Steve Schalla
Ojai, California
I spent my 20's establishing reforestation nurseries in California, Oregon, and Washington with nurseries along the Umpqua River (Oregon) and the Lewis River (Washington).
In fact , I even had an office 20 feet from one of the premier steelhead holes and could watch the guides pull up some beautiful
fish... AND I never found time to go fishing.
Now I'm in my late 40's, 300 miles from my home waters of the Eastern Sierras, and I am usually thinking about that next fishing trip. I mostly fish Crowley Lake from a float tube. Most of the fly patterns I use are for stillwater. Crowley is a trophy trout lake with Browns and Rainbows in the 18"-24" size class. Sacramento Perch are also plentiful and many believe that world-record sizes exist there.
I've included in my fly selection three mini-leech patterns, each with a different type of dubbing. These flies can be fished a variety of ways from a fast troll to a slow retrieve and twitch. I've had 50-fish days on all three of them. Midge action is also a big thing at Crowley. The sensation of getting a 24" Rainbow on a size #18 Midge gets the blood flowing. Midges can be fished from shore working the drop-offs. The Grey Ghost also works well at Crowley, imitating the shad fry, particularly in the Fall. If the lake action is slow, we have great stream fishing in the head waters of the Owen River, Hot Creek, and the San Joaquin. The Grand Slam of Trout is available as Goldens, Browns, Rainbows, and Brooks are all within 100 miles.
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Hook:
TMC 5263 #8-10.
Thread: Olive 6/0.
Tail: Olive marabou with 4 strands of olive Krystal Flash.
Body: Blend of 1/2 olive Hare-Tron , 1/2 chartreuse Ice Dubbing.
Rib: Fine gold wire with 2 strands of olive Krystal Flash.
Bead: Chartreuse hot bead, 3/16.
Hook:
TMC 5263 #8-10.
Thread: Black.
Tail: Black marabou with 4 strands black Krystal Flash.
Body: Olive black Flashabou.
Rib: Fine gold wire.
Hook:
TMC 5263 #8-10.
Thread: Brown 6/0.
Tail: Brown marabou with 4 strands Silver Krystal Flash.
Body: Blend of angora goat ,1/2 brown, 1/8 red, 1/8 amber, 1/8
black, 1/8 olive.
Rib: Fine silver wire with 2 strands of silver Krystal Flash.
Hook:
TMC 100 #14-18.
Thread: Black.
Body: Porcupine quill wrapped with stripped olive-dyed duck
quill.
Thorax: Olive Hare-tron.
Wing: Brown antron./
Hackle: Dark dun, parachute style
Tail: 4 Microfibbets.
Hook:
Daiichi 1130 #14-18.
Thread: Black 8/0.
Ribbing: Fine copper wire.
Thorax: Peacock herl.
Air Sac: Light olive
CDC.
Hook:
TMC 300 #6-10.
Thread: Black.
Body: Orange floss.
Rib: Flat silver tinsel.
Tag: Flat silver tinsel.
Throat: 3-4 strands peacock herl.
Throat: White bucktail, sparse and under.
Throat: Golden pheasant crest, curving upwards.
Wing: 4 whitish grey saddle hackles.
Underwing: Golden pheasant crest, curving downwards.
Cheek: Silver pheasant body feathers.
Cheek: Imitation jungle cock.
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