $5.85
13288	Tungsten Thin Mint	8	3 for $5.85

Q's Seductive Dragon, Olive Fat green dragon fly nymphs are prolific in weedy lakes. This soft fuzzy pattern comes alive in the water and big trout like it.
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SIG2058	Q's Seductive Dragon, Olive	8	3 for $5.85

Bead Head Stillwater Nymph Just came from Pronghorn Lake. Our cabin had a picture of lake fishing wizard Denny Rickards holding a Kamloop across his float tube that was weighed at 24-pounds. The Stillwater Nymph is one of Denny's favorite fly creations.
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09-0104-12	Bead Head Stillwater Nymph	12	3 for $5.85

Rickard's A.P. Emerger, Gray Denny Rickards hunts for the huge trout that inhabit the still waters of the Klamath basin. The gray emerger is one of the flies that has landed a lot of success.
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09-0160-10	Rickard's A.P. Emerger, Gray	10	3 for $5.85

Rickard's A.P. Emerger, Olive Just another olive lake trout candy.
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09-0170-10	Rickard's A.P. Emerger, Olive	10	3 for $5.85

Bachmann's Bead Head Leach
Bead Head Leech, Black	Bead Head Leech, Maroon
Bead Head Leech, Brown	Bead Head Leech, Olive

Another victum of the Bead Head Leech...

There are many "wormy" looking creatures that live in aquatic environments. Most lakes and weedy streams have dense populations of leeches and aquatic worms. During much of the time they are buried in the substrate or bottom vegetation. However during low light conditions they often forage about where they are exposed to patrolling game fish. Trout and bass seek out these tender morsels and eat them like candy. This is especially true early in the spring before weeds start to grow. Leeches are your most important early season lake flies. If the water temperature is cold, they are most effective when fished slowly along the bottom with a sinking fly line. Swimming leeches are flat and elongated. They swim with an undulating, almost ribbon-like motion. Bachmann's Marabou Leech is designed to mimic this action. It's flat and has a black bead head that gives it a distinct swimming-leech action. Don't head to your lake without some.

Bead Head Leech, Black If you only had one size and color for your earliest season fishing, make it a black size six. This fly catches fish. It is worthwhile having the Black Bead Head Leech in all of the sizes. Sometimes trout display a preference for a certain size. Like everything else, leeches start out small and grow bigger.
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9041-06	Bead Head Leech, Black	6	3 for $5.85
9041-08	Bead Head Leech, Black	8	3 for $5.85
9041-10	Bead Head Leech, Black	10	3 for $5.85

Bead Head Leech, Brown This is a have to have fly when fishing any mud bottom lake. There are brown and reddish brown leeches in many lakes. Remember, when fishing the early season in many lakes the muddy bottom is often exposed before the weed growth starts later in the year.
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9044-06	Bead Head Leech, Brown	6	3 for $5.85
9044-08	Bead Head Leech, Brown	8	3 for $5.85
9044-10	Bead Head Leech, Brown	10	3 for $5.85

Bead Head Leech, Maroon Commonly referred to as a blood leech, patterns that are maroon in color are very effective in many lakes.
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9042-06	Bead Head Leech, Maroon	6	3 for $5.85
9042-10	Bead Head Leech, Maroon	10	3 for $5.85

Bead Head Leech, Olive Some leeches are olive colored, this probably helps them blend in with aquatic vegetation. It is well known that a wiggly fly that is an inch long and green is a high percentage searching fly in most desert lakes early in the spring.
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9043-06	Bead Head Leech, Olive	6	3 for $5.85
9043-08	Bead Head Leech, Olive	8	3 for $5.85
9043-10	Bead Head Leech, Olive	10	3 for $5.85

Midges

Bead Head Zebra Midge, Black	V-Rib Midge Pupa
Bead Head Zebra Midge, Red	Midge, Suspended Pupa, Black
	Griffith's Gnat

	Midge larvae live in the bottom silts and are unavailable to trout most of the time. During the pupal stage midges rise from the bottom and are often suspended and rise and fall with the light cycles. During this stage they are can become a regular staple in the diet of trout, bass and panfish. It is while midges are suspended in the surface film hatching that they provide the most
exciting fishing. They are very attractive to trout as they are easy targets. It is a struggle for midge pupa to get though the surface film and hatching can proceed slowly.

