Pale Ale SH

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DUBBN
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Pale Ale SH

Post by DUBBN » Tue May 25, 2021 6:15 am

This is a little size 18 I put together for a trip yesterday.

My journals point out that Yellow is in order for this time of year. There are Yellow Sally nymphs present along with PMD nymphs.

3 hours on the river produced quite a few nice Rainbows and Browns.

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Re: Pale Ale SH

Post by RickA » Tue May 25, 2021 8:36 am

... and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale has absolutely nothing to do with that fly?
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Re: Pale Ale SH

Post by DUBBN » Tue May 25, 2021 9:14 am

RickA wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 8:36 am ... and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale has absolutely nothing to do with that fly?
The only Sierra Nevada brew that I cared for was their seasonal Octoberfest. Not in the league with Sam Adams version, but decent.
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Re: Pale Ale SH

Post by hankaye » Wed May 26, 2021 8:25 am

DUBBN, Howdy;

Nice fly, interesting conversation on beers, yet, I've been noticing
something missing from the trout porn. Your hat. You goin' neeked
noggin now days? :shock:

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Re: Pale Ale SH

Post by Mike62 » Wed May 26, 2021 8:56 am

In these days over steroidally over-hopped IPA's, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is a nice alternative.
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Re: Pale Ale SH

Post by DUBBN » Wed May 26, 2021 10:30 am

The Pale Ale midge pattern was thought up by a tyer in Colorado . His name is Juan Ramirez. His pattern can be easily found on YouTube.

The Partridge and Yellow has been my go to pattern in the Spring and early Summer, for the past 3 seasons. This year the P&Y has taken a distant back seat to the lowly Muskrat.
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This year along with the last, finds the Western Slope of Colorado deep in a severe drought. The rivers are not running as high as normal, and are running clear. Perhaps this plays a part in the switch to the Muskrats unusual high success .

On a whim I had an idea that perhaps down sizing the P&Y to a size 18 might increase its effectiveness. For no particular reason I decided to incorporate the technique for the Pale Ale Midge with the construction of the Soft hackle. In doing so I faced the not so fun task of using partridge on a size 18 hook. I tyed a few up, and they do catch fish. Still, I needed something easier to work with. Natural Brahma hen was decided on.
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I have tied a grand total of 12 Pale Ale SH's. For me, it is not a year round pattern. I am sure by the time I run out of them, the need for the light cream colored soft hackles will be over with.

The past few trips to the river has found the lowly Muskrat producing the most fish. The Pale Ale SH has gained a lot of ground and is a now a close second to the ugly gray soft hackle.

Nymphing with and with out an indicator, along with the "down and across swing" is how I am using these soft hackles.
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Re: Pale Ale SH

Post by joaniebo » Wed May 26, 2021 4:10 pm

Dubbn

Feel free to mail me a few to “field test” during my upcoming trip to the Central Pennsylvania trout streams!

Bob
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Re: Pale Ale SH

Post by DUBBN » Wed May 26, 2021 4:12 pm

Staying with the color Yellow theme.

Size 18 PMD, Frenchies

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Re: Pale Ale SH

Post by Fishnkilts » Wed May 26, 2021 7:14 pm

Great looking flies DUBBN. I didn't now yellow was a good color for this time of year.

Sorry to hear about the water situation you're facing with. Over on this side, the Front Range, our creeks and rivers are high and muddy. But I'm glad you're able to get out and fish, unlike me right now. I think I will stay up later than normal the next few days and try to get some flies tied for myself, then hopefully I can get a few hours on the water this weekend.
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Re: Pale Ale SH

Post by Roadkill » Wed May 26, 2021 9:58 pm

Love them all, need to tie the Fenchies!
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