Piru Creek Wild Trout - Frenchman's Flat

The bite is slow on Piru Creek after the rain storm earlier this month, but I did manage to find this beauty in a deep pool with a Caddis nymph fished without a strike indicator.  It was over 14" and really had some fight in it.  Wild trout, in my opinion, are some of the hardest fighting freshwater gamefish pound-for-pound.

Piru Creek - Blue Point and Beyond

A short photo journey of my long hike to the closed Blue Point campground above Lake Piru on Piru Creek.  I was skunked, so all I have to show for my sore legs and back are these pictures.

Midge Adult Photos - Castaic Lagoon, CA

I caught this little bugger back in November 2007 at Castaic Lagoon.  There is a shot of this midge near a quarter for sizing.

Fly Tying - Wet Fly - Spider Samples

Here are some samples of my attempts at different variations of a spider wet fly.  I usually fish them with a slow, twitching retrieve either on moving or still water.  I have been very successful with these flies on Piru Creek for trout, and Castaic Lagoon for Bass.

How to tie the Emergent Sparkle Pupa

Recipe:

Hook size: #14
Body: Tan sparkle scrap from over-body
Overbody: Tan sparkle yarn
Wing: Short, fine Deer hair
Thread: Brown olive 8/0
Thorax:  Brown  dubbing