Bead Head Zebra Midge, Black On many rivers, this is the deadliest fly ever invented. A long fine tippet facilitates fishing this fly.
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00252-16	Bead Head Zebra Midge, Black	16	3 for $5.85
00252-18	Bead Head Zebra Midge, Black	18	3 for $5.85

Bead Head Zebra Midge, Red Deadly blood midge pattern.
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06406-16	Bead Head Zebra Midge, Red	16	3 for $5.85
06406-18	Bead Head Zebra Midge, Red	18	3 for $5.85

		V-Rib Midge, Black This is one of the most successful lake patterns of all time. It can be fished deep with a sinking fly line or dangled under a strike indicator.
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12390-12	V-Rib Midge, Black Pupa	12	3 for $5.85
12390-14	V-Rib Midge, Black Pupa	14	3 for $5.85
12390-16	V-Rib Midge, Black Pupa	16	3 for $5.85

		Midge, Suspended Pupa, Black This pattern is tied with a buoyant foam head that holds the fly dangling vertically through the surface film. It is very productive when fish are taking hatching midges at the surface.
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12220-14	Midge, Suspended Pupa, Black	14	3 for $5.85
12220-16	Midge, Suspended Pupa, Black	16	3 for $5.85
12220-18	Midge, Suspended Pupa, Black	18	3 for $5.85
12220-20	Midge, Suspended Pupa, Black	20	3 for $5.85

		Griffith's Gnat This is probably the most popular midge dry fly. It imitates clusters of mating midges or individual midges.
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1085-14	Griffith's Gnat	14	3 for $5.85
1085-16	Griffith's Gnat	16	3 for $5.85
1085-18	Griffith's Gnat	18	3 for $5.85
1085-20	Griffith's Gnat	20	3 for $5.85

Bachmann's Damsel Nymph, Green This is the early season pattern for many lakes. Fish this fly deep along the bottom. Give it several very short fast strips and then let it set for a long period. Often you will be surprised trout often take the fly while it is not moving and that you only feel them as you start the next stripping sequence. Damsels can vary in color, often being light insect green in early spring.



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9150-14	Bachmann's Damsel Nymph, Green	14	3 for $5.85

Rio Lake Lines
Midge Tip	AquaLux	CamoLux	Deep-3	Deep-4	Deep-6

The closer you put your fly to the end of the fish that eats, the more of them will eat it. It's called convenience. If the grocery store is next door you go there more often that if it's twenty miles away. Having the right sink rate of line will enable you to put your fly in the strike zone. Fish in lakes tend to stratify. That means they will often all be at approximately the same depth. Make your cast and let your fly sink a specific length of time. Count the seconds that you let the fly sink before you start your retrieve. When you start hitting fish, remember the count. Chances are you will hit more fish at that same level.
Fly Line		Sink Rate		Efficient Fishing Depth
Midge Tip		Tip Only 1.5" inches per second		6" - 18"
AquaLux		1.5" - 2" inches per second		2' - 4'
CamoLux		1.5" - 2" inches per second		2' - 4'
Deep-3		3" - 4" inches per second		3' - 7'
Deep-4		4" - 5" inches per second		4' - 10'
Deep-6		6" - 7" inches per second		8' - 15'

Rio AquaLux MidgeTip Fly Fishing Line
One of the top fish-catching fly lines in the world and frequent winner of national and international competitions. The MidgeTip is a floating line with a 39 inch (1 m) clear AquaLux intermediate sinking tip, perfect for fishing nymphs, emergers and chironomids (buzzers) in the top 12 inches (30 cms) of the water column, shallow shorelines, sub-surface on windy days and over the top of weed beds. RIO has incorporated XS Technology into the coating that result in a slicker line for more distance. A must-have line for lake anglers everywhere, it includes one of RIO’s bullet proof welded loops on the front end for easy rigging and fast leader changes. WF4F/I - WF5F/I; Length: 90 ft (27.4 m) WF6F/I - WF8F/I; Length; 100 ft (30.5 m) Color: Yellow/Clear AquaLux

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20890	Rio AquaLux MidgeTip Fly Fishing Line	WF4F/I	$74.95
20891	Rio AquaLux MidgeTip Fly Fishing Line	WF5F/I	$74.95
20892	Rio AquaLux MidgeTip Fly Fishing Line	WF6F/I	$74.95
20893	Rio AquaLux MidgeTip Fly Fishing Line	WF7F/I	$74.95
20894	Rio AquaLux MidgeTip Fly Fishing Line	WF8F/I	$74.95

