silver Creek fly patterns
 

I am going to Silver Creek the second week of October. If anyone would
be so kind as to give me advice on patterns and sizes that might be
approp. at that time, I would appreciate it. If I start now I might be
able to avoid spending the price of the plane ticket on flies.

Thanks

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I am going to Silver Creek the second week of October. If anyone would
be so kind as to give me advice on patterns and sizes that might be
approp. at that time, I would appreciate it. If I start now I might be
able to avoid spending the price of the plane ticket on flies.

Thanks


Blue winged olive's both as soft hackle wet fly, as a
small gray sparkle dun or itty bitty parachute.
Small bead heads, brassies, pheasant tails and big #2 - #4 clousers
to imitate the dace or shiners or what ever they call'em
there. Those Silver Creek minnows are so big they will
occasionally take a small dry fly. And they feed the big
browns that ought to be getting friskie by then.
Pray for clouds and wet snow. That always helps.


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I am going to Silver Creek the second week of October. If anyone would
be so kind as to give me advice on patterns and sizes

You'll love it, I was there last Fall ...bring your longjohns :-)

Sandy and rw have covered it well.

But an item not covered by the others ( Sandy's 'itty bitty' suggests
it )

#24 "Tiny Western Olive" ties. These came off daily after the 'big' #20
baetis and produced very tough fishing, in the afternoon. They were a
distinct bright green and tiny .... The fish wouldn't touch the, to me
anyway, 'standard' gray/olive baetis patterns ...probably a size thing, but
if you're going to tie for a specific bug why not match it as well as
possible ... bright 'insect green' thorax ... and truly 'itty bitty'

I just tied tiny CDC Sparkle Duns, an RS2 style tie, and a CDC dun pattern.
The wings of this 'TWO' are very light gray almost white and I fished the
dun tie mainly cause I could see it. I caught fish, but mumbled to myself
a lot, too.