OCTOBER FLY OF THE MONTH

**JUICE** · 10-15-2007, 12:12 AM

Guys,

We are back on the FOTM and we are really cranking them out now. This month Aaron made a little sow bug pattern that has really slayed at some PA limestoners but we know will absolutely destroy on the Talewaters. I can't wait to see the pigs pulled out of the Little Red on this. Enjoy the fly!

http://www.troutpredator.com/Aaron's...s%20Corner.htm

**Night Angler** · 10-15-2007, 09:48 AM

I watch the clip last night... SWEET FLY... it made me tye some long dreded sowbugs this morning... It helped alot!! Thanks guys..

Next ... I dont like you guys anymore!!!
after watching the clip... I watched the rest of them.. :P
I was up till after 1am watching you catch fish...

alanb_ct · 10-15-2007, 12:38 PM

Aaron-

Can you comment about the availability of sow bugs on the Hous? How productive are those flies from November through March or so? Thanks.

Fascist Killer · 10-15-2007, 01:07 PM

Alain- Aaron correct me if I'm wrong here, but I believe sowbugs are another name for cressbugs, and really are only of significance on limestone streams like those of central pa, or, so I gather, the bighorn. Scuds are much more readily available food source for trout and are abundant in many of the rivers on the east coast. The difference between the two is that scuds are flattened on their sides, are good swimmers and are part of behavioral drift. Cressbugs on the other are flattened on their tops and bottoms are poor swimmers and mostly hang out in the cress on limestoners. Scuds tend to straighten out when they swim but curve into a ball when threatened. Cressbugs curl up to sink to the bottom to crawl back to the cress. Or at least this is all that I have gathered from reading Mr. Borger's books.

Regan

**AaronJasper** · 10-15-2007, 01:15 PM

That fly is of little or no importance on the Housatonic. I did that fly for FOTM because we have quite a few members from Pa. Also, I am in the process of getting ready for a trip that requires me to have tons of those. The Ct. crowd can take this month off of FOTM unless you are going to a fertile tailwater of to a spring creek. With that being said I have seen a few very large cress bugs on the Farmington. Maybe I will do a scud for the Housy in the future.

alanb_ct · 10-15-2007, 01:18 PM

Thank you both for the clairification. I always learn a lot from this site.

Fascist Killer · 10-15-2007, 01:44 PM

Alain- Two recommendations for you: Borger's Presentation and Designing Trout Flies. Both books give you a great basic understanding of food sources and where they're found. Obviously, there are much more location specific books that may be usefull for particular rivers or areas, but as far as comprehensize information and general base layer of knowledge, Borger's books are tough to beat. I know presentation is tough to get a hold of, but its amazing how often I think, "oh, borger said xyz about that." Just nice to have a working knowledge. I think those books are excellent for anyone of any skill level. Designing Trout Flies I think is particularly useful, not because of the patterns he gives you in it, but because you get to see his thinking process behind designing them. They're not particularly innovative flies, at least not today maybe when it was written, but you get inside his scientist brain and see his approach. Very enlightening.

Next on the list is Nymphing by Borger.