The FlyFish Fanatic

A Trout Stream is like a book: Some parts are dull and some parts are lively
H.G. Tapply “The Sportsmans Notebook (1964)
Rick Passek “The FlyFish Fanatic”™

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This pattern has been a good pattern for me when the fish are being a bit picky. The pattern evokes a predatory response and will get the fish to strike in anger more than in the feeding mode. Give this one a try when the fishing is a bit slow.
Ingredients:
Hook- Size 8-10 Nymph Hook (brand [...]

If a new man is particularly attentive he can learn to fly fish in a half hour. but then he will go on learning as long as he fishes for trout.
Arthur R. MacDougall. Jr “Rods & rods, The Trout Fisherman’s Bedside Book (1963)
Rick Passek “The FlyFish Fanatic”™

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This again is a pattern that has served me well in the lakes & rivers of B.C. and the Pacific Northwest. Give it a try, and you will be surprised at the results.
Ingredients:
Hook- Size 12 dry fly hook (brand up to you)
Body- Chocolate Sparkle Dubbing
Hackle- Grouse
Thread- Black 8/0
Start your thread as always, stopping at the [...]

As my readers know, I am in the East Kootenays right now practicing for the 2009 National FlyFishing Championships.
The Elk River is VERY HIGH and very difficult to fish right now due to runoff. The lake venue for the championships is Premier Lake close to the town of Skookumchuck, BC., and this is a 1.5 [...]

I am in Fernie BC practicing for the 2009 National Flyfishing Championships that will be held here in September. The Elk River is very high due to runoff, so I did a bit of exploring today.

Here are a few pics of what I found.

The above mayfly was seen on a lake close to Kamloops.

I will [...]

Over the years, whenever I’ve felt that little twinkle in the hairs on the back of my neck, as I encountered an original thought in a fishing book, I’ve turned the corner of the page down.
Arnold Gingrich “The Fishing In Print”
Rick Passek “The FlyFish Fanatic”™

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This is a fly that I have been tying for some time, and have had great success with in the lakes of B.C.
Ingredients:
Hook- Size 10-12 Nymph hook (brand is your choice)
Tail- Squirrel
Body- Black Flexi Floss (Midge Flex)
Hackle- Grouse
Thread- Black 8/0
Start your thread like normal, and tie in a small bunch of the Squirrel tail for [...]