Paraleptroghlebia bicornuta, P. debilis    

Red Quill

Season:

Henry's Fork         

 August 20 - September 30

Yellowstone         

 Gallatin - July, September - October

Habitat:                              

Live in silty, weedy, slower sections

Size:                                  

#16-18

Nymphs:                            

Stout Crawler, Poor Swimmer

Squared Head, Three Equal Tails,

Color:

Dark Reddish Brown

Mature nymphs move to slower water where leaf and other detritus accumulate. Look for them in trailing plants and moderate currents.

                                          Floating nymph may be most important stage to fisherman

Emergers:                          

Mid-morning to mid-afternoon nymphs crawl several inches out of the water on sticks, rocks, and plant stems.

Some may emerge on sticks or plant stems underwater.

Slow to moderate currents

Duns:                                

Light Dun/Smoky Gray unmarked wings, Three tails, rounded hind wings

Dark reddish brown bodies

Duns remain on the water a long time while drying and extending wings

Spinners:                           

Can be heavy and important

Mid-morning and mid-afternoon

Males have dark bodies and white abdomens

                                          Females have dark mahogany bodies and pale wings

Presentation:                      

Dead drift

Quartering down and across

Time:                                 

10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (Civilized)

Place:                                

WR #16, and "The Lower Ranch"

Strategy:                             Rainbow trout are especially fond of taking nymphs in the surface film.

Work individual trout rather than casting to groups, study the riseform and feeding rhythm.

Use light and long tippets and a reach cast upstream or downstream for drag free drift with bug reaching the fish before your leader.

                                          Patterns with a post or upright wing are easier to see so make a good lead fly with a flush floating dropper.

Work current seams, slow, shallow margins around plants and weeds.

Use a low profile and casting angle, keep false casts away from fishing area. On the delivery, place only the fly and tippet in front of the trout. Do not let your fly line land close to the trout, or it will spook.

Patterns:                            

Fur Nymph

Floating Nymph

Sawyer's Pheasant Tail

Loop Wing CDC Emerger

Thorax Mahogany Dun

Sparkle Dun

Mahogany Dun Parachute