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- Sun May 20, 2012 9:54 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Ginger Dun Flymph
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2862
Re: Ginger Dun Flymph
Beautiful fly and I like the color transition in the body! And by the way I hope those "bungled flies" are all in a box for the trout to test as far as likes and dislikes! For more on this subject I suggest reading What The Trout Said by Datus Proper.
- Thu May 17, 2012 3:13 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Unnamed Flymph
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3384
Re: Unnamed Flymph
DN's Rusty Flymph comes to mind for a great little fly!
- Thu May 17, 2012 10:31 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Sunrise Flymph
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2534
Re: Sunrise Flymph
Killer fly Hans, and I think a great one for Sunset fishing as well!!
- Sun May 13, 2012 9:23 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: CdL and Orange Nymph Caddis
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2132
Re: CdL and Orange Nymph Caddis
Nice fly and a fish magnet for sure!
- Fri May 11, 2012 5:44 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Pale Olive Seal 38932
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2280
Re: Pale Olive Seal 38932
That would be a nice fly in any flybox!!
- Fri May 11, 2012 12:53 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Does the head of a fly make a difference?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6728
Re: Does the head of a fly make a difference?
William I am a fan of flies tied in the round as all the SHs and flymphs are. A Bird's Nest nymph is a great fly for explorinbg the waters. I also like patterns such as you are considering in the stonefly realm and I like Charles Brooks ideas as well as Polly Rosborough. Both tyers nymphs are repres...
- Fri May 11, 2012 10:53 am
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Does the head of a fly make a difference?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6728
Re: Does the head of a fly make a difference?
flyfishwithme if I remember correctly the large turbinate eyes on the male were to better spot the female above them in a mating swarm rather than visa versa. If you can get fish to answer if hot spots work, I think the answer would be like many tying variations-sometimes they work, sometimes they d...
- Thu May 10, 2012 5:07 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Does the head of a fly make a difference?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6728
Re: Does the head of a fly make a difference?
To me part of the fly is the color of the insect in front of the hackle (wings, legs...)and it can be done with tying thread, dubbing or even a glass bead or a combination. Part of the reason I think Betters' Usual has been improved by the hot orange tying thread head may be the bright turbinate eye...
- Thu May 10, 2012 1:30 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Does the head of a fly make a difference?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6728
Re: Does the head of a fly make a difference?
If you are using a soft hackle to imitate a nymph like a pale evening dun, the head being wider than the body is an identification key.
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- Wed May 09, 2012 1:18 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Does the head of a fly make a difference?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6728
Re: Does the head of a fly make a difference?
My take on it is insects have heads, some of which ar even wider than the body. I use a thread color to mimic the natural or provide a hot spot. I think fish readily discount the eye of the hook as a head just as they do the protruding shank, bend and point as some kind of tail on the fly. ;) As an ...