February from the bench

As we sat down at the fly tying bench for this month, February. We’re deep into our winter pattern and its been really cool. We’re working deep into the backcountry following our favorite gamefish as salinity levels drop there and to get out of the wind. In addition, a preferred prey species the scaled sardine or pilchards have migrated offshore looking for more stable water temperatures. As a result, our gamefish have been relying on local prey species like killifish, shrimp, and small crabs. So, we’re throwing smaller imitation and impressionistic patterns like deceivers, clousers, kwans, seaducers, and bend backs.