March 26th, Tuesday. 60+ degrees. CFS doubled from 250 to 500 overnight. Tea colored water with loads of debris floating down. Never a great sign for fishing. Began with a skwala but had no takers. Nymphing wasn’t effective either. Coaxed two and missed two on a streamer. The highlight of the day was watching two…
Month: March 2025
Parachute Squwala
Just in case you don’t have enough Squwala patterns to tie, here’s another one. This pattern is based on Schroeder’s parachute hopper, which I think doesn’t get the credit it deserves for being one of the best. The fly checks off the key features of a Squwala: it’s low floating, segmented body, and lots of…