Thank you sir. Also a utilitarian beauty. The Hustler is a reliable bait.
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- Tue May 24, 2022 11:07 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Hustler Flymph
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4212
Re: Hustler Flymph
- Tue May 24, 2022 10:01 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Hustler Flymph
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4212
Hustler Flymph
Can't remember if I've already posted this one or not, but if I have, forgive me, I'm claiming dementia. This one is working good over western march brown, & also spotted sedge. hustler 038.JPG hook: #10-#14 thread: tan UNI 8/0 hackle: brahma hen rib: gold wire body: natural amber seal & tho...
- Tue May 24, 2022 9:51 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Ida May
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1221
Re: Ida May
Nice tie. In 'Nymph Fishing For Larger Trout' Brooks indicates that this one fishes for green drake. It is a very good drake emerger.
- Tue May 24, 2022 9:45 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Dick's Killer Bucktail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3748
Re: Dick's Killer Bucktail
Beautiful pattern Steve and as Ray said, It's good to see you posting again! It sounds like you need a hobby to occupy your time! Might we suggest fly fishing and tying? You are indeed a busy man! Gotta admire you for that! Dougsden I couldn't determine if the original had wire, however I did wind ...
- Tue May 24, 2022 9:41 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Dick's Killer Bucktail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3748
Re: Dick's Killer Bucktail
You may suggest. A fine idea that!
- Tue May 24, 2022 9:38 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Dick's Killer Bucktail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3748
Re: Dick's Killer Bucktail
Beautifully dressed fly, Steve. I can definitely see this as a forerunner of the Edson Light Tiger. I might try a variant on local waters, using the brass Edson "cheeks" instead of the JC. PS. According to the American Museum of Fly Fishing website, Bill Edson and Dick fished together. Du...
- Fri May 20, 2022 3:37 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Dick's Killer Bucktail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3748
Re: Dick's Killer Bucktail
Ray, thanks for the kind words. Crazy-busy with guiding, building, preparing for the release of 'Trout Spey & The Art Of The Swing, any day now, & a new project, bringing Soft~Hackle Journal to a print quarterly (I'm perceiving a trend away from online reading, not overriding, but a trend no...
- Fri May 20, 2022 2:00 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Dick's Killer Bucktail
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3748
Dick's Killer Bucktail
An old yankee bucktail developed on the upper Connecticut River, on the Vermont / New Hampshire border. Rumored to be the forerunner of the Edson Tiger. Evidently travels well because it proved a fair producer swung over pre-spawn rainbows on the upper Columbia this Spring. dick's killer bucktail II...
- Thu Dec 23, 2021 12:14 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Brahma & Blue Fore & Aft
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3265
- Tue Dec 21, 2021 11:33 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Winged Wet Flies
- Topic: Wing or no wing
- Replies: 30
- Views: 95540
Re: Wing or no wing
I'm probably way late for this (very good discussion) but can't resist 2 cents. In my own view a hackle collar serves as both wings & appendages for wee bugs like spring & summer caddis & mayflies. But I think it should be said (as some have pointed out) that many aquatic insects emerge ...