SilverDoctor

Cos I'm and old bugger I love fishing Wet flies. Have used them since the Sixties. I find them deadly but also get great satisfaction form swinging them. Guess because they where used by my Father and Grandfather. Love the movement. I often revert to classic Bamboo or Glass rods when playing with wets as it takes me into a nostalgic mood. Use them in big and small water. The top ones are POP's = Partridge-Orange-Peacock and PYP = Partridge-Yellow-Peacock, bottom are variations of the Leisenring’s Spider that can make a nice emerging Caddis. You need particularly soft Partridge skins for a nice wiggly hackle. It's also important to use real silk (notably like Pearsall's Silk, Gossamer) as it turns translucence in water. I quite enjoy tying and fishing these. The top wet flies are POP (Partridge-Orange-Peacock) Fly Hook - Mustad Model 3906 (my favorite is Size 6) Head - Black or yellow Pearsalls Gossamer silk Underbody and Tag - Silver Tinsel (Holographic looks nice too) Rear Body - Pearsalls Gossamer silk in color desired wrapped over the silver tinsel Wing Cover - Single strand of Holographic Flashabou Front Body - Real Peacock Herl (reinforced in a dubbing loop) Hackle - Sparse Partridge Body back Feather Note about the name of the fly: POP = Partridge-Orange-Peacock PPP = Partridge-Purple-Peacock PRP = Partridge-Red-Peacock PGP = Partridge-Green-Peacock PYP = Partridge-Yellow-Peacock PBP = Partridge-Blue-Peacock The bottom flies are based on the the Leisenring’s Spider Hook - Mustad Model 3906 (my favorite is Size 6 to 10) Head - yellow or green Pearsalls Gossamer silk Tag - copper wire (the copper wire is then wound as a rib) Rear Body - dubbed with hares mask with the guard hairs in place (I also love muskrat) Back Cover - Single strand of Holographic Flashabou Hackle - Sparse Partridge Body Feather

Love to skid this one with the Spey rod late in the afternoon or early moring. Some of the guys I tie for in BC like em on the mountain lakes. They work great if you quiver them by shaking your rod tip and then skid a bit. comes down with a nice splat. The foam body makes a nice indicator and I fish edges with it along with a dropper. Although most of the time they seem to zero in on this fly not the dropper. Again great during the Stone season.

The Emerging Stone works well fished through Golden stone season. The fly tends to sit low on the water and makes a nice bumbling commotion. Great for late evening Browns, can drive em a bit nutsy. I like to make the collar out of Squirrel tail or deer hair from the back area as it doesn't flair as much. Like to wing it with turkey. Materials Hook -8 to 10 long shank or curved nymph body - deer hair Collar-Squirrel Down wing - Turkey partridge or hen body feather. Antenna - 2 wood duck fibers

Love Humpties for big and small waters. They're a nice high floater, I tend to tie them in yellow and orange. Green can also be a winner. Works nice in smaller sixes for sedge hatches. These are #14's. I usually scale them down for smaller waters to about #18. Nice classic fly that is a winner to fish. I like calf hair for the wing and tie them with a double wing Wulff style. Have a gentleman that gets me to tie these with florescent red wings, they sure show up. Have tied them with foam over bodies instead of Deer hair. Nice but I like the deer better.

I'm also in favor of pulling the license immediately. I don't buy the line about bad inventory control. Maybe a single firearm but 50, come on. Not a lot of stores deal in handguns anymore. There should be government controls in place to protect from this sort of rampant thing. Makes it lookin the public eye like like you can pick up a handgun anywhere. Black mark on the shooting sports by this kind of publicity and lack of controle, just adds to paranoia. Who the hell runs that place anyway?

Staffer can be a tough task Mistress.

Some of the winners I guided in BC wouldn't hear the horn, too drunk.

I bought my last tube of Pliobond at PMS hobby, don't know if they still stock it. Give me a shout if you want to try out the Sylk line on the water some time.

If it is just cracking at the tip you can cut off a bit from the front, it may help. Circular cracking along the line is a sign you need a replacement. Regular cleaning will extend the life of your line dramatically. There is a section on my blog about line care here. How often you clean depends on fishing conditions. There are waters that I fish when I clean daily. You can pick up a lot of contaminants that can work on the line such as floating gas and oil. UV rays also contribute so don't leave you lined reel in the back window of your car for example.

Funny thing I never tried it on a fast graphite rod. must give it a go. thanks.

I'm using it in a 4 and 5 wt for several of my grass rods. Like it it as it has a more traditional diameter mimicking silk line that is well suited for bamboo or classic fiberglass rods. These rods have slower action and need to be lined differently with a gentle presentation line. Traditional silk line designs have long front tapers and longer level tips You need to slow down your casting for a full lay out of line. Earlier bamboo fly rods have smaller guides and it's just the ticket for these. It floats well but you have to know a bit about classic presentation and floating or greased leaders to make it work right for you. They have no memory, are great in cold weather. Love it for small dry fly work as it gives you quick hook sets. I do dress these lines. I fish it a lot with size #16 to 20 dries and under the film ermergers. I find that I get better drag free floats with my Sylks due to the line being so supple. The winning thing about the line is a very gentle presentation for dry fly work. It can lay down over a fish without much spooking, if done right. Because of the thin diameter a few of the bamboo guys I fish with have nipped a couple of feet from the front end for a shorter end taper, depends on your need. It's also important not to use a loop to loop connection on the end of this line to avoid sinking the tip. Rio Gold is also a really great line in this same category, as it Cortland Peach. Both of these are more forgiving lines to work with than sylk and preferred by some.

Wow another great one.

Yep those are the reasons all right.

There's no problem, I've shipped to the UK many items for swaps and selling flies.

Very nice, she can throw and nice line. Love those yellow Loops.

I grew up fishing nymphs without an indicator since the early 60's. Most often fish with a tight line technique if nymphing. I tend to add an indicator only on large rivers like the Bow and only when fishing seams that are too far out there where a good drift is not possible.

I'm afraid I would never make a choice both great fish.

You should be careful there may be laws about fishing around the construction area. Also the area will not fish well with all the heavy duty activity.

Max has it dead on, Pfleufer has been making great reels since 1881. In your price range.

Welcome to the site.

Welcome.

Better grab those boxes guys, that's a hell of a deal.

I've thrown the Deer Creek for a couple of years now, been my go to Bow rod. It has never failed me. From light dries and skid bitches, to indi rigs, and large cone heads. Performed well on Steelhead last season.

Plan to order some when I get back from BC.

I use brown on non cone buggers. My fav colors though are black and white, usually with a couple fibers of flashabu.