Month: July 2019

I really am amazed at how well the Sheep Creek Special works. I started an experiment to see if an easier to tie version worked just as well. First off I decided to see how long each pattern would take to tie. So, I tied the flies above timing their production. The differences in times…

I got to the ten mile area tonight at 5:00. I anchored and landed two fish on my first two casts. I figured I was on a pod of fish: a perfect time to try a variation of the Sheep Creek Special. I tied on the fly above. It is just Peacock Herl wrapped in…

I have to paint the floor of my boat, but it is too hot to work outside until 7 PM. However, the fishing has been too great to not get on the water in the evening. Evidently the word is out and 3 to 5 boats are out in the area each evening. Two nights…

I fished Ten Mile again today. I arrived at 2:00 PM and there was no wind, but fish were rising everywhere around me. I, of course, tied on a sheep creek special and had a hit on my first cast. Then, casting for 30 minutes with fish all around me rising and jumping out of…

I took a day off from fishing after the loss of the pen raised big fish. I returned out at 3:00 on the 16th and anchored right into the spot in the Ten Mile area that had been surrounded by working fish for the previous five days. However, there was a big flow moving through…

I took today off from the lake. Yesterday I ended up questioning my choices. I fished 2.5 hours yesterday, and at the start the wind created so much chop I almost left for safety. I was sitting in the front of the boat in the elevated seat, balancing constantly with the swells hitting the boat….

I had another great day in the Ten Mile area of Lewiston Lake. I tied a bunch of peacock patterns last night, only to find that I should have tied 12’s and 14’s instead of 10’s. Oh well. There was not a lot of activity of fish jumping out of the water as seen the…

I fished in the 10 Mile area again today, for four hours. I was using the Black Mohair Sparkle Leech that was in my last post. I hit the area at 1:00 in the afternoon. There were 3 fly fishermen in a pram and two pontoon boats in the center of the 10 Mile area….

Not the best picture above, but it was taken with my phone. I misplaced my Olympus TG4 waterproof camera somewhere in my house several months ago. After searching very hard, I purchased a Fuji XP120 at about 1/3 the cost of a new TG4/5. I figured I would find the TG4 after I had a…

Okay. I’ve been living in Lewiston California for 9 months. Lots of things have happened since my last post, but I have my health so all is well. I’ve started July 1 as the start of my fishing year, and I’ve been on Lewiston Lake fishing 8 of the last 10 days. The net above…