For me, the North Woods sparks images of freestone streams, beaver bogs, wilderness ponds and alder thickets. It is the smell of pine and spruce and wood smoke from a camp stove and, of course, fishing for special fish in beautiful water.
The North Woods Selection includes twenty-four (24) of my favorite trout and landlocked salmon flies and is designed to provide the angler with a variety of flies that have been very successful for me and my customers. Whether you are fishing big waters like the Penobscot, a small river like the Exeter, or a remote pond, this selection is a great starting point.
"This summer I was invited to go on a trip to the Moosehead Lake area to fish for Landlocked Salmon and Brook Trout. This was uncharted water for me. I'm an avid saltwater fly fisherman and fly tyer, but had never fly fished for trout, so I turned to Rick for advice and counsel as to what flies to bring along on the trip. He described the types of hatches I would be encountering and offered several suggestions for flies to have in my fly box, including dry flies, nymphs and streamers. By the end of the trip, three clear winners had emerged. The Haystack turned out to be a terrific fly for a neophyte dry fly fisherman- easy to see and manage. The brookies loved it, too! The Henryville Special, once I had figured out the right body color, tied on size 14 and 16 hooks became my "go to" dry and emerger as my dry fly presentation proficiency increased. And finally, Rick's Orange Grey Ghost Marabou... It was on that fly, on my last cast of the trip, I caught a large Landlocked Salmon!" by John K (Salem, MA)
North Woods Selection with the option to add a Wheatley Comp-Lite Fly Box: $46.00
SELECTION INCLUDES:
- Dry flies: two (2) Henryville Specials, two (2) Usuals, one (1) Adams, two (2) Elk-hair Caddis, two (2) Haystacks, one (1) Hendrickson, one (1) Blue-wing Olive; Emergers: two (2) Philo Emergers, one (1) West Branch Caddis, two (2) Soft-hackle Emergers
- Nymphs: one (1) Flick's Hendrickson Nymph, one (1) Dun Varient, one (1) Bead-head Gold-ribbed Hare's Ear
- Streamers: one (1) Black Ghost Marabou, one (1) Yellow Marabou, one (1) Montreal Whore, one (1) Ripogenous Smelt, one (1) Orange Grey Ghost Marabou
Options (select at time of ordering):
* Fly Box:
•Option 1: Wheatley Comp-Lite standard Fly Box (Model 9403SA-small ) with Easy Grip Inserts: $11.95
•Option 2: Wheatley Comp-Lite Fly Box with a swing-leaf (Model 9404SA-small): $14.95
Gift Wrapping: We'll personally wrap your selection in very tasteful fishing related wrapping paper: $3.00
SHIPPING: We can either mail the wrapped gift directly to you or mail it directly to the recipient -
- Shipped within the U.S. - no additional shipping charge
- Shipped outside the U.S. - $6.00 additional shipping charge
Make sure to contact Rick directly with questions about this or any other set he offers or to talk with him about putting together a personal "Custom Fly Seletion" specific to the waters you will be fihsing. email: shadcreekflies@gmail.com