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Mike62 wrote: Sat Feb 23, 2019 7:40 am

Bazzer69 wrote: Fri Feb 22, 2019 7:59 pm In Britain it’s not unknown to take a pub break for a pint or two and then have a bit of a kip next to the water you intend to fish later in the day. Now that’s what I call civilized fishing
Barry

A two pint respite? Nice! I like your style. After the second pint I'd be happy chucking a bass plug. Drowning a couple of cans (they're lighter to pack out than glass) in the stream is about as civilized as we get here.

Mike, by a pub break I mean going to the nearest pub!
Barry

Blue wing olives catch a lot of fish for me throughout the year, from size 12 for cornutas, down to size 26 for the tiny bateids. Here are the size 12’s I use most often.....

Nice flies Dana. I don’t care for cdc much, to fragile when I’m thrashing the water.
B

Here is one of my go to BWOs...

IMGP5794 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

My Owyhee Spider is basically a Stewart Spider with Olive thread on a #16 or 18 scud hook tied with 2 strands of Root Beer Krystal Flash as a shuck.It has performed well for me on many waters!

Roadkill wrote: Sat Feb 23, 2019 8:00 pm Here is one of my go to BWOs...

IMGP5794 by William Lovelace, on Flickr

My Owyhee Spider is basically a Stewart Spider with Olive thread on a #16 or 18 scud hook tied with 2 strands of Root Beer Krystal Flash as a shuck.It has performed well for me on many waters!

That's a fabulous looking fly. I may have to tie some up myself. What's the hackle?

Bazzer69 wrote: Sat Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm I don’t care for cdc much, to fragile when I’m thrashing the water.

I don't either, for the same reason, but sometimes when I really want to catch just one fish -- either because it's a nice fish or I just want to avoid a skunk, the CdC will come out.

I love it on wets, however.

I'd fish any of the flies Dana posted.

Bob,

The hackle is a medium dun hen.

Roadkill Bill ~

That is a special fly -- easily in the top handful of your many innovative and practical patterns. Thank you for sharing.

Mike, by a pub break I mean going to the nearest pub!
Barry
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I'm in! I'm in!

Roadkill's BWO is so simple. So perfect. I love this fly.

Roadkill Bill - great BWO pattern. The construction reminds me of a Stewart’s spider, with an emerger trailing schuck. Brilliant.