Ina Nektar Fly Fishing

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After reading about how trout love to eat the crane fly larva I went in search of them to see just what the fuss was all about. Not far from my then home in Boulder, Colorado flows a small stream called Boulder creek. I went down to the stream and started to overturn rocks looking for crane fly larva. Lo and behold the stream was loaded with the giant crane fly larva (Tipula abdominalis). I collected a few samples, put them in a quart jar and took them home to my fly tying bench. You can imagine how thrilled my wife was when she saw the jar with "worms" in it setting on my fly tying bench. Not to worry though, she had come to expect such weird behavior. A jar full of "worms" was always preferred over road kill.

I began to experiment with different combinations of Ligas dubbing (the Ligas dubbing product produced a more translucent effect than other dubbing materials) until I got an absolute perfect blend to match the color of the larva In order to duplicate the crane fly larva's translucent effect, I used a loop dubbing technique to tie the imitation. A Mustad 9672 #2 hook was the perfect length to match the size of the crane fly larva I had in the jar. When finished, I dropped the imitation in the jar to see how close I had come to matching the real "bug". My imitation was so perfect that I couldn't tell the difference between the real larva and my imitation except for the hook sticking out of it! I couldn't wait to try it out. Off I went to fish my favorite river, the North Platte in Wyoming, about 15 miles upstream of Saratoga, Wyoming on a state lease section called "Treasure Island".

Later at the end of my fishing day I met two other fly-fishermen back at the parking lot and asked them if they had any luck. Expressing disappointment, they informed me that they had only caught two trout. They complained that the river was too high, and the water too cloudy. They were locals and they assured me that the fishing would get a lot better as soon as the runoff ended; then they asked me how I did. Proudly I responded; "I had a great day. Caught about 30 fish". They both reacted with astonishment, and of course they wanted to know what I was using. Both were very surprised when I showed them my crane fly imitation.

For years, I tied flies for the Great Rocky Mountian Fur Company of Saratoga, Wyoming, and they used my crane fly pattern extensively. Tom Weirsema, the shops' owner, told me the first time he fished my crane fly larva pattern it produced the biggest brown trout he ever caught in the North Platte. I also submitted the crane fly larva pattern to Rod Walinchus of Rawlins, Wyoming (The Great Divide Flyfishers) for his book: "The Flies of South Wyoming". After the book became published, Rod sent me a copy of the book. He included a note stating that he had caught an 8-½ lb brown with the fly on his very first cast! About a year later, I saw an article in the Rocky Mountain News written by an outdoor writer extolling the fish catching properties of an "ugly looking olive cigar". The word had gotten out.

As I mentioned earlier a crane fly larva is translucent and three colors will imitate most larva: light gray olive, tan or dark olive. The fly is easy to tie, and is a very simple design. It is shaped like a tiny cigar.

I tie them weighted in sizes 2, 4, 6 and 8's. For the South Platte in Cheeseman canyon near Decker's Colorado, a size's 6 and 8's is preferred in colors tan and dark olive. However, on bigger rivers such as the North Platte, the Green, the Big Horn or the Colorado, for example; size's 2 and 4 are better. The further north you go the bigger the crane fly larva gets. In Montana, I fish only size 2 heavily weighted in light gray-olive.

There are two methods of presentation for fly-fisherman to fish the crane fly larva: One, you can dead drift them like you would any other nymph; when nymph fishing. Or two, you can fish them on a sinking line using a short 6 foot leader with a slow hand twist retrieve. I have had tremendous success with both methods. For really broad water the sinking line method will get the fly to spots that otherwise would be very difficult to reach with a nymph fishing style.

Prime time to fish the crane fly larva is from early May until the end of July. I have caught fish using the pattern in every season except winter.

Where to fish the crane fly larva? I start at the head of any run just below the riffle. I like to throw the fly in the fast water above and let is wash into the run. Don't be surprised if you get an immediate take. From there I probe every fishable spot through out the whole run.

When fishing the crane fly on a sinking line, use a size 2 or 4. Dead drift it for the first half of the cast and swim it in the second half. The bigger size pattern will be taken both as a crane fly larva and/or as a minnow. The sinking line technique is very deadly and will produce the largest fish in the river.

As to a "pretty" fly, the crane fly larva fly isn't very impressive to look at, however, the trout don't know that. They just want to eat it. Use a minimum of 3X tippet or stronger. The most dominant fish in the stream are usually the first to take a crack at it; so hang on and make sure you have your camera with you.

Steve Gardner is a life long fly fisherman and commercial fly tier. You can see the crane fly larva imitation on Steve's website using this link. http://www.flyfishingthings.com/Categories/Learn_about/Crane-fly-larva/Crane%20fly%20page.html. Also you can learn about many of the basics skills and knowledge required to successfully fly-fish for trout. Steve's reveals and shares his insights, tips and secrets he has gained in over 60 years of fishing.

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