Do trout eat carrots?
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Re: Do trout eat carrots?
There's an old pattern called the Carrot Nymph.....i use to tye them and fish for Brookies with it. Works great, but a Brookie will take anything orange. Your fly/tye there is fantastic.
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Re: Do trout eat carrots?
Very nice! Beautiful work with the hackle.
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Re: Do trout eat carrots?
I am completely "gobsmacked" by the fly and photo Karsten. You've raised the proverbial "bar". Incredible...
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Re: Do trout eat carrots?
Zowie! That is amazing.
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Re: Do trout eat carrots?
That'll work for sure
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Re: Do trout eat carrots?
Cheers everyone, I had a lot of fun with this one.
I'll let the trout or grayling be the judge of it's edibility on my next outing.
There are few things I'd change after looking at the photo's. For one I would taper the body a bit in the next fly and iron out some of the lumps in the body . Macro photography shows everyting, but hey it's all fun as far as I'm concerned...
I'll let the trout or grayling be the judge of it's edibility on my next outing.
There are few things I'd change after looking at the photo's. For one I would taper the body a bit in the next fly and iron out some of the lumps in the body . Macro photography shows everyting, but hey it's all fun as far as I'm concerned...
Re: Do trout eat carrots?
Skues devised a Carrot Nymph as a joke many years ago, trouble was it actually caught fish.
I don't know if this is the one Mark used, but here is the recipe.
Carrot Nymph.
Hook: Size 14 - 16.
Silk: Primrose silk.
Tail: Green parrot feather-fibres or substitute.
Tag: Four turns of tying silk.
Body: Rear third - pale yellow wool, middle third - hot orange wool,
thorax - greenish seal’s fur.
Hackle: Short fibred olive-green hen.
I don't know if this is the one Mark used, but here is the recipe.
Carrot Nymph.
Hook: Size 14 - 16.
Silk: Primrose silk.
Tail: Green parrot feather-fibres or substitute.
Tag: Four turns of tying silk.
Body: Rear third - pale yellow wool, middle third - hot orange wool,
thorax - greenish seal’s fur.
Hackle: Short fibred olive-green hen.
Re: Do trout eat carrots?
I made some Carrot Nymphs a good while back. Your fly made mine look just plain UGLY....lol. I love the version you have tied here. Two thumbs up!
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Re: Do trout eat carrots?
Thanks for the recipe Donald. I don't have the materials to tie it so I'm glad Ray has beaten me to it
Here's Ray's rendition of the pattern description shared by Donald;
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and the link to his original post - http://flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2493
Here's Ray's rendition of the pattern description shared by Donald;
photographed & tied by Ray (letumgo)----<°))))))><
and the link to his original post - http://flymphforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2493