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I can't get enough information on Fly Fishing the Jackson Hole area. So, stick with me one more week while I had Howard on the line I really wanted to talk to JJ the owner of High Country Flies. He is known for his streamer expertise. In this episode JJ gives us some great information on cone head streamers vs. weighted body. Also, he tells us to think about fishing streamers in more than one dimension. His techniques give his streamer presentation a 2 dimensional presentation.

Fly of the Week:
We had to do the JJ Special for the fly of the week in honor of our guest this week. Rather than me posting the recipe here I will take you right to JJ him self on how to tie this unique streamer pattern. Remember the key to this pattern is to tie the legs vertical to give it that taller profile. As well as weight the body rather than a cone head.

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Howard Cole is the manager of High Country Flies in Jackson Hole, as well as a tier at the Eastern Idaho Fly Fishing Convention. One of the things I learned form talking to Howard is that most FFr's visiting the Jackson area make the same mistake by dropping down a size or two when trying to match a hatch. His approach that he teaches is to go up a size and use an attractor pattern.

Plus, he gives a break down of all the main rivers an tributaries in the area. So, if you're going to be headed to the Jackson area for a family vacation or whatever, you need to listen to this first.

The fly of the week this week is the Pheasant Tail.

Hook: Size 12-16 Nymph hook
Body: Pheasant Tail fibers tied in by the tips and wrapped forward
Tail: Pheasant tail fibers
Legs: Tips of the wing case fibers tied down and back
Thorax: Peacock Herl
Wing case: Pheasant tail fibers

Photo courtesy of Trout Flies

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In this episode our guest is Lance Egan. He is a US Fly Fishing team member. He is also a 2 time champion of the ESPN Outdoor Games. Also a winner of the Teva Games, Lance has fished all over the world.

Lance gives us some insight into these competitions. He is also an avid carp Fly Fish Angler. He gives us some great information on his techniques on how to catch these forgotten fish.

The fly of the week this week is the Blood Midge.

Hook: Curved Caddis Hook (Mustad C49S)
Body: Guidebrod rod building nylon thread (red)

Simply tie in a piece of the rod thread. Wrap it up the shank of the hook then tie it off at the top.

I like to fish this with a little movement. I have the best luck by getting the fly to rise to the surface by slowly dragging it toward me. I like fishing it in a back eddie where I can see the fish stacked and feeding.