So what is your opinion on Fluorescent Accents on flies?

I posted this article on [url=http://www.Evergreenbound.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]http://www.Evergreenbound.com[/url] . Blue Quill Angler in Evergreen was mentioned and the article was from Field and Stream.

I noticed some of my flies have them I don't know if it helps or hurts.

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Quincy is open. If I don't have the time to get out there today, I will be out there this week. I just got another new trout pole. My opinion is that a fish is going to see a fly regardless and it just depends on if they are hungry or not. The moon cycles make all the difference here. I don't know if they have trouble seeing flies in the river or if that the purpose. If they think it will trigger a bite, I don't think so. I think we are getting too scientific about it. IT is much simpler than adding crazy stuff to flies. Fish don't think like people.

I don't tie with big hot spots. I have fished them a few times before but I always thought they just helped the angler see the fly better as it is traveling through the water column when you are sight fishing to specific fish. I sometimes tie a red or orange tag at the tip or tail to mimic blood or somethig else natural. I used to tie a lot of red midges and small nymphs as that was a very good attactor color. Then somebody told me to start using blue and purple "blue is the new red". Last season I had a lot of luck on trailing a small blue wire copper john on osy my rigs an had a bit of success. I use a bit of tinsel in my wooly bugger shanks & tails and sometimes as a rib for big dry flies. I use a bit of wire as well (see packer midge below). I found a nice supply of glass beads at a craft store and my last bench session I tied nothing but bead body flies. I cant wait to try them out.

Sometimes the bright flies are good for muddy run-of conditions. Other times they are just attractors and then the fly will strike the more natural looking trailing behind it. A two fly system works great on streams and lakes but are had to cast on small streams. I would only use a 3 fly rig from a boat or tube.

Packer Midge

Bead Caddis pupa w/ ostrich feather collar (not mine)

Some of my crawling caddis

Tiny flies, worms and leeches on my bench. I don't/can't tie the small ones much anymore.


Here is my bench. It is an old TV tray that I converted by adding a lid and some rods to hold spools and some tool holders. It breaks down and packs away prety clean.