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by ronr
Sun Jul 30, 2023 9:06 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: Pheasant Tail SH Jig
Replies: 3
Views: 9975

Re: Pheasant Tail SH Jig

Bill the weed beds along the Middle D at Twin Bridges and Eagle Crest were swarming with small hoppers... no fish eating them,,, but I'd bet with the hight afternoon winds were getting a few must be being blown into the water.
by ronr
Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Rods for fishing flymphs and soft hackles
Replies: 37
Views: 42666

Re: Rods for fishing flymphs and soft hackles

PLV our locations are quite different, but clearly our fishing experiences and waters must be similar. I find I'm agreeing with what you have to say about the rods, lines, and waters you fish. Especially, the versatility of the longer so called nymphing rods... What attracted me to the Cortland 10'6...
by ronr
Fri Jul 28, 2023 8:47 am
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Rods for fishing flymphs and soft hackles
Replies: 37
Views: 42666

Re: Rods for fishing flymphs and soft hackles

Billems interesting... I have had three of the Redington rods you mention. Gave a 4 and 5 wt to sons-in-law and kept the 8'6" 3wt. Cant find a single thing wrong with these rods.
by ronr
Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:22 am
Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
Topic: HS Peacock
Replies: 9
Views: 2329

Re: HS Peacock

I recognize that spot... good report.. the Crooked has been terrible.. glad to know that area has some fish!
by ronr
Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:34 am
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Rods for fishing flymphs and soft hackles
Replies: 37
Views: 42666

Re: Rods for fishing flymphs and soft hackles

I've had good luck with my 10'6" 3wt by Cortland..their early version of the competition nymphing rod. I've managed some pretty decent fish on the rod. Best was probably a 17" rainbow on the canyon stretch of the Henry's Fork... guide was so impressed with the way the rod handled the fish,...
by ronr
Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:30 am
Forum: Fishing Wingless Wets
Topic: Rods for fishing flymphs and soft hackles
Replies: 37
Views: 42666

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....
by ronr
Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:24 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger
Replies: 9
Views: 18762

Re: Fly Fish Food Caddis Emerger

looks like a variant of Craig Matthews' Iris Caddis... a very effective fly here in Oregon..
by ronr
Sat Jun 10, 2023 9:47 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Flymphs for the film
Replies: 10
Views: 26050

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.
by ronr
Sun May 21, 2023 8:57 am
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Replies: 23
Views: 39469

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...
by ronr
Fri May 19, 2023 1:14 pm
Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
Topic: Mystery feather soft hackle 2.0
Replies: 23
Views: 39469

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.