Rio CamoLux Fly Fishing Line for fishing lakes, NEW for 2011

The CamoLux is a stealthy clear camo colored with an intermediate sinking rate of 1.5 – 2.0 inches per second (3.7 cm/s). This line is perfect for fishing subsurface and shallow shore lines. Ideal when stealth is required for wary, selective fish. Made on a low memory supple monofilament core with a coldwater coating and welded loop on the front end. Our recent tests have disclosed that

this line will fish to four feet deep pretty quickly, but will enable you to fish shallow water easily when fish are patrolling the edges of a lake. This often happens early in the season, just after ice-out as the shallow water along the edges of a lake often warms first. The Rio CamoLux® Fly Line has less memory when cold than do most other sinking fly line, which makes it easier to cast when the weather/water are cold during the early season.The line is built with XS Technology for ultimate slickness. WF3I, Length: 80 ft (24.4m) WF4I to WF5I, Length: 90 ft (27.4m) WF6I to WF8I, Length: 100 ft (30.5m)

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20784	Rio CamoLux Fly Fishing Line	WF3I	$74.95
20785	Rio CamoLux Fly Fishing Line	WF4I	$74.95
20786	Rio CamoLux Fly Fishing Line	WF5I	$74.95
20787	Rio CamoLux Fly Fishing Line	WF6I	$74.95
20788	Rio CamoLux Fly Fishing Line	WF7I	$74.95
20789	Rio CamoLux Fly Fishing Line	WF8I	$74.95

AquaLux® Fly Line
A must-have line for the serious lake angler. Castability has always been a problem with clear intermediate sinking lines because there are no lubricants in the coating and the lines drag through the guides. RIO has solved the problem by incorporating proprietary lubricants into the running line coating that make the line slick. The running line is translucent green while the head is completely clear. With an intermediate sinking rate of 1.5 – 2.0 inches per second (3.7 cm/s), the line is perfect for fishing subsurface and shallow shore lines. Ideal when stealth is required for wary, selective fish. Made on a low memory supple monofilament core with a coldwater coating and welded loop on the front end. Our recent tests have disclosed that this line will fish to four feet deep pretty
quickly, but will enable you to fish shallow water easily when fish are patrolling the edges of a lake. This often happens early in the season, just after ice-out as the shollow water along the edges of a lake often warms first. The Rio AquaLux® Fly Line has less memory when cold than do most other sinking fly line, which makes it easier to cast then the weather/water are cold during the early season. WF3I - WF9I Length: 100 ft (30.5 m) Color: Clear AquaLux

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RIO20798	WF3I	Rio AquaLux clear fly line WF3I	$74.95
RIO20790	WF4I	Rio AquaLux clear fly line WF4I	$74.95
RIO20791	WF5I	Rio AquaLux clear fly line WF5I	$74.95
RIO20792	WF6I	Rio AquaLux clear fly line WF6I	$74.95
RIO20793	WF7I	Rio AquaLux clear fly line WF7I	$74.95
RIO20794	WF8I	Rio AquaLux clear fly line WF8I	$74.95
RIO20795	WF9I	Rio AquaLux clear fly line WF9I	$74.95

Rio Deep - Full sinking Density Compensated Fly Lines
Rio Deep-3 Full Sinking Line	Rio Deep-4 Full Sinking Line	Rio Deep-6 Full Sinking Line

Rio Deep is a series of sinking lines that feature an increase in density at the front to ensure the line sinks tip first - aiding in bite detection and in setting the hook. These lines are made on a supple core for memory free performance and have a super smooth, tungsten impregnated coating that makes distance casting easy. These are essential lines for every serious lake fly fisher. Many years of testing by the world's most enlightened stillwater fly fishers has produced a series of lines with just the right sink rates to meet the challenges presented by many different kinds of lakes. Every serious lake fisher will have the complete set of Rio Deep lines, plus a Rio AquaLux and a Rio MidgeTip to complete the full set.
Rio Deep 3: WF4S to WF8S ~ 3-4 inches per second. Color: Brown

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20690	Rio Deep-3 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Brown	WF4-S3	$74.95
20691	Rio Deep-3 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Brown	WF5-S3	$74.95
20692	Rio Deep-3 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Brown	WF6-S3	$74.95
20693	Rio Deep-3 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Brown	WF7-S3	$74.95
20694	Rio Deep-3 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Brown	WF8-S3	$74.95

