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First post: Starling and Red

Post by Hankinsfly » Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:26 pm

Hello, all. This is my first post on your forum. I really have enjoyed skimming the archives here. I love tying and fishing wet flies, namely soft hackles (North Country Spiders). Here is one that has been very effective on cloudy winter days for me on the White in Arkansas. Particularly, in the State Park riffle, before minimum flow was a thing, fish would be stacked up below the riffle. Caught some really nice browns and rainbows here swinging this pattern in winter, on a 4wt, after this section of the White opened back up after the protected spawn season. Those were the days. Now, that riffle is covered up with fast water. You could catch no flow days on the White on mild winter days. This would make a good streamer spot now.
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Re: First post: Starling and Red

Post by tie2fish » Sat Oct 06, 2018 5:51 pm

Welcome to the forum, Hankinsfly! You're making a mighty good first impression with those lovely spiders.
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Re: First post: Starling and Red

Post by Hankinsfly » Sat Oct 06, 2018 7:01 pm

Thank you, tie2fish.
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Re: First post: Starling and Red

Post by Theroe » Tue Oct 09, 2018 12:53 pm

Welcome .....Fine hook choice too!!
Soft and wet - the only way....
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Re: First post: Starling and Red

Post by William Anderson » Tue Oct 09, 2018 1:22 pm

Welcome, welcome. Glad to have you and I'm very excited to see these impeccable little red spiders. I have not doubt those do the trick in a lot of places, Sweet hook choice too.
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Re: First post: Starling and Red

Post by Hankinsfly » Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:17 pm

Thanks, theroe and William Anderson. The hooks are a Daiichi model.
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Re: First post: Starling and Red

Post by hankaye » Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:29 am

Hankinsfly, Howdy;

Welcome to the forum, Beautiful set of flies you've presented to us.
Hope you don't get bored with us and run off. Looking forward to your
thoughts and questions.

hank
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Re: First post: Starling and Red

Post by letumgo » Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:37 am

Wow, those are beautiful little spider patterns. I love the look the segmented effect, given by the rib. Starling looks very nice, against the red body. Juicy bugs!

Welcome to the forum. I'm delighted to see you jump right in. Thank you for sharing these with us.
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Re: First post: Starling and Red

Post by Hankinsfly » Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:23 pm

hankaye wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:29 am Hankinsfly, Howdy;

Welcome to the forum, Beautiful set of flies you've presented to us.
Hope you don't get bored with us and run off. Looking forward to your
thoughts and questions.

hank
Thank you. I don’t see that happening honestly. My tying is probably 75% wet flies and my fishing is probably about 90% wet flies. Love the sparseness, simplicity, and history of the wet fly. Always looking out for a new feather type. Partridge, grouse, other upland birds, they all have a beautiful plumage and it’s intrguing how we can take a single feather and some thread or floss and construct an effective fishing fly. I am still discovering websites and blogs dedicated to spiders and wets, and that feeds my research on these flies. Always looking for more info in these to feed my addiction.
letumgo wrote: Wed Oct 10, 2018 11:37 am Wow, those are beautiful little spider patterns. I love the look the segmented effect, given by the rib. Starling looks very nice, against the red body. Juicy bugs!

Welcome to the forum. I'm delighted to see you jump right in. Thank you for sharing these with us.
Thank you, letumgo!

I sure enjoy having access to this forum and seeing everyone’s creations.
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Re: First post: Starling and Red

Post by daringduffer » Wed Oct 10, 2018 12:44 pm

I am still discovering websites and blogs dedicated to spiders and wets, and that feeds my research on these flies. Always looking for more info in these to feed my addiction.

Please share some links with us. Addiction is our passion!

dd
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