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- Wed Nov 06, 2019 2:24 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Grouse and Flash
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8821
Re: Grouse and Flash
Nice to see such a beautiful fish rising from the Sacramento. Baz, are there any lingering issues from the Dunsmuir spill still affecting the waters there? Alan Petrucci (SSR) ties a wonderful little Grouse and Flash that I've stolen and it works wonderfully on the small stream brookies up here. It...
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:30 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Killer Tups softhackle
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12761
Re: Killer Tups softhackle
Barry - Can you elaborate on your hook comments? I’d like to hear more about why you would choose one versus another. Advantages/disadvantages/reasoning. ;) Very easy. The first is just looks, soft hackles have been tied on shorter shanked hooks for ever. Check out Davie McPhail he uses a normal le...
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:07 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Wingless Wets
- Topic: Killer Tups softhackle
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12761
Re: Killer Tups softhackle
This is one I would give a try, dunno about the curved hook though, I would tie it in a spider short shank hook such as those from partridge
Barry
Barry
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:58 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
- Topic: Tups
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7057
Re: Tups
Ps, I’m blending a batch of Tups dubbing using the original recipe, if someone what’s a little contact me, I’m happy to share with a few!
Barry
Barry
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:56 pm
- Forum: Fly Dressings - Nymphs
- Topic: Tups
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7057
Re: Tups
Fly tying is a great pastime, or in my case a necessity to fish with. For those who don’t know, in the U.K. there are fly tying clubs. I belonged to a couple and surprisingly enough many of the members don’t fish. It’s a art form, so tying new patterns is often very pleasing to the eye, but don’t co...
- Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:42 pm
- Forum: Soft Hackle Materials
- Topic: Chadwick's 477 Substitute?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 10864
Re: Chadwick's 477 Substitute?
The Oyster is a very good match. The Semperfi is not. I have some genuine 477 if you would like a sample please send me you contact info via a pm. I’ll include some Oyster as well.
Barry
Barry
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:23 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Grouse and Flash
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8821
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:21 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Grouse and Flash
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8821
Re: Grouse and Flash
Sac Football today, large PT
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 11:18 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Grouse and Flash
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8821
Re: Grouse and Flash
[quote=Bazzer69 post_id=97773 time=<a href="tel:1572926349">1572926349</a> user_id=2136] I was fishing today on the Sacramento River for one or two Sac Footballs i today and in the past have experimented with Mylar vs Tinsel’s. Guess which wins hands down, not the flashy flies. My copies ...
- Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:59 pm
- Forum: Tying Wingless Wets
- Topic: Grouse and Flash
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8821
Re: Grouse and Flash
I was fishing today on the Sacramento River for one or two Sac Footballs i today and in the past have experimented with Mylar vs Tinsel’s. Guess which wins hands down, not the flashy flies. My copies of Frank Sawyer PT’s work great as well as a Birds Nest. The flashiest fly I have success on is a Pr...