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Mission Statement - The intent of this site is to give back to the fly fishing community the knowledge I've gained from over two decades of fly fishing.  This includes fly selection which aptly melds the site's name "Dougherty's Fly Box".

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Many of the flies outlined are productive patterns tied to match specific baits for specific localities.  By outlining, it's my attempt to simplify both freshwater and saltwater fly selections.

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Warm regards,

Brian Dougherty    Fly fishing the eastern United States                                                       Go2Fly Series I Good Tips I Big Fish


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Fishing Reports and Recent News:

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02Aug08 - Guide Greg Boyd and I drifted the Delaware River.  We caught stripers and smallmouths.  We fished daybreak to mid-day.  Size 18-16 caddis started the day early by creating surface activity as small minnows, presumably baby shad, were feeding.  Productive flies included poppers, bunny flies and Clouser darters.  Conditions were overcast, including an occasion shower with slightly discolored water.

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Delaware smallmouth caught using a chartreuse Clouser darter.

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05Jul08 - I fished the Allenberry section of the Yellow Breeches in Boiling Springs, PA.  I fished from 6:45-9:30am, landed 3 brown trout and missed at least 3 more. The stream flow was slightly above normal (195 cfs reported at Camp Hill, PA) and continued to rise and discolor during fishing.  The stream had received a fair amount of rain from the previous night and during the hours fished.  The most productive fly was a size 16 Oliver Edward's Hydropsyche Caddis larva.  Other flies tried included: size 16 Barr's Net Builder, size 12 olive caddis larva, size 16 black beetle and an olive sculpin.  Two fish were seen rising sporadically.  There was little to no fly activity.

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Allenberry on the Yellow Breeches

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21Jun08 - I fished Neshaminy Creek (PA) Saturday evening.  Weather was fantastic and the creek was flowing approximately 39 cfs.  Stream height was lower than normal with good water clarity.  Rock bass and bluegills were extremely plentiful.  No smallmouth bass were caught.  Hatches were non-existent.  Streamer patterns were top producers.  Poppers produced little results.

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An up and down shot of Neshaminy Creek

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