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- Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:12 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Red Coral
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2442
Re: Red Coral
Striking fly, although in the photo, on this particular monitor, the body looks more orange than scarlet. In fact, it looks a a perfect fly for October.
- Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:41 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Glass Spider
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2871
Re: Glass Spider
Are you holding the crystal flash in you fingers when you cord it or in a hackle pliers?Hans Weilenmann wrote:
One piece. No trick. Simply wrap touching turns to bend, keep tension, and cord the ribbon - then spiral back towards eye.
- Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:03 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Glass Spider
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2871
Re: Glass Spider
Hans -
Am I correct in assuming that it's a single piece of crystal flash, tied in near the eye, wrapped back, and then twisted for the rib? If that's the case is there a trick for twisting it without the flat part coming loose? Or do you use two pieces?
Am I correct in assuming that it's a single piece of crystal flash, tied in near the eye, wrapped back, and then twisted for the rib? If that's the case is there a trick for twisting it without the flat part coming loose? Or do you use two pieces?
- Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:59 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: CDC & Chartreuse
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3914
Re: CDC & Chartreuse
Hans, Not sure at all if it would appear like a drowned dun or not. I do know, if immersed in moving water like a stream, that the hackle would be reduced to just nothing more than the stems that the fiber barbs are attached to. They in turn would stick up against the body dubbing. If a trout would...
- Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:18 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Plain Tummel
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2699
Re: Plain Tummel
A little over dressed for my taste .
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:35 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Curious about rod usage
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12782
Re: Curious about rod usage
I find your question itself interesting, because I see no evidence at all that innovation has slowed. There's more choices now than ever.flyfishwithme wrote: Now an interesting question goes begging here. Is it because we as anglers are comfortable with a 9' rod that the rod manufacturers innovation has slowed?
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:27 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Traling Shuck & Biot
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3368
Re: Traling Shuck & Biot
I've had very good luck with biot bodied soft hackles, especially in olive or green. I suppose the fish take it for a caddis larva (when fished on bottom like a nymph) or a pharate adult caddis when fished near the top. In fact, I once took two good trout on consecutive casts -- one on bottom in fou...
- Sat Nov 28, 2009 2:57 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Curious about rod usage
- Replies: 20
- Views: 12782
Re: Curious about rod usage
I think the "standard" certainly around here, and I think in much of the US, is a 9' 5wgt for trout in streams. (Stillwater fishing for trout is not really an option here in the mid-Atlantic.) I once had Montana guide tell to bring any rod I wanted, as long as it was a 9' 5 wgt. In a way, ...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:32 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Bronze & Peacock
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5305
Re: Bronze & Peacock
Not to mention hook size possibilities.letumgo wrote:It is a technique that opens up a whole new range of hackle feather, as well as hair-hackle possibilities.
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:28 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Grizzly Spider (variant)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2174
Re: Grizzly Spider (variant)
Nice fly, but is that really grizzly hackle?