The fishing has been excellent for those that have spent time fishing Southwest Montana this Winter and Early Spring. The Squalla Stonefies, BWO’s, and Midges will dominate our bug hatch imitations the month of April. The fly patterns we like to fish for April are as follows.
Stonefly nymphs: In sizes #6, #8; Delektable Hurless Std and Flashback Gray and Olive; Delektable Mega Prince Std and Flashback; Delektable Braided Brownstone Std and Flashback; Delektable Hurless Stone Purple Flashback; Pats Rubberlegs in Brown and Olive/Brown; Morrish’s W.M.D. Claret; Double BH Stone in Black and Hare’s Ear.
The BWO Nymph’s and other Smaller Nymphs we like to fish in April are as follows: Delektable Rootbeer Floats in Dark Gray, Red, Chocolate, and Gray in sizes #16 and #18; Delektable Lil’ Spankers in Red, Olive, Silver, Purple, and Pheasantail in #14, #16, and #18 sizes; Delektable Mr Rubberlegs Pheasantail in sizes #12, #14, and #16; Tungsten BH Soft Hackle Pheasantail in size #16, #18, and #20; BH WD-40’s in Black, Olive, Gray, and Chocolate in #18 and #20; Tungsten BH Studlys in Amber and Olive sizes #16, and #18; Tungsten BH Flashbugs in sizes #16, #18, and #20; Tungsten BH Olive Epoxy-Back in #18 and #20; Black BH WD-40 Olive #18 and #20; BH Lightning Bug Silver in size #16, #18, and #20; BH Soft Hackled Bob in Copper and Red #14, #16, and #18; Tungsten BH Copper Bob in Red, Copper, and Olive in size #14, #16, and #18; Delektable CDC Prince and Regular Prince in sizes #8 through #18; and Delektable CDC Halloween in sizes #8 through #16.
BWO Dry Flies: Split-Winged Parachutes in Adams, BWO, and Purple Haze sizes #18 and #20; Standard Parachutes in Adams, BWO, Purple Haze and Irresistable Adams in #18 and #20; Snowshoe Baetis #20; CDC Budding Emerger #18 and #20; Snowshoe Emerger #20; Quigley’s Loopy Cripple BWO #18; RS-2 Emerger in Olive and Chocolate in #18 and #20; Baetis Paracripple #18; BWO Klink Parachute #18; Brooks Sprout BWO Emerger #18 and #20; and BWO Captive Dun #20.
Midges Underwater Wet Flies: Delektable Twinkles in Red, Black, Gray and Miracle in #18 and #20; BH Zebra Midges in Red and Black #18 and #20; and BH Midge Mogie in Black and Red #18 and #20.
Midges Dry Flies: Adams Midge Cluster #20; R.B. Midge#20; Black Sipper #20; Hi-Viz Griffiths Gnat #18 and #20; Gulper Special #18 and #20; and Brooks Sprout Midge Black #20 and #22.
San Juan Worms, Eggs, and Attractor Wet Flies: Delektable BH Worm in Red, Wine, and Pink sizes #8, #12, and #16; Steel Worm Red in sizes #6 and #12; Glo Bug Eggs in Cheese, Apricot, Champagne, and Orange Roe in sizes #10 and #12; and Delektable Sex Fly in size #10 through #16.
Streamers: Delektable Screamers in single and jointed double size #6 Black/Olive, Brown/Yellow, Badger, Olive, Yellow, Black and White; Silvey’s Sculpin Leech #4 in Olive, Tan, Gray, and Black; Zonkers in Natural, Olive, and Yellow in sizes #6 and #8; Lead-Eyed Big Horn Bugger #6 in Brown/Yellow; Bow River Buggers in Black, Olive, and White size #6 and #8; J.J.’s Specials in size #4 and #6; Scupzilla in White, Olive, and Black; Zuddler in Black, Olive, and White in size #4 and #6; Yellow Yummy in #4 and #6; and Big Gulp Sculpin in Olive, Tan, and Black size #4.
The above April Fly selections are available through Beartooth Flyfishing at our Fly Shop and are in stock. If you would like Dan to put together a special selection of flies for April or any other time of the year, just call the shop at 406-682-7525.
Dan
