The herl hackle works for me. I'll bet it'll be murder in the water.
Mark
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- Mon Aug 27, 2012 11:21 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: My latest crazy experiment...herl hackle
- Replies: 33
- Views: 8296
- Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:26 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Dr. Lyte Palmer
- Replies: 27
- Views: 7810
Re: Dr. Lyte Palmer
Good stuff, everyone. A great topic, Lance, and lots of great information on a very interesting fly from Leisenring's line-up.
Mark
Mark
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:16 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: G-G (green & Grey)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2218
Re: G-G (green & Grey)
I have ALWAYS been partial to green flies. This one's a winner.
Mark
Mark
- Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:29 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Grubus Gargantuan
- Replies: 17
- Views: 9842
Re: Grubus Gargantuan
Zounds! What would you use that for? The Giant Behemoth?
Mark
Mark
- Sat Jul 28, 2012 7:37 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Green Caddis Hare and Starling 1250
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4380
Re: Green Caddis Hare and Starling 1250
Another great looking fly, William. Keep up the good work. I'll be sharing this thread on our Facebook page.
Mark
Mark
- Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:57 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: pheasant tail soft hackle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7864
Re: pheasant tail soft hackle
Hi gingerdun, Eric Leiser, who has written some books on materials and dying them and who use to own and run his own fly shop some years back, used women's hair dye (Clairol) for dying rooster and hen neck. ( He did an article on the technique for Fly Fisherman Magazine some time ago.) It works quit...
- Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:20 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: red badger & flymph (Photographic Tutorial/SBS Instructions)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12007
Re: red badger & flymph
WONDERFUL! Great tutorial and a super nice fly. Thanks for the contribution.
Mark
Mark
- Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:11 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: More than meets the eye.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7759
- Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:52 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: More than meets the eye.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7759
More than meets the eye.
Hi All, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we select our flies for usage. When we look at a wingless wet fly (a new pattern), do we intuitively know that fly will work? Do years of tying and fishing experience come into play or is it the look, attitude, coloration, etc. How do you know? Do bells and...
- Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:42 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: cheap or good hen capes/necks?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 11356
Re: cheap or good hen capes/necks?
Simply take a tip from Leisenring. The more expensive necks which are genetic in nature are finer and stiffer and often, better suited to faster water applications. The softer, webbier, cheaper barnyard hen type of necks often called Indian Hen, to me is more in the realm of game-bird style wingless...