01-25-2012, 07:59 PM
I've never been but I have a good friend that used to go quite a bit. He said you only need as small as size 18 in the spring. He said the eastern version of a pale evening dunn ( not western fly with that name) http://flyanglersonline.com/flytying/fot...02fotw.php
plus plus a mayfly nymph pattern are the 2 flies to have in size 18. Everything else should be larger. In the Summer and Fall you would do better not using size 18 or smaller there. Just one person's experience so take it for what it is.
If you haven't spent much time in further east in northern U.S. or southern Canada in the spring be warned the bugs can be horrendous. The blackflies come first then the mosquitoes. They can be extremely thick compared to even the worst experience in the West. Deet doesn't work so well on those flies and they hurt. Have you tried calling any of the lodges in the area? I'd suggest asking about fly sizes and what measures for the bugs likely to be around when you go.
Be sure to post pictures after your trip and let us know how it goes. Sounds like a very cool trip.
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plus plus a mayfly nymph pattern are the 2 flies to have in size 18. Everything else should be larger. In the Summer and Fall you would do better not using size 18 or smaller there. Just one person's experience so take it for what it is.
If you haven't spent much time in further east in northern U.S. or southern Canada in the spring be warned the bugs can be horrendous. The blackflies come first then the mosquitoes. They can be extremely thick compared to even the worst experience in the West. Deet doesn't work so well on those flies and they hurt. Have you tried calling any of the lodges in the area? I'd suggest asking about fly sizes and what measures for the bugs likely to be around when you go.
Be sure to post pictures after your trip and let us know how it goes. Sounds like a very cool trip.
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