Lance Gray & Company's November 2020 Newsletter
Get out there and Fish!!!
It finally feels like Fall now, especially in the morning. Crisp and cool! Boy what a drawn-out summer. I’d like to see 2020 in the books! If you haven’t been fishing you need too. The rivers are fishing great right now. We are right in the middle of the “Egg Drop” all over the valley rivers.
Pheasant season is also in full swing for me and the boys (my labs Wyatt and Ruger). We’ve been hitting the checks pretty hard this year. Nothing better than a dog on point over a hiding rooster. Well okay – a screaming reel and jumping wild steelhead is a great sight also!
Take a look at many of the Workshops and Tours we have on the schedule. We even opened up a couple more Lake Almanor Hex Tours dates.

We still have some dates for the Spring – so make sure you get yours!
And please – get out there and fish!!
Rivers
The rivers have been great. I have been guiding on both the Feather River and the Lower Sac the last three weeks. The fishing is getting better and better. Double hook ups on the Feather on steelhead on three different days. On one of the days we had five double hook ups. Top flies for the Lower Sac are the Brown Rubberlegs in Size 4, Dark Roe Mottled Egg Size 8mm, Tangerine Mottled Egg Size 8mm, Sweet Pea Size 18, Lance’s X-May in Olive and Brown Size 18 and Thurman’s Bird’s Nest in Brown in Size 14. The Feather River has just been eggs and more eggs; Dark Roe Mottled Egg Size 8mm, Tangerine Mottled Egg Size 8mm and Peachy King Mottled Egg Size 8mm – if you want to fish some flies – Lance’s X-May in Olive Size 16 and Lance’s Fireworm Earth Worm Size 14. Open are March 23,24,25,31 and April 6,7,8,13,14,15,20,21,22 for Spring 2021
Tours
We just opened up two tours for the Hex Hatch – the Hex Hatch Tour is the perfect tour for you to get tons of information on the Hex Hatch at Lake Almanor and the confidence to do it yourself. We have June 25, 2021 and July 5, 2021 on the schedule. They are completely open. Book away. On January 9, 2021 we have a Yuba River Tour planned. This tour will be right during the Skwala hatch. A great way to get to know the river while concentrating on the Skwala Hatch. 
Workshops
The workshops have been growing in popularity. These four-hour workshops concentrate on one fly fishing discipline. We have a Dry Fly Workshop on January 23, 2021. This isn’t your typical Dry Fly Workshop – this workshop is setup for Valley River dry fly fishing. Long leaders and strong fighting fish. This workshop is right in the middle of the Skwala Hatch. Come learn how to make the perfect dry fly leader and how to fish it!!
Fly of the Month
The “Fly of the Month”, this month is my
X-May in Brown. This fly has been killing them on the Lower Sac. A great mayfly imitation that is super easy to tie! Get some materials and tie some or better yet – order them online!!
Hook – Firehole 516 Size 16-20
Bead – Copper size to match
Thread – Danville Tobacco Brown #47
Rib – Copper Wire size to match
Tail & Gills – Natural Pheasant Tail
Wingcase – Flashabou Mirage Tinsel in Pearl
Thorax – Wapsi Super Fine Dubbing Brown
Legs – Krystal Flash Rootbeer
Product of the Month
Firehole Hooks are in the spotlight this month. I haven’t found a Firehole hook that I don’t like. The hook that I tie on the most is the Jigged Hook 516. But the hook I really like is the is the all-purpose hook 718. This is truly an all-purpose hook. I tie Skwalas, my Swinging Bird’s Nest and I just revised Tim Fox’s pattern the Fox’s Poopah to this hook. It has a stretched-out shank that is slightly curved with a ring eye. What I really like about this hook is the bend; wide gap and strong. It’s very well designed.

LGC's Online Store
LGC Store
Wow – we have been busy adding new items to the LGC Online Store. We have tons of Bird’s Nest, X-Mays and many more flies, Indicators and of course the Tie-Fast products. You need to check it out. We are adding new items all the time and everything is in stock!!!
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