Frans reccomrndations to us were the mosquito dry fly size 16-22... Never fails he said... And he was right :)

The Usual for me. What little interaction I had with him convinced me of the worth of snowshoe. I turned a few of my friends that guide on the tailwaters in the south on to it. A lot cheaper than CDC for emergers and just as effective.  Gerry, I can't make the 20th, but I wouldn't mind splitting  a trip on the OZ later.  I've wanted to see what it's ll about, other than walking the wall  Best of luck.

Interesting looking at Flytyer how many people have 'invented" snowshoe flies, many that look just like the Usual.  Maybe Fichy is the missing link there, as I think the last one I saw was a tyer from a southern tailwater.  Tying recipe is similar to rabbit stew:  "First you get a rabbit", I have not found snowshoe feet anywhere in my travels to various flyshops.  It is a great fly anywhere that midges hatch!

Black thread and a puff of snowshoe on the South Holston in E. Tenn., doesn't get any better (pun intended). Those southeastern  tail waters are midge factories and I did VERY well on them with my dumb Yankee tactics. A material that retains buoyancy by some false casting is pretty dope in my book. One of the hardest things to do with  fooling educated trout is fishing a fly right in the film or slightly below. A parachute of snowshoe will float low and suspend the body of a fly just below the surface like an emerging midge,  if you don't make more than one false cast. Like many, I profited off of just a glancing blow off of Mr. Betters, even if he was pretty well into his cups when I did.

The DSR is reporting that the run is beginning,not huge #'s but enough to keep their customers happy.

They are all headed to your secret spot Jack. They'll be waiting. I'm going to try to do a little recon mission over the weekend to see for myself.

A few new ones  this AM but not many - fish from yesterday in upper DSR and above according to reports.
 
OK---that was IT for this year-- soooo cancel your reservations and go do something else.
NO more run for the year.
Better luck in 2016
 Run is OVER.

I was thinking the same thing that's why I plan on targeting chubs when I go out. Tying some good flies for them now I know they like shells of sun flower seeds having trouble tying that pattern though.

Ugly, where you targeting the chubs this weekend?

I'll more than likely be up river. I hope to do a few hours before the lacrosse games Sunday or Monday. But will be up next Wednesday through Friday also.