White Fly for Yellow Breeches

[RonB]

What pattern do you use for the white fly on the breeches. Interested in dries, emerger, or nymphs. What size do you tie them?

 

[Fishidiot]

I like nymphs and emergers for this hatch. You can use whatever styles you like but keep 'em sparse and on the smaller side - total length (-tail) should be under an inch. A thin bit of gray marabou makes a good body for the nymphs as they're strong swimmers and a swinging fly with movement tends to work well.

 

[RonB]

Thank you

 

[NJTroutbum]

I've done well with this pattern near allenberry.

http://ralphsflybox.blogspot.com/2014/09/tying-great-white-humpy-video.html

 

[MD_Gene]

I've been hearing that the white fly hatch on the YB hasn't really been happening. Please post any experiences.

 

[NJTroutbum]

I have only hit the hatch twice, with the last one being about 4-5 years ago. They were coming off on the slower water above the dam at Allenbery. But the only place I got fish to rise was below the dam. I think the fish were stacked there grabbing cripples. That's my best guess anyway.

Ralph

 

[dc410]

The frogwater above the dam at Allenberry can sometimes be a very enticing but humbling experience.

 

[shakey]

water is too warn now,ihear,but the best emerger i can think of would be a white silk and dun hen soft hackle

 

[SteveG]

I hit it twice last week, when the temps were cooler. Second night stumped me though. There were more bugs in the air than the previous night, but I only saw one riser and very few spinners or duns on the water. The guys directly above and below me weren't connecting either. I waited fairly late after they packed up, thinking the spinnerfall was late, but no dice.