Flyfisher Stream Tippets and Innovative Results

Gene, 2-06-2010

I enjoyed reading the article you wrote on the October Olive. It was very refreshing as I'm looking out at 2ft of snow. I had major back surgery in November and I'm experiencing a slow recovery, hopefully I can be on the Breeches by May. I am looking forward with much enthusiasm to using the October Olive again because the trout really reacted well to that fly.

Hope to see you on the stream soon.

Larry Rosko

 

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Hi Gene,

The tie is one given to a friend of mine last spring. He got the fly from "Doc" Wally Myslanski, a retired surgeon from Greensburg, Pa. who is an Erie steelhead guide in his retired years. The only thing different I have tried is to add 15 wraps of .10 lead wire on some ties so I can fish it without an indicator. When I saw " Doc" using it he had his client using a "thing-ama-bob" indicator with no weight and the fly only about 16-18 below the indicator. He was fishing it in very shallow moving water. However, not using an indicator allows you to work it in clear water and work it only by raising your rod tip to move the fly.

I caught the fish below the Stop Sign Hole on Walnut about 30 yards down from the first dam using a 3X tippet in clear water. Actually, it was a very strange day. There was not one fisherman fishing the Manchester hole that morning and not many fishermen where we were. Just a lucky day for us. A small run had come in right after we arrived in the afternoon. That night a larger run had come in and we just happen to be there.

I might have to pack in a snow shovel if I plan on going up anytime soon!! By the predicted numbers there should be about 45" of snow that has fallen in the last four days!

Take care and keep the snow shovel handy,

SCOTT