More than just a parachute Adams.
Photo: Chris Price
We talk a lot about the incredible variety in the trout fishing that we experience during our program at Chile West. Have a look at a typical selection of flies used during a trip with us, and you’ll get a good feel for what we mean.
We throw hoppers. We pound steamers on banks. We fish dry-dropper rigs. We nymph shallow. We dredge deep. We imitate nearly-invisible mayflies, and we chuck gigantic foam dries that imimate the awesome Cantaria beetle. There are a lot of different ways to fish down here!
Here’s our manager Chris’s short list of ‘must-have’ flies for Chile West.
Dries
- Foam body Stonefly or Stimulator – Black, Orange – #6, 8
- Turk’s Tarantula – #6, 8
- Chernobyl Ant – Black & Orange – # 6, 8
- Elk Hair Caddis – Black, Tan – #12, 16
- Parachute Adams – # 12, 16
Nymphs
- Beadhead or weighted Stonefly Nymph – Black, Brown, Olive, Golden – # 6, 8, 10
- Beadhead Prince Nymph – # 8, 12
- Beadhead Hair’s Ear – Tan – #10
- Bead head Pheasant tail – # 12, 14
- Bead head Caddis nymph – Tan, Olive – # 16
Streamers
- Conehead Wooly Bugger (Cactus Chenille) – Olive, Black – # 4
- Beadhead Wooly Bugger – Black, Brown – #8
- Weighted or Lead-eye Double Bunny Leech – Olive & Natural, Black & White – #4
- Zoo Cougar – Olive & Yellow – #6
