feathers5 0 Report post Posted January 12, 2019 black pheasant tails Hi Flytire, What size do you tie those small stones? Also, where do you live? I'm from PA. I usually do okay with the small black stones on the Casselman River in Maryland. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NJfly 0 Report post Posted January 21, 2019 I started tying up some collins electric stonefly. You can find it on youtube. I am in Northern NJ. I learned how to fly fish on the Casselman when i was a student at WVU 20 years ago. I still go back to fish the Savage, it is one of my favorite rivers. I have been tying then in a size 16, i rarely get topwater action on them when they are hatching. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiverCred 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 Another vote for black pheasant tail. You really can't go wrong with this fly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockworm 0 Report post Posted February 1, 2019 That seems to be true. I am tying up a mess of black pheasant tail nymphs in hopes of starting the season right. The problem here is the hatch generally happens when the river is (mostly) still frozen over. I see the little buggers on the snow but can't find much water to fish in.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chugbug27 0 Report post Posted February 2, 2019 Might try a Dark Lord (prince var.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites