Flyfish Fanatic

I Received another E-mail from one of my readers asking about “The Bushwacker” so I figured I would write a post in response.  Here is the E-mail I received.

“Hi there! I was reading on your website and saw the picture of the bushwacker fly. I would like more info. on it if possible, the recipe or perhaps where i could purchase it.

Also, i will be going to Roche Lake at the beginning of October and would like a recommendation on what type of flies are best to use there, if possible could you also enclose recipes and/or materials needed for the flies?   Thx”
The Bushwacker has been my more effective fly this year, I just learned about it at on of the  FlyBC fly tying nights.  It is one of the easiest  flies to tie, as there are only two ingredients  to tie it.

Sixe 8-12 Scud Hook

Stillwater Solutions sparkle Dubbing

Goose Biots

I tie them in many different colors, but the most effective are light and dark green sparkle dubbing, but I have had luck with tans and browns as well.

To tie it, start your thread and tie it in as normal, Bring the tread to just past the Barb of the hook. Make a dubbing loop, add your dubbing and spin until fibers are at 90 degrees. Wind your thread forward to about 1/8 inch from the hook eye.  wrap the dubbing loop forward to create the body adding a few extra wraps in the middle to create a bit of a bulge in the center of they fly. Stop wrapping 1/8 inch from the hook eye and tie off. With a dubbing brush pull out some of the strands of dubbing. Clip off 2 goose biots.  add one to each side of the fly at the head area making sure to have them along  the side of the fly, but near the top.  Tie in and create a head with the thread, whip finnish and add head cement.

As fro fishing at Roche lake in October. Depending on how the weather is leading up to the time of your trip there can be many options.

I would make sure to have Chironomids with you in Black with red rib, Black with silver rib, Brown with silver rib, Green with silver rib, Green with  red rib,  and for Roche, Blue (Yes Blue) with silver rib.

Leeches and Micro leeches in Black, red, Black/red mix, and green. I tie my  Micro leeches with a egg sucking head like the one below. I use orange and red bead heads

Also make sure to have some Dragon fly Nymphs with you as the fish are starting to fatten up for the long winter and the dragon is a large meal for them. Below are a few patterns that I like.

The Ridgeback

The Gomphus in Tan and in Green.

Beside the above flies, there is always the tried and true searching patterns like the spratly, and my favorite searching pattern The knouff lake special.

Knouff lake special.

October can be a GREAT time of year for fishing. As I said, the fish really start to gorge to get ready for the long winter, and they will sometimes eat anything that is presented properly.

Good Luck, And have fun.

Please keep the questions coming!!!!

Rick Passek “The Flyfish Fanatic”™

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