Trouts Fly Fishing

Trout’s Chewy Flies - Garcia’s Tungsten Rojo Emerger

Hook: #18-22 Curved nymph, Daiichi 1270

Thread: 8/0 Uni Thread in Black, Red, Tan, White, etc

Body: Thread

Ribbing: Fine copper wire

Thorax: Adams gray Wapsi Superfine

Wing: Oral B dental floss

Bead: Ruby (silver lined) glass bead, x-small to small & small black tungsten bead

Head: Peacock Herl

Weather fishing tailwaters for smart and wary trout, or bigger freestone rivers, the Rojo Emerger has always been a great producing fly.  Now with the added tungsten bead, this fly make a fantastic dropper fly behind a small caddis or mayfly.  Be sure to have this in a variety of colors, as certain shades definitely work better at certain times of year.

Trout’s Chewy Flies - Barr’s PMD Flashback Emerger

Hook: #16-24 2488H or TMC 106TC

Thread: Iron gray 8/0 Uni-Thread

Tail:Brown hackle fibers

Abdomen: Brown olive synthetic dubbing with Antron mixed in

Thorax: Adams gray Wapsi Superfine

Wingcase & Legs: Brown hackle fibers

Bead Head: Optional

With PMD’s starting to hatch around the state, I wanted to post one of my go-to PMD emerger patterns.  I have had tremendous success fishing this fly behind a dry, or on deep nymph rigs.  John Barr has one of the most useful and effective assortment of fly patterns for numerous species, and I must say that I have had more success with the Barr’s Emerger (whether PMD or BWO) then any other fly.