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My all time favorite combination for fishing the Lower Shoshone is the Brown Conehead Bugger with the soft hackle sow bug trailing 18 inches behind.  When fish are aggressive fish it with a long strip and a pause.  Give it a long continuous pull at the end of the retrieve with the rod tip. Look for the fish at your feet.  When the fish are down deep, dead drift the combo with occasional 6 inch strips.  Eighty percent of the fish will come on the sow bug. 

At Newton Lake, my favorite sight fishing combination has been the zebra midge with a scud as a trailer 18 inches back.  the midge is used mainly as weight, but the fish will take both flys.  Present the fly 3 to 4 feet in front of the fish.  When the fish approaches the fly and stops count --1000 and set the hook!  Fish with 5X flouro-carbon and hang on!

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The "Beldar" Cone Head Bugger

  • Hook: 8XL#4 Streamer

  • Weight: 27 wraps .35 lead wire

  • Thread: Brown black 03

  • Cone: Tungston

  • Tail:  Brown Marabou; 3 strands peacock crystal flash

  • Rib- Medium copper wire

  • Body: Rootbeer ice chenille

  • Hackle- Brown Grizzly Saddle

Adjust weight to water conditions.  Double crystal flash out  just short of tail.  Three under wraps on tail to keep from fouling on hook.  Wrap hackle front to back.  Counter wrap with copper wire for durability.

 

Gerry Garcia Scud

  • Hook: #14 - #16 Heavy Wire Scud Hook

  • Thread: Olive .06 Unithread

  • Rib: Small Copper Wire

  • Tail:  Lemon Mallard Flank

  • Body: Olive UV Ice Dubbing

Tight wrap body dubbing.  Pick out both sides for legs.

Zebra Midge

  • Hook: #14 - #20 Light Wire Scud Hook

  • Thread: Black Olive - Tan .06

  • Bead: Brass, Size to Fit Water Conditions and Hook

  • Rib: Small Copper Wire (color optional)

Wrap tightly. Body slightly tapered toward bead. Coat body with glue for durability.

Pink Soft Hackle Sow Bug

  • Hook: #14 Scud Hook

  • Thread: .06 Fluorescent Orange

  • Body: Pink Sow Bug Dubbing

  • Rib: Small Copper Wire

  • Hackle: Dun Hen Hackle

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Updated: October 2004

 

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