In south east Idaho the weather can have its own personality. It's snowing and blowing today, and was 74 and sunny just a few days ago. The chewy craw was designed mostly for our smallmouth fishery which can be quite sensitive to temp swings. a good craw pattern needs to be able to be fished slow on or near the bottom of the river.
Material List:
Hook: Moonlit ML 521 #2 or #4 https://snakeriverfly.com/collections/hooks/products/moonlit-togatta-ml-521-barbless-jig-hook
Eyes: Large Lead eyes
Antenna: Fall hoppper lazer legs https://snakeriverfly.com/collections/rubber-legs/products/laser-legs?variant=33107332530311
Legs: Fall hopper lazer legs https://snakeriverfly.com/collections/rubber-legs/products/laser-legs?variant=33107332530311
Claws: Moonlit 3mm Zonker strips https://snakeriverfly.com/collections/hair-feathers/products/barred-rabbit-zonker-strips-moonlit?variant=47247444410608
Body: Techno Bunny Cream https://snakeriverfly.com/collections/body-wraps/products/techno-bunny-body-wrap?variant=33105538711687
Thread: Semperfli 6/0 waxed
Scott Sanchez and Carter Andrews tied and fished the OG Double Bunny in the famous Jackson Hole One Fly event, winning two years in a row. The next year there were new rules to prevent a third win most likely. The original pattern was a size 2 or 4 long shank hook with some lead eyes and a couple rabbit strips. It was an amazing big fish bug and still is. I was fortunate enough to have grown up fishing and guiding the Snake and loved fishing large, heavy double bunny patterns with a floating line and 9-12ft leaders. It is a deadly technique for targeting fish in ambush and holding lies that can hold big fish. The heavy eyes...
Brain Chan is a Stillwater wizard and his flies flat out catch fish. Balanced leeches originally designed for lake fishing have been very effective for the targeting big river trout.
Material List:
Hook: Masu J1 or J2 #8 https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...
Bead: 4mm copper bead & Large ruby red glass bead https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...
Tail: Olive or olive brown marabou https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...
Flash: Uv gold krinklezon https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...
Body: Club dub red's olive https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...
Pin: Balanced leech pin https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...
Fishing Stonefly hatches has to be one of the best reasons to fish out West. Rivers like the Madison, The Henrys Fork and The South Fork of the Snake are all great destinations with great Stonefly Hatches. The fish in these rivers see a lot of flies over their heads every season and hot flies quickly become common and fish begin to get pretty picky. This is a good reason to carry a variety of different patterns when the hatch gets rolling. The Soggy Stone takes advantage of some great modern materials to create a very effective, Low riding, realistic Stonefly Adult. Our Barbed Elasticore comes in many colors and creates a super durable fly. Material List: Hook: #10 bent...
Popcorn beetles are a killer option for fishing sink lines to help keep your fly off the bottom and in the zone. From pyramid lake to smallmouth fishing on the snake this fly is always on the menu.
Material List:
Hook: B1 #4 or #6 streamer hook https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...
Tail: Chartreuse marabou https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...
Foam: 9mm boobie tube https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...
Body: Chartreuse chaos dubbing https://snakeriverfly.com/collections...
