Bob,
Wow! I'm not sure there are that many trout in cheese country!
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- Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:49 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: I've been busy ....
- Replies: 6
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- Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:08 am
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Eurasian Collared Dove (Dotterel Substitute)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 916
Re: Eurasian Collared Dove (Dotterel Substitute)
The color match might not be perfect, but Eurasian collar dove ties a right handsome Dotterel.
From T.E. Pritt, Yorkshire Trout Flies (1885)


From T.E. Pritt, Yorkshire Trout Flies (1885)


- Sun Sep 06, 2020 12:42 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Hare's Ear, Pheasant Tails & Hackles
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1952
Re: Hare's Ear, Pheasant Tails & Hackles
I may have to GOOGLE this Datus Proper guy DUBBN, Datus Proper's book What the Trout Said is the best fly tying book that I know of, and it contains not a single fly pattern! The book is about fly design (what works; what doesn't; and why). Proper was a member of the Foreign Service, but he was a s...
- Fri Sep 04, 2020 2:27 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Hare's Ear, Pheasant Tails & Hackles
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1952
Re: Hare's Ear, Pheasant Tails & Hackles
veering off topic, ever so slightly: Joseph Grigely aka "bearbutt", somehow purchased Datus Propers travel fly tying kit. I believe it was described in one of his books, possibly "What the Trout said". From polar bear hair to size 15 Saville hooks, this kit has it all! Dana I al...
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 11:58 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Who Fishes Wood?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3461
Re: Who Fishes Wood?
What camera are you using? I love that photo of the trout. Ray, The camera is a mainstream point-and-shoot waterproof camera (Olympus TG-5). I edited the original a bit by twiddling the knobs on a photo editing program. This photo (also edited) probably shows better what the camera can produce, bec...
- Tue Aug 25, 2020 9:00 pm
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Who Fishes Wood?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3461
Re: Who Fishes Wood?
Wondering how many flymphers fish bamboo rods? Ahhh yes ... the slippery slope. I fish bamboo rods pretty much exclusively these days and own a handful that fit both my cast and my preferences of "feel". Two weeks ago, fishing with the Forum Ghillie on Soda Butte Creek in Yellowstone... A...
- Fri Jul 24, 2020 12:18 pm
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Micro Fishing Photo Tank - Inexpensive Under Water Photo Set Up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1913
Re: Micro Fishing Photo Tank - Inexpensive Under Water Photo Set Up
That starling fly is gorgeous. A Skues' Iron Blue Nymph, which features starling hackle, is one of my favorite flies when BWOs are on the menu. This one is bone dry, but it looks quite delicious, in a trouty sort of way, when wet.


- Thu Jul 23, 2020 5:32 pm
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Micro Fishing Photo Tank - Inexpensive Under Water Photo Set Up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1913
Re: Micro Fishing Photo Tank - Inexpensive Under Water Photo Set Up
John, We've got to stop meeting this way! The very long length of feather barbs on hen saddle feathers is an unsolvable problem. Such feathers work great on large flies, but not well on small ones. That's why I don't use hen saddles for small soft-hackled flies. I instead use feathers of game birds ...
- Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:31 pm
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Micro Fishing Photo Tank - Inexpensive Under Water Photo Set Up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1913
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:37 pm
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Micro Fishing Photo Tank - Inexpensive Under Water Photo Set Up
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1913
Re: Micro Fishing Photo Tank - Inexpensive Under Water Photo Set Up
Very nice photos gents. Ray, I especially like the light imprint of the floating spider. John, a couple of thoughts about the lack of underwater movement... Water currents are probably a big part of underwater hackle movement. Good luck working in a fast-flowing river though. That sounds like diffic...