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- Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:30 am
- Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
- Topic: Rods for fishing flymphs and soft hackles
- Replies: 38
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Re: Rods for fishing flymphs and soft hackles
My 10' 6" Cortland 3wt with a 5wt single hand spey line by Rio gets used much like Dubbn. Fish it upstream with a variety of nymphing methods, depending on the river, then back down with soft hackles. I also have a 10" 4 wt Loomis rod that gets the same treatment on areas of the Deschutes....
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:24 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
- Replies: 9
- Views: 20386
Re: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
looks like a variant of Craig Matthews' Iris Caddis... a very effective fly here in Oregon..
- Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:47 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Flymphs for the film
- Replies: 10
- Views: 28537
Re: Flymphs for the film
Thanks for the inspiration and sharing your knowledge. Having watched you fish, I am paying attention to your suggestions. Goodness knows, I can use the advice.
- Sun May 21, 2023 8:57 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
- Replies: 23
- Views: 41232
Re: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
thanks Otto... goose does not even come close... I did try ostrich, but its just not the same.. I have continued to play with using different wing feathers that I have to get ribs close to your fly. I really like the effect with the space between wraps allowing the thread to show through. I have twi...
- Fri May 19, 2023 1:14 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
- Replies: 23
- Views: 41232
Re: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Otto, I think I got it... tied this on a Firestick 633 size 16, Kimono silk #301, body a herl from a canada goose wing, with xsmall pearl tinsel rib( not visible in my pitiful photo). Hackle from a pheasant skin.
- Thu May 18, 2023 11:23 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
- Replies: 23
- Views: 41232
Re: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Thanks Otto.. I had been trying to get the same effect with the wing feathers from Canada Goose, and another unknown wing feather I picked up by the river. The barbs on the feathers I've been using aren't as long as the Myna. I have used peacock and can get close. I'm really looking forward to your ...
- Tue May 16, 2023 6:51 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
- Replies: 23
- Views: 41232
Re: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Otto.. I've been trying to duplicate the bodies, rib, etc... do you know where on the bird that feather is coming from?
- Wed May 03, 2023 12:49 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Mystery Feather Soft Hackle
- Replies: 13
- Views: 28870
Re: Mystery Feather Soft Hackle
Otto I hope the catching is as good as the fishing!
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:03 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: O Spider
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5387
Re: O Spider
Bill showed me a box full of these little dudes...the picture doesn't do them justice... fish catching sun of a guns per Mr. Roadkill.
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 4:00 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: O Spider
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5387
Re: O Spider
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