Why the Carey Special Fly Still Catches Everything
You'll usually find a carey special fly tucked into the corner of my fly box, mostly because it's saved more slow days on the lake than I care to admit. It isn't the prettiest thing to look at—it's actually kind of a mess of feathers—but that's exactly why it works. If you've spent any time fishing the lakes of the Pacific Northwest or Western Canada, you've probably heard some old-timer swearing by it while everyone else is busy trying to figure out which micro-midge is hatching. ...