bulltrout

was that during the Top Gun era?

ggp bigbreastedbrent drbulltrout Lundvike pacreseltoro Badger

that's what my ego keeps saying to me when it speaks "simply superfly"...lmao

i have my deadly dozen that are fail safes...would like others to share my successes...

thanks for the compliment...i was in that same boat until i realized that i paid almost $60 in Tarantulas last year alone (as they are one of my goto flies)...

good find fisher...my two cents are this...for those of us of a biblical bent, this is nothing new or unheard of...one world gov't is described in Revelations as is the mark of the beast (vchip, barcodes, etc.)...if you study Revelations in depth enough, Bush and Bin Laden could both be interpreted as two parts of the "seven-headed dragon" with Bush being a better fit for the description of the "false prophet" [the false prophet will not only demand people to worship the image of the beast (which includes but not limited to war, ignorance, suffering, death), but he will also set up an identification system designed to flush out for execution or desertion those who refuse to worship the beast; basically, those who don't want to be chipped will be excluded from the economy, jailed, or murdered]...also mentioned in the bible is the restoration of the Roman empire in which a Western confederation of 10 nations will be put in place (NWO)...there is also talk of a northern nation (Russia) and her allies (Iran, Ethiopia, Libya, Germany, Turkey and Spain) attacking Israel...if this NWO does in fact fall into place during our lifetime, the Antichrist is the one who'll control it (described as "a conquerer bent on conquest" that will rise to a place of international power)...lots of literature out there about the "end times" and all these events that are unfolding are foretold already...these are just a few events described and i could go on and on about this topic but i'll leave it at that...truly scary stuff especially if taken figuratively, let alone literally... EDIT...i am by no means a religious fanatic, i just find it interesting to read about stuff like this...these opinions are not all my own...

just for laughs...what would your CB handle be if you were a trucker?

looks real good Din...i tie a similar pattern but with a deer hair wing and peacock thorax...beauty little tie and will be productive too...

it's not as bad as it seems...just takes a couple to get used to the making of the head...

19. Hold the rear rubber legs together and trim slightly longer than the tail. Then hold the front legs together and trim equal to the hook shank length (you want the back legs to be slightly longer than the front legs). 20. The finished fly.

13. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for larger flies. 14. Pull the spun hair back and whip finish behind the eye. Don't cement the thread until after you shape the head. 15. Basically, you want the head to have the shape of a half circle that is tapered (small at the eye to large at the collar). To shape the head, hold the rubber legs tight to the dubbed body and begin by trimming the bottom of the head flat. 16. Turn the fly over and trim the top at an angle to match the collar. 17. Taking care NOT to cut the rubber legs, trim the sides on an angle tight from the eye outwards. Trim the square edges so the top of the head is rounded. 18. Carefully tidy up the collar by trimming in a straight line 360 degrees all the way around the hook.

8. Trim the butts of the deer hair as you would a Deer Hair or Elk Hair Caddis. 9. Tie in a 3 inch piece of rubber leg on each side of the hook. Move tying thread to just in front of rubber leg tie in. 10. Clip a small amount of deer hair and clip off the tips as well (the tips don't spin or pack properly). Holding the deer hair with three fingers, push the eye of the hook into the middle of the bundle of hair and slide the hair to just shorter than the collar. 11. Carefully grab the deer hair with your opposite hand and make two loose turns of thread around the bundle. 12. Flare the deer hair by pulling down and to the rear of the fly. Make a 2-3 tight wraps through the spun deer hair. Pack the hair tight against the collar and move the thread to directly in front of the spun hair.

Turck Tarantula (Originated by Guy Turck as tied by Andrew Burla) Excerpt taken from Fly Fishing International's Fly Of The Month Fly Files, June 1998: "The Turck Tarantula is a productive fly for Southern Alberta's trout streams. At first glance, it appears to be more of an attractor pattern than anything else, however, depending on the size and color, it can be used to imitate a variety of trout foods including: grasshoppers, stoneflies and caddisflies. It incorporates features that are found on several other effective trout flies. These include the Madame X-style rubber legs, deer hair Muddler Minnow-style head and the wing style used on the popular Trude patterns. The white calftail wing makes it easy to see on the waters surface and the deer hair head provides good flotation. It is particularily effective on streams that contain cutthroat trout such as the Oldman, Castle and their tributaries, as well as the Elk and other rivers in Southeastern British Columbia. Fishing Technique - This fly is usually fished on the surface using a dead drift. It can also be twitched during the drift to imitate a struggling insect. Another effective method is to "drown" the fly at the end of the drift and fish it submerged, stripping it back against the current similar to a streamer." Materials Hook: TMC 200R #4-12 Thread: Dark Brown A+ Mono-Thread Tail: Amherst or Golden Pheasant Tippet Body: Hare's Ear Plus Dubbin Underwing: Krystal Flash Overwing: Calf Tail Collar: Deer Hair Legs: Black Rubber Head: Deer Hair Tying Steps 1. Attach tying thread. 2. Tie in pheasant tippet 1/3 of the shank length long. 3. Dub a smooth tapered body to the 1/3 point from the eye. 4. Loop 3 strands of Krystal Flash around the thread and tie in directly in front of the dubbing. Clip the flash to the 1/2 tail length. 5. Clip, clean and stack a small amount of calf tail and tie in slightly shorter than equal to the tail. 6. Trim calf tail or calf tail butts on an angle to help form a taper. Firmly secure the butt ends with tying thread. 7. Clip, clean and stack a small amount (roughly equal to the calf tail) and tie in so the tips are equal to the hook bend. Flare the deer hair 180 degrees around the hook to create an even collar.

folks in c-town fish year round...

must....resist.....smartass comment.........you make it real hard not to comment on that one birch...

i think you're giving birchy a run for his money here Taco...

that's wicked...and here i thought i was talented cuz i can light mine on fire...that guy is my idol now..."hey mom, when i grow up, i wanna be a professional farter"...

it's all good hydro...i'm in the same creek as you there bud...

now that's a true canadian pet...i wish i had a pet moose...this way when i get drawn for my moose tag, it could attract other moose for me...that and it'd keep the neighbour's damn stupid ass cats outta my yard...

except that part about women remembering everything...mine always chooses to forget when i tell her about a fishing trip weeks in advance and then i get the surprised look and the guilt trip when it arrives claiming that i never told her...so i can't agree with that part but the rest is pretty good...

so we have weedy as the grammar police, maxwell as the Bow River Ninja, BBB as the postwhore, Birchy as the Jokester, Taco as the curmudgeon, and Dave as the Big Brother/Gestapo...did i miss anyone?

please refer back to the "I Hate Winter" thread...man this winter sucks...

just sympathizing with your earlier post...