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- Sun Oct 02, 2016 7:51 pm
- Forum: Tutorials / Step-by-Steps / Video Demos
- Topic: Making Water Vole Dubbing Substitute Using Pine Squirrel
- Replies: 12
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Re: Making Water Vole Dubbing Substitute Using Pine Squirrel
Ray, very nice tutorial. I was out in the backyard and got scolded by a pair of pine squirrels. I will be sampling the fur very soon. I'll be digging out one of my traps very soon. I have a huge red oak in the side yard and a large white pine in the side yard. No shortage of squirrels in this area. ...
- Thu Sep 29, 2016 11:39 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Couple of flies from last week
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3324
Couple of flies from last week
I had a few minutes last week to get away from the "Football Thing" and test a some thoughts I had during the week. It seems that there are some possibilities to spice it up. I had a shoelace from one of the boys in my hand during practice and it wound up getting spun tight, Tried to think...
- Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:14 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
- Topic: Whitlocks Red Fox Squirrel Hair Nymph....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12957
Re: Whitlocks Red Fox Squirrel Hair Nymph....
Whoa Doug that is beautiful. That is such a nice tie. I can't imagine fish in our streams here turning that one down.
- Wed Aug 31, 2016 11:42 am
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Had a few minutes last night
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5334
Re: Had a few minutes last night
Thanks for the kind words guys. Yes Ray , I had a Sulphur imitation in mind, but again, with my limited materials , and the go with what you have approach , sometimes " you get what you get" It does seem to also be a good candidate for a PMD as well. I am still experimenting with "How...
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 3:04 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Had a few minutes last night
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5334
Had a few minutes last night
Got off work late, didn't feel like doing any house chores and the wife and kids were gone for the evening. So.... i grabbed the vise and sat down and and leafed through my supply of things i've gathered up to tie with. This is what I came up with. 20160829_213506.jpg Hook is unknown size 14 I belie...
- Thu Aug 25, 2016 9:50 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
- Topic: Walt Dette's Isonychia Nymph
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9226
Re: Walt Dette's Isonychia Nymph
Doug, thanks for sharing your work on that bug. I found myself needing a larger screen while scrolling back and forth from the recipe to the photos. Again, wonderful rendition and thanks for the inspiration.
- Fri Jul 29, 2016 11:20 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
- Topic: March Brown Nymph - Light Version
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7019
Re: March Brown Nymph - Light Version
Doug, that is a great pattern. There are a few metro detroit streams/drains that have some very large gills hiding in some of the overgrowth. Thanks for posting. It is amazing how adaptable some those fish are to grow like that in some of those conditions. I have a walleye trip scheduled with a few ...