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When you wrap your thread on hook, add a thin strip of foam (length of hook shank), tie it on top. This will give you extra "bite" when you cinch down elk hair. You can also put 3-4 wraps of thread on elk hair (same spot where you would tie it onto hook), make it snug an as your pulling it tighter bring it to hook shank an tie it down. This will keep elk hair from spinning. Another good method is to put some dubbing prior to tying down elk. Instead of expensive hackle use CDC feather. Cut off barbs from stem, splice your thread and spin some cdc barbs than wrap it on collar instead of hackle. This will give your fly more appeal when fishing slower water an it also holds well in riffles.

Looking good for a bunch of old guys!

Merry Christmas to all!

Oink!

I saw in a magazine where a guy made big fly containers from pvc or pex pipe. Cut them to size and put on end caps. Seems like a neat idea but I have never tried it myself. I store mine in hardbait/crank bait boxes, wholesale has a bunch of different sizes. Boxes that I use store up to a dozen pike flies from 4-8", usually I pack two per compartment. Keeps shape well on deer hair.

Thank you for quick reply and input.

I am tying a bunch of different patterns for Mayan riviera as well. Would you mind sharing what size hooks you are tying on. So far I've tied on 8,6,4 size hooks, mainly gotchas, charlies,minnows and crabs. All in green, orange and tan colors. Thanks for posting that picture. Will post my ties once I run out of hooks

Fish tales have some cheap rain shadow blanks. If Wayne is around he can most probably help you out.

Use a piece of soft leather and rub it off, it takes some effort but it will not affect or mark the finish. Next time use masking tape. Eagleflyfisher knows for sure what to do. My wife used double sided tape to secure a rug on hardwood. Few days later our cat vomited all over that rug and we had to throw it away (rug, kitty is safe). Had blistered fingertips trying to peel that stuff off the hardwood. While she was at work I threw away remainder of that tape before she does it again. Gotta love women, reminded me of red green home improvement.

Nice carp, I like em in that size range on a 6 wt rod, they can be a lot of fun. Nice trout as well.

Gun control, terrorist paranoia, immigrants... fun to read, makes you wonder how some folks make it from day to day with that kind of sentiment. Oh, forgot NDP...

That previous fly looks like a sail ship. Great work ggp on all of your flies. What inspires you?

That is a gorgeous fish. Congrats on catching it, you definitely set the bar with this granny

New Zealand wool indicator is great. Love it for indicator and for tying wings, you can even use it as a hackle substitute. Put some flyagra on it and it never sinks (2-3 hours). I it gets waterlogged,quick squeeze with cotton or Paper towel will dry it instantly. For indicator, I'll tie a 4" piece of 10 lb line, secure wool with a clinch knot. Tie the other end to your leader with a blood knot. Now you can adjust your depth however you like. What is neat about it is that there is no added weight to leader, which makes for easy casting. This type of indicator is super sensitive.

Thanks a lot Doc. It's hard to make a choice on a blank, so many different manufacturers, kinda hard to decide. Seeing quality pictures and a good bend on the rod simplifies things a bit.

Silver doctor, were you putting together some mountain brook blanks last year? Any info you could pass on?

That is a pig of a grayling Nice collection Taco!

Give circle hooks a try. Years ago I was crazed by walleye jigging. Had a same problem as you do, only difference I was using a spinning setup. Circle hooks helped out, and majority of fish ended with a lip piercing. You could also bend the hook point towards shank, don't try this with high carbon hooks as you will break them.

Big foamy don't let rage overtake your emotions. I wish your little one all the best, and hoping he gets better soon. Stay strong dude, keep up your optimism, rage when out on water. Gonna hug and kiss my 3 year old more often after reading this.

There are always trucks parked next to the river, fly fisherman waiting for hatches late into dark. Shame. Same thing with Cranston, as soon as they built roads down in the valley, people have been driving right up to eroded river bank. Again fly fisherman....is it really that inconvenient to walk 100 yards from the street parking??? These folks are not elderly or physically incapable of walking the distance, they just don't give 2 chits.

Anyone delt with snowbee? Have one of their rods that I barely used, snapped the tip, only rod I managed to break so far. However I am not sure how to deal with their warranty, and who to ask for help as I don't want to ship overseas. The shop I bought it from has been closed.

They work great, just get some sun protection and make stops every 45 minutes to an hour. Get your kid to walk a bit. Mine freaks out when his leg or arm go numb while sleeping, it is funny at times.

Silverdoctor what did you use for dubbing on first caddis? Nicely put together, I like your style.

Saw this recently, beauty....tail walking rainbows

Nice! Kinda like the first girl...