Rio Deep 4: WF4S to WF8S ~ 4-5 inches per second. Color: Midnight Blue

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20200	Rio Deep-4 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Midnight Blue	WF4-S4	$74.95
20201	Rio Deep-4 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Midnight Blue	WF5-S4	$74.95
20202	Rio Deep-4 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Midnight Blue	WF6-S4	$74.95
20203	Rio Deep-4 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Midnight Blue	WF7-S4	$74.95
20204	Rio Deep-4 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Midnight Blue	WF8-S4	$74.95

Rio Deep 6: WF4S to WF9S ~ 6-7 inches per second. Color: Black

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20708	Rio Deep-6 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Black	WF4-S6	$74.95
20709	Rio Deep-6 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Black	WF5-S6	$74.95
20700	Rio Deep-6 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Black	WF6-S6	$74.95
20701	Rio Deep-6 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Black	WF7-S6	$74.95
20702	Rio Deep-6 Full Sinking Fly Line, Color Black	WF8-S6	$74.95

Line Size	Running Line	Rear Taper	Body	Front Taper	Tip	Head Length	30 ft Weight	Total Length	Sink Rate	Color	Tensile Strength
WF4S3	56.5	6	21	6	0.5	33.5	120	90	3-4 ips	Brown	15
WF5S3	55.5	6	21	7	0.5	34.5	140	90	3-4 ips	Brown	15
WF6S3	52.5	7	22	8	0.5	37.5	160	90	3-4 ips	Brown	20
WF7S3	52.5	7	22	8	0.5	37.5	180	90	3-4 ips	Brown	20
WF8S3	48	8	24.5	9	0.5	42	210	90	3-4 ips	Brown	20

WF4S4	56.5	6	21	6	0.5	33.5	120	90	4-5 ips	Midnight Blue	15
WF5S4	55.5	6	21	7	0.5	34.5	140	90	4-5 ips	Midnight Blue	15
WF6S4	52.5	7	22	8	0.5	37.5	160	90	4-5 ips	Midnight Blue	20
WF7S4	52.5	7	22	8	0.5	37.5	180	90	4-5 ips	Midnight Blue	20
WF8S4	48	8	24.5	9	0.5	42	210	90	4-5 ips	Midnight Blue	20

WF4S6	56.5	6	21	7	0.5	33.5	120	90	6-7 ips	Black	25
WF5S6	55.5	6	21	7	0.5	34.5	140	90	6-7 ips	Black	25
WF6S6	52.5	7	22	8	0.5	37.5	160	90	6-7 ips	Black	25
WF7S6	52.5	7	22	8	0.5	37.5	180	90	6-7 ips	Black	25
WF8S6	48	8	24.5	9	0.5	42	210	90	6-7 ips	Black	25
WF9S6	48	8	24.5	9	0.5	42	240	90	6-7 ips	Black	25

Adventure At Pronghorn Lake

Patty & I and Jim & Donna Teeny decided to sample the fishing at Pronghorn Lake by Klamath Falls in Southern Oregon. Jim set it all up a month in advance. As our time grew near, the forecast was calling for stormy weather, which is hardly ever the best for lake fishing.

It is about a six-hour drive from The Fly Fishing Shop to the lake. We took Jim's Excursion and The Fly Fishing Shop's Lake Adventure Trailer. We got to Pronghorn just before noon, unloaded boats and float tubes from the trailer and moved our sleeping bags into our two separate cabins. Patty found a honey hole late in the afternoon, and several nice trout came to her dragonfly nymph.

When we started fishing at mid-day the air was a calm 44-degrees, with the water temperature at 57. There was a sparse midge hatch, but no fish were rising. A couple of trout were caught in no time, then it started to blow. The rest of the afternoon there were squalls that blew pretty hard. That first day I only landed two trout, but one was about six-pounds and the other was over twelve.

The next morning Patty and I got a number of medium size trout, while Jim and Donna slept in, but as soon as they started fishing, they wailed on them, using Teeny Leeches. This pair of fine anglers had fished this lake several times before and had the game figured out.

We all encountered trout in the edge-water. Jim had given each of us one of his new Phantom Lines with the new 5-foot camo slow sinking tip. They proved to be the perfect weapon for fish that were working in water that was often less than two feet deep. The hot fly proved to be the Antique Gold Leech with the blue head. Makes you wonder, doesn't it?

