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Fly Fishing with Terrestrials

Wed, 06/13/2012 - 09:39 -- jmaslar

This is about the time of the year that my attention turns to terrestrial flies and the spectacular hits that can be had. Webster’s definition of terrestrial is “living on or in or growing from land”. Basically, terrestrial insects are insects that are born on land and remain on land all their life unless they are blown into the water by wind or accidentally get into the water some other way. They probably don't have the intelligence to know that water is dangerous to their well being and just land there by chance as well as anywhere else.

Trout Fishing The Lower Saluda River Tailrace

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 21:54 -- smaslar

Kind of weird -- in a good way.  That's the only way I can describe trout fishing on the Lower Saluda River Tailrace in Columbia, SC.  While I'm used to fishing in the cool, shaded streams of the mountains, Columbia, SC, located in the Piedmont 100 miles from the mountains, is one of the hottest cities in the entire region.  It was 94 degrees (not bad for the first week of May) when we stopped fishing in the afternoon, yet the water temperature was 58 degrees throughout the day.  We saw everything from fly fishermen to out of control kayak renters to bass boats o

Mayflies Life Cycle

Tue, 05/01/2012 - 08:45 -- jmaslar

My friend Mike at Flytrip.com has sent me an exciting video about the giant mayflies of Europe. These life cycle of these giant mayflies is beautirully documented with amazing camera work. The camera has captured close ups of the entire life cycle of the giant mayflies. You will see some neat pictures of the trout taking the mayflies and finally the death of the mayflies. Please take the time to get past any commercials at the start of the video and you will be glad that you did.

Cinnamon Caddis Part 4 Adult

Tue, 04/10/2012 - 09:45 -- jmaslar

Many anglers fish the adult imitation of the caddisfly during a hatch when they first begin to see the adults around the banks of the stream. That is a mistake. Although these caddis sometimes dip down and skitter across the water after hatching, they don't really lite on the water long enough for the trout to eat them until they begin to deposit their eggs, or the males happen to fall on the water when they die. Unlike mayflies, caddisflies sometimes live a relatively long time after they hatch. They can live for a week depending on the species and weather.

Cinnamon Caddis Part 3 Pupa

Mon, 04/09/2012 - 13:38 -- jmaslar

As with most other caddisflies, the main problem you face is determining when the hatch is taking place. When you see adult cinnamon caddis around the stream, flying and in the trees, grass and bushes, you don't necessarily know if they just hatched on hatched a few days earlier. Some stay out of the water for a few days before they deposit their eggs. Even when you see them on the water and darting down to the water, it doesn't necessarily mean they are laying eggs. They will do that before they deposit their eggs on occasions.

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