On Dec 27, 10:40*pm, Mark Allread none@none wrote:
On 12/25/2010 08:51 PM, Bob wrote:





On Dec 25, 5:14 pm, Frank Reid *wrote:
On Dec 16, 8:16 pm, Mark Allreadnone@none *wrote:

I'm just another laid-off electronics tech., currently taking IT classes
here in eastern WA (Sorry to any ozzies, not that EWA) and hoping to
find time in a few months to knock the rust off of my fly-casting arm..

I've taken a couple of basic fly-tying classes, and it seems my old tech
skills work there too. Any thoughts on what types and sizes of wet or
dry flies might find success on the mighty Yakima River?

You *might try this over at rec.outdoors.fishing.fly (leave out the
"tying")
Frank Reid

The Yakima usually gets a good hatch of Skwala's from mid-late March
and any good Skwala pattern size 10 -8 will produce through mid May.
Standards like PMD's, BWO's, Pheasant tails, and Gold ribbed hares
ears in sizes 16-12 are good the rest of the year.

Thanks for the info.
I've tied #16 Pheasant tail nymphs and Hare's ear nymphs in those
fly-tying classes, and I think I still have the instruction sheet
somewhere. I'll have to look up an easy Skwala pattern (probably both
nymph and adult?) online, which will help keep me occupied until IT
classes start for the winter quarter.
Oh, hey... There's a tutorial on YouTube! Now we're getting somewhere!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0rUpGC_mVY

Okay, I'll go back offline for a while... thanks again!

I firmly believe that if you can't catch fish with PTs and GRHEs, then
you can't catch fish. :-)

One of my favorite flies is the Skip's Nymph, which is a cross between
a pheasant tail and a hare's ear, combining the best aspects of both.
I like to tie it with Frog's Fanny (or the generic equivalent) mixed
into the dubbing.