New to fly fishing.

[Krazy888]

Hi I'm new to fly fishing and I would like to find out how to get info on bug patterns on any said, lake or river.
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[remo_5_0]

Internet
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[Lech456]

Welcome! You have found a fountain of fly fishing knowledge. This is a great place to get some of the information that you are after if you can be specific about what water you are fishing. If you are looking for a resource outside of BFT I would recomend the book "Flyfisher's Guide to Utah" by James Demoux. He covers pretty much all of the water (still or otherwise) from the top of the state to the bottom complete with hatch charts, fly patterns, fish species and even places to eat while you are out. It's my go to for a baseline when I am headed to new water.
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[remo_5_0]

[quote Lech456]Welcome! You have found a fountain of fly fishing knowledge. This is a great place to get some of the information that you are after if you can be specific about what water you are fishing. If you are looking for a resource outside of BFT I would recomend the book "Flyfisher's Guide to Utah" by James Demoux. He covers pretty much all of the water (still or otherwise) from the top of the state to the bottom complete with hatch charts, fly patterns, fish species and even places to eat while you are out. It's my go to for a baseline when I am headed to new water.[/quote]

Much better answer than mine []
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[Krazy888]

Thank you thats a lot of help!!
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[Watershadow]

Find some hatch charts. most are pretty similar for the rocky mountain region, then start looking to present flies that imitate the hatch at a given time of year. Once you have a trip planned, go talk to guys in some of our fine fly shops; they can help you out with patterns, and life cycles of the various insects you'll encounter. Also, learn how to identify the aquatic insects from a book or the internet, and look for them while you're afield....when you start to recognize them, and their various life cycles, it will start to come together. A good flyfisher is a keen observer of all things happening on, under, and around the stream. good luck.
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