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Tenkara and the Sulphurs

Anthony Naples — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:15:13 +0000

It is the time of year when a young man’s thoughts turn to…sulphurs. Well, at least if he’s an eastern fly fisher. Again I’m presenting an experimental set of flies. This time I’m focusing on the sulphur hatch through a tenkara colored lens. Make it what you want, but [...]

Sulphur Nymph Experiment

Anthony Naples — Tue, 03 May 2011 13:56:54 +0000

I’m never one to tout flies that I haven’t tried, so let me make it perfectly clear that this fly is still in development. Hopefully it will get field tested very soon (rain, rain stay away…). The driving force for this nymph is to get a natural mottled effect for my sulphur nymphs. [...]

Daily Fly Fishing Poem #10: Ephemerella Invaria

Anthony Naples — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 01:40:41 +0000

Poem #10: Ephemerella Invaria

one or two yellow irises bloom, unfolded and delicate, at their feet the stream pauses, circling, traced in foam and going nowhere fast out among the rocks and pockets, a banner of gold flashes, fleeing, being born, eating, dying, procreating, the hatch begins browns feast on the emerging, pale watery duns, anglers, like [...]

Classic Wet Fly: Yellow and Partridge

Anthony Naples — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 01:47:56 +0000

Yellow and Partridge Soft Hackle

Classic Wet Fly: Yellow and Partridge Soft Hackle

Hook: Standard Light Wire Dry Fly or Stout Wet Fly Hook, sizes 10 to 20 Abdomen: Yellow Floss Rib: Fine Copper Wire Thorax: Hare’s Ear Dubbing Collar: Hungarian Partridge

Notes: Use light-wire standard dry-fly hooks for some and stout wet fly hooks for others. This will give [...]

Rich’s Sulphur Emerger

Anthony Naples — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:23:17 +0000

Rich's Sulphur Emerger

Rich’s Sulphur Emerger:

Hook:Standard Dry Fly Hook, size 14 – 18 Thread: Camel Brown Thorax: Orange-Sulphur Fly-Rite Dubbing Abdomen: Orange-Sulphur Fly-Rite Dubbing Legs: Dark soft hackle fibers Tail (shuck): Mallard dyed wood duck Wing: Tuft of muskrat from the pelt

Notes: I can remember walking into South Hills Rod and Reel about 15 years ago and [...]