Cattaraugus on the Fly: <em><strong>"The Sparkling Hairball" Egg Fly Pattern</strong></em>

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Flow Rate Guide

Oatka Creek

2.60 – 2.80 Low Water Flow
2.80 – 3.00 Moderate Flow
3.00 – 3.20 Good Fishing Flow
3.20 – 3.40 Usually on the Rise or Falling
3.40 – 3.60 High Water Flow

Genesee River near Wellsville

100 – 200cfs Summer Flows Low water
200 – 300cfs Summer Flows Good Water
300 – 400cfs Spring Flows Fishable
400 – 500cfs Spring Flows High Water
650cfs + Stay Home

Lower Cattaraugus in Fall

100 – 250cfs Low Water Flow
250 – 400cfs Good Fishing Flow
400 – 650cfs Fishable Flow
650 – 800cfs High Water Flow
800 – 1000cfs Very High Water Flow
1000 – 1200cfs Stay Home Tie Flies

Lower Cattaraugus in Spring

100 – 250cfs Low Water Flow
250 – 400cfs Good Fishing Flow
400 – 650cfs Normal Fishing Flow
650 – 800cfs High Water Flow
800 – 1000cfs Very High Water Flow
1000 – 1200cfs + Screaming Flow Unfishable

Local Weather Forecasts

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville
Canadaway Creek
Cohocton Bath, NY
Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda
Cattaraugus Creek by Silver Creek
Cattaraugus Upper Arcade
Chautauqua Creek
East Koy Creek
Eighteen Mile Creek Hamburg
Eighteen Mile Creek Olcott
Genesee River at Wellsville
Oatka Creek at Garbutt
Salmon River at Altmar, NY
Spring Creek Caledonia
West Branch of Delaware Deposit, NY
Wiscoy Creek

Water Flow Charts

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville
Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda
Cohocton River at Bath NY
Genesee River at Wellsville
Oatka Creek at Garbutt
Salmon River at Pineville NY
West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy NY

Step by Step Knots

Albright Knot
Arbor Knot
Blood Knot
Dropper Loop
Improved Cinch Knot
Nail Knot
Palomar Knot
Perfection Loop
Rapala Loop
Snell Knot
Double Surgeons Knot
Surgeons Loop
Trilene Knot
Uni Knot

Saturday, April 12, 2008

"The Sparkling Hairball" Egg Fly Pattern

"Sparkling Hairball"

Materials Used:

TMC 2457 Size 10 or equivalent hook
Orange STS Trilobal or Ice Dub Dubbing
Orange Glo Bug Yarn
Red 8/0 or 6/0 Thread
Turbo Twister for spinning dubbing

Any substitute of colors can be used to match your personal preferences.

Step by Step:
This pattern uses a small amount of Globug Yarn and looks like a jellied egg when wet. Great for using up the scraps that are left over from tying other egg patterns. The original pattern which has Glo Bug Yarn spun in was designed by Jim Guida. The sparkle that was added gives it additional iridescence when wet. It has been an excellant Steelhead Fly on the Great Lake Tributaries. Productive kids pan fish pattern, make sure you press the barb down easier to unhook the fish.

Step 1: Use a Tiemco 2457 size 10 or similar hook. Wrap thread base.

Step 2: Make Turbo Twister dubbing loop and add Glo Bug Yarn.

Step 3: Add Orange Ice Dub and another piece of Glo Bug Yarn. Spin Turbo Twister to lock in dubbing and Glo bug Yarn. There is no need to overspin the turbo twister, just enough to hold in the Glo Bug Yarn.

Step 4: Wrap from back of fly to the eye of the hook and tie off dubbing loop. Notice the Ice Dub is in middle of body.

Step 5: Use Velcro brush to even out dubbing and disperse Ice Dubbing throughout fly. There you have it a quick and easy Sparkling Hairball.

Labels: Egg Fly, Step by Step Egg Fly Pattern

posted by COTF Staff @ 5:20 PM

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