Pronghorn Lake has giant trout.There was a picture on our cabin wall of lake fishing wizard, Denny Rickards with a 24-pound trout he caught from the lake. We had a great time, and will go back.

Teeny Leech

Jim Teeny is a remarkably productive fisherman. In 1971 Jim started experimenting with a fly tied exclusively from pheasant tail fibers. It evolved into the Teeny Nymph, which has been credited with over 20 world records. Jim has earned a reputation for catching big fish everywhere he fishes. Lately one of his favorite places is Rocky Ridge Ranch. We asked Jim to give us a list of his top three favorite fly patterns for the Rocky Ridge Ranch lakes. He responded with the Teeny Leech patterns below.
The Teeny Leech is a variation of the original Teeny Nymph. The difference is that the leech has a tail and the nymph does not. The "Leech" has proven to be very productive on several species of game fish, especially big trout in lakes. Jim usually fishes his leech with a Mini-Tip or T-130 line and varies the type of retrieve with the water conditions.

Egg Sucking Teeny Leech, Black
This pattern really catches a lot of different fish. Trout, Steelhead, Salmon, and Bass fall big time for this pattern. These flies tied with the orange head seem to attract hard strikes by most fish. Both lakes and rivers are good waters for the Egg Sucking Leech. We've used floating lines but seem to do better on the Mini-Tip and T-Series sinking lines. When fishing in rivers a dead drift seems to work very well. The takes are usually very strong and aggressive. At times movement of the fly will also trigger savage hits

Item Description Size Price To Top

ES Leech BLK 6 Egg Sucking Teeny Leech, Black 6 3 for $5.25

Egg Sucking Teeny Leech, Antique Gold
Most Teeny Leeches are tied with one color, although a new Egg-sucking Leech version is tied
with a large orange head.

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ES Leech ANTG 6 Egg Sucking Teeny Leech, Antique Gold 6 3 for $5.25

Teeny Sparkle Leech, Antique Gold
This pattern is tied the same as the regular Teeny Leech except a Crystal Flash butt section added and makes a great attractor pattern. This fly has proven to be Jim's top fly for the Rocky Ridge Ranch lakes and was terrific for big brown trout in Chile last year.

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SL ANT
GD 6 Teeny Leech 6 3 for $5.25

SL ANT
GD 10 Teeny Leech 10 3 for $5.25

Teeny Phantom Tip Lines

This is a light green line with a 5' clear camo tip. It casts and fishes really well. It will be a staple in my lake arsenal from now on. The best part about this line is that it will fish an unweighted fly between a foot and two feet deep with a slow retrieve where faster sinking lines would be hung up every cast, and where full floating lines wouldn't get the fly deep enough. The last morning at the lake, the 3 out of 4 anglers that fished this line all caught more fish than the one who didn't.

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Length

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185051 Teeny Phantom Tip Line, 5-foot Clear Camo Tip, WS5F/S 90' $60.00

1850681 Teeny Phantom Tip Line, 5-foot Clear Camo Tip, WS6F/S 90' $60.00

Teeny Mini Tip Lines
Jim says, "When I first thought of the mini tip design I was thinking of trout fishing in lakes and streams, and/or fishing for sockeye and chum salmon in Alaska. This fly line works well in a large variety of waters on most types of fish. Steelhead, Salmon, Bass, and Bluegill are just a few. The design is a weight forward taper floating line with our new “HPC” coating (high performance coating) with five

feet of quick sinking tip. It is easy to cast with great visibility to the angler. Easy to pick up and cast again with great line control during your drift. The Mini Tip line is my personal favorite fly line for most subsurface fishing, except for when you need to get down quickly in heavy currents or deep waters. In rivers, a leader length of 4 to 6 feet is usually the best. If fish are suspended in slow deep pools a 9 to 12 foot leader is best, as it makes a more natural presentation of your fly to the fish without motion or shadow from your line. If you need a line to get your fly down with minimal line drag and excellent control the Mini Tip should be the line for you.

