Projo Fishing: HotBytes

"The Wood River is in great shape, clear and at a near perfect water level," writes Ed Lombardo.

"Arnie Waters and I fished the river and got into some very nice fish. At about 10 a.m., the fish started coming up with some consistency to a small spinner mayflies which I believe where 'tricos.' I could see a good number of these flies floating on the surface, and the trout where feeding on them very well. Also, this is the time of the season when small midges in colors of medium gray, tan, and, pale yellow are very prolific. I like using a size #20 or #22 on a 7x tippet.

"The Blue Winged Olive mayfly is always a must pattern for this time of the year. The usual terrestrials, wasp, hoppers, ants, beetles, inchworms, and spider patterns are all very important, too.

"But the month of September brings with it one of the most exciting events of the year: swarming time for flying ants. This is the time when these red-and-black creatures sprout wings and land on the water. I like using sizes #18 to # 14's in both red and black. My Sparkle Ant pattern imitates them well. I have found over the years that if these flies are tied with some sort of sparkle mixed in with the dubbing, thin tinsel wings are not needed....I like twitching the fly just as it comes into the trout's window."

 Tags  fly fishing Rhode Island fishing trout Wood River

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