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Greetings!
Welcome to another Blue
Ribbon Flies weekly
newsletter. Thanks for tuning in. Settle in
and we'll tell you what's happening
around West Yellowstone and our other
favorite spots, show you the fly and the
material of the week, and tempt you to plan
your next trip with us.
Hope you're enjoying the new year, doing some
fishing, tying up some flies, and starting to think about your 2011 trip to Yellowstone country. Take a
break from work or play, grab a cup of
coffee, and
pretend you're leaning on the counter here at
Blue
Ribbon Flies. We wish you were
here, but until you are we'll keep you in the
loop. Thanks for stopping by.
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What's New
What's Happening in Yellowstone Country
I sit on the board of the Turneffe Atoll Trust. Many of you have been on a saltwater trip with us during the past twenty some years to Belize and have experienced this incredible coral reef and atoll. We are just now launching the 2011 campaign for protected status at the atoll and our ultimate goal is to establish a government sanctioned Marine Reserve there in the next 18 months. One of these cold-snowy nights in late January I urge you to check out www.turneffeatoll.org and get involved with helping us save this wonderful ecosystem from harmful development. This is of utmost concern to all of us that enjoy unspoiled coral reefs, bonefish, permit and tarpon, and so much more!
One last reminder! January 31st is the last day to submit your comments on the Native Fish Conservation Plan Environmental Assessment in Yellowstone Park. Click here to submit your thoughts and comments.
As usual in the rest of this newsletter, you'll find fishing news from Yellowstone Country in the weekly Fishing Report. You can see what's hot off the vise in the Fly of the Week, get a sneak peek at some of the best materials on our tying bench in the Fly Tying Material of the Week, and stay up to date with the guide staff and their trips in the Guide Trip of the Week.
You'll be seeing a new email newsletter most every week throughout the winter to keep you tuned in to all things fly fishing and fly tying in the greater Yellowstone area and beyond. Throughout the seasons, we'll keep sending you news of hatches and fishing holes around West Yellowstone. So without further delay, go ahead and jump right into the newsletter. And as always, don't hesitate to give us a call or shoot us an email if you have any questions, or if you just want a little fish talk.
Midge time is ripe in Yellowstone country. Our winter midge fishing is upon us now so we thought this edition of our newsletter would be mostly dedicated to midging! Off we go.
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Fly Tying Material of the Week
Unique Materials for Effective Patterns
Montana Fly Company Lucent Beads
For tying midge larva we really like the new Lucent Beads which you can see Bucky using as he ties the Muskrat Midge. These tiny tungsten beads come in the following colors which are so important to incorporate in your flies; lite purple, red, burnt orange and coffee. These tungsten beads are a real bargain in price compared with other tungsten beads.
We like the new Midge Body Threads for our midge tying too. Useful colors are blood red, olive and lite olive, dark gray and black. We have used these threads merely wrapped over the hook shank for bodies with just the right amount of sparkle and sheen to imitate midge pupa and larva as well as adults! For hooks we love TMC's 2488 in 18, 20, 22 and 24's. This awesome hook is wide gapped and the curved shank is just right to imitate emerging as well as adult midges trapped in their shucks. Another essential in tying tiny patterns is the right scissors, those like the Midge Mini Accutip which we all readily admit we could not tie neat midges without. This scissors has the finest tips and will make you a better midge fly tier, guaranteed!
Other essentials in tying good midge flies include midge black zelon dubbing and midge gray straight zelon for the body and trailing shuck. Too, CDC Puffs in light and natural dun, pale yellow and white will help tie Mole Midges and other effective midge dries. These flies along with the below mentioned floatants (Dry Magic, Frog's Fanny and amadou), will make your midge fishing easier and far more productive.
Check out the Midge body Thread!
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OK, I have to admit that just writing about midges here has made me want to head to the river. It is nearly 30 degrees, calm winds and overcast. Check out our blog for my fishing report! Give us a call and let's talk midges and midge fly tying and more. Until next week.
Thanks for spending time with us. We'll see you soon!
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