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WF5F/S Yellow with black tip 90' $60.00

WF6F/S Yellow with black tip 90' $60.00

WF7F/S Yellow with black tip 90' $60.00

WF8F/S Yellow with black tip 90' $60.00

Fish long & prosper,
Mark, Patty & Crew

The Fly Fishing Shop, Welches, OR

1(800) 266-3971

P.O. Box 368 - 67296 East Hwy 26
Welches, Oregon 97067, USA
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We have been in business since April 21, 1981.
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Teeny Leech

Jim Teeny is a remarkably productive fisherman. In 1971 Jim started experimenting with a fly tied exclusively from pheasant tail fibers. It evolved into the Teeny Nymph, which has been credited with over 20 world records. Jim has earned a reputation for catching big fish everywhere he fishes. Lately one of his favorite places is Rocky Ridge Ranch. We asked Jim to give us a list of his top three favorite fly patterns for the Rocky Ridge Ranch lakes. He responded with the Teeny Leech patterns below. The Teeny Leech is a variation of the original Teeny Nymph. The difference is that the leech has a tail and the nymph does not. The "Leech" has proven to be very productive on several species of game fish, especially big trout in lakes. Jim usually fishes his leech with a Mini-Tip or T-130 line and varies the type of retrieve with the water conditions.

Egg Sucking Teeny Leech, Black This pattern really catches a lot of different fish. Trout, Steelhead, Salmon, and Bass fall big time for this pattern. These flies tied with the orange head seem to attract hard strikes by most fish. Both lakes and rivers are good waters for the Egg Sucking Leech. We've used floating lines but seem to do better on the Mini-Tip and T-Series sinking lines. When fishing in rivers a dead drift seems to work very well. The takes are usually very strong and aggressive. At times movement of the fly will also trigger savage hits
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
ES Leech BLK 6	Egg Sucking Teeny Leech, Black	6	3 for $5.25
Egg Sucking Teeny Leech, Antique Gold Most Teeny Leeches are tied with one color, although a new Egg-sucking Leech version is tied with a large orange head.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
ES Leech ANTG 6	Egg Sucking Teeny Leech, Antique Gold	6	3 for $5.25
Teeny Sparkle Leech, Antique Gold This pattern is tied the same as the regular Teeny Leech except a Crystal Flash butt section added and makes a great attractor pattern. This fly has proven to be Jim's top fly for the Rocky Ridge Ranch lakes and was terrific for big brown trout in Chile last year.
Item	Description	Size	Price	To Top
SL ANT GD 6	Teeny Leech	6	3 for $5.25
SL ANT GD 10	Teeny Leech	10	3 for $5.25

Teeny Phantom Tip Lines This is a light green line with a 5' clear camo tip. It casts and fishes really well. It will be a staple in my lake arsenal from now on. The best part about this line is that it will fish an unweighted fly between a foot and two feet deep with a slow retrieve where faster sinking lines would be hung up every cast, and where full floating lines wouldn't get the fly deep enough. The last morning at the lake, the 3 out of 4 anglers that fished this line all caught more fish than the one who didn't.
Introduces
Item	Description	Length	Price	To top
185051	Teeny Phantom Tip Line, 5-foot Clear Camo Tip, WS5F/S	90'	$60.00
1850681	Teeny Phantom Tip Line, 5-foot Clear Camo Tip, WS6F/S	90'	$60.00

Teeny Mini Tip Lines Jim says, "When I first thought of the mini tip design I was thinking of trout fishing in lakes and streams, and/or fishing for sockeye and chum salmon in Alaska. This fly line works well in a large variety of waters on most types of fish. Steelhead, Salmon, Bass, and Bluegill are just a few. The design is a weight forward taper floating line with our new “HPC” coating (high performance coating) with five
feet of quick sinking tip. It is easy to cast with great visibility to the angler. Easy to pick up and cast again with great line control during your drift. The Mini Tip line is my personal favorite fly line for most subsurface fishing, except for when you need to get down quickly in heavy currents or deep waters. In rivers, a leader length of 4 to 6 feet is usually the best. If fish are suspended in slow deep pools a 9 to 12 foot leader is best, as it makes a more natural presentation of your fly to the fish without motion or shadow from your line. If you need a line to get your fly down with minimal line drag and excellent control the Mini Tip should be the line for you.
Size/font>	Line Color	Length	Price	To top
WF5F/S	Yellow with black tip	90'	$60.00
WF6F/S	Yellow with black tip	90'	$60.00
WF7F/S	Yellow with black tip	90'	$60.00
WF8F/S	Yellow with black tip	90'	$60.00