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Along the same lines, packing foam underwing,
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Kelly Galloup caddis pupa, modified Klinkhammers, #14 and #18
wishin it could stop snowing.
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yup, link works, BUT I wanted the pict to be inserted
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Interesting observation Flyfisher. About 4 years ago, I changed all my stimmies by clipping off all the hackle on the underside to make it float lower in the film. I felt that my strike ratio about doubled, but as you know, that can be a very subjective statistic.
Anybody else have thoughts on this.
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Thanks guys.
I wasnt clear in my first post, I was looking at the replacing the deer/elk in a stimulator pattern.
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When I was in Kamloops, commonly tied the adams dry with a deer hair tail. sparser than the stonefly, but same style. I liked the floatation and wide body that the deer gave it, but like the look of cdl, moose mane or even partridge.
Any huge difference in how the stones fish?
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Any body have feedback on stonefly tails using other than a swack of elk/deer?
I have been replacing the bunch of hair on some nymphs (hares ear) and on my adams, with some success. and I like how they look. they fish as comparatively.
I tied some stones with biots and they look good, '
Anybody have on water experience they care to share.
Thanks.
Tom
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and now why I fish.
Wait: I'm retired, no stress.
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olympus tg-4, it shoots great photos and is a tank. took it to the ski hill, the ocean, the mountains it goes everywhere.
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Got mine at country pleasures 2 yrs ago
Good luck
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I know, I know, some may think it too much, but hey, I need help.
I also recognize that it may be overkill at the Livingston
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Put A FORK IN EM, THEY ARE DONE DOC.
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good basics
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But sought out by fly tiers everywhere - great for emergers
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Working with a foam stone modification to include an underwing of thin packing foam. Also am trying the "butch caddis" trick for the elk hair - where the stems get folded back onto the tips. gets great floatation with the caddis, so I will see how it works here.
I am looking forward to testing this.
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yes, snowshoe rabbits foot
Andicapp, what is the body material - looks awesome
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Why apologize they look great.
Apology was for stealing the wordplay - a stack of stimmies, a bevy of blue, a klutch of klinks.
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a Klutch of Klinks ( sorry Lornce)
my version with trailing shuck
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I like fluorocarbon as tippet when fishing certain dry flies. For nymph rigs 6lb seaguar red label fluorocarbon does all I need it to do. Hard to break off, minimal stretch and good knot strength. Bought berkley vanquish once and never again.
I dislike vanish as well. I use flouro exclusively on dries as tippets. I have had poor experiences with flouro coated. Seagar is first class. For the dries I like rio flouro.
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P-line and Seaguar are also good stuff.
I found this really intersting... Jeff Currier talked at the Lethbridge conclave about how he ties his double streamer rigs. Uses 0x fluoro for streamers, and ties two 4-5' pieces together, leaving a tag/dropper in the middle (12" or so iirc) where he ties his heavier fly, and ties his smaller fly on the bottom. I asked him after his presentation, and he said that for nymphs he has them closer together, but does the same thing in principle with the heavier one on the dropper and lighter one on the bottom (and I'm guessing just uses lighter fluoro too, but forgot to ask him what he uses). Says they are less prone to tangling this way, and cast better. Looking forward to experimenting with this.
I was doing this for nymphing, using 8lb test - using a triple or double surgeons knot - pressure on the tag end breaks (cuts?) the knot. tried it with both flour and mono. abandoned the experiment after a season.
May try again using a blood knot.
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Why us old guys don't get hired today:
Job Interview:
Human Resources Manager: "What is your greatest weakness?"Old Guy : "Honesty!"
Human Resources Manager: "I don't think honesty is a weakness."Old Guy : "I don't give a f**k what you think."
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What Are You Tying 2018 Edition
in Fly Tying Bench
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I have had more hits with a sparser parachute hackle. been trying to get by with max of 3 turns. but it feels so easy to put 5, or maybe 6 turns in. I am susceptible to the more is better trap.
My unconfirmed suspicion is that it hangs lower in the film. I'll be sticking with that for the time being.
The Klink seems to look better with a thin tight body (not unique in my view, but thats off topic) but I havent noticed any increase in hits with the tapered quill type bodies. And since the dubbing is easier, I tend to go that way.
Where I fish, yours will catch.