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5 hours ago, BigFoamy said:

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Skinny George, got this pattern off that Leroy Hyatt show on Saturday mornings. Was prolly the most productive lake fly I fished last year. This is a killer pattern and super simple. Ive also tied it weighted. Also killer but, not as skinny. 

Is that a marabou tail and beard?

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21 hours ago, BigFoamy said:

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Skinny George, got this pattern off that Leroy Hyatt show on Saturday mornings. Was prolly the most productive lake fly I fished last year. This is a killer pattern and super simple. Ive also tied it weighted. Also killer but, not as skinny. 

Thanks, interesting.  Do you think it is being taken as a scud or damsel imitation?  What size do you normally tie it in?

One way to weight it but not fatten it up too much might be to tie in a strip of weight wire down the back of the hook shank.  Gary Lafontaine tied a scud in this manner that he figured rolled over on its back when at rest, and righted itself when pulled, hence broadcasting the flashback.

 

 

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36 minutes ago, Sparkplug said:

Thanks, interesting.  Do you think it is being taken as a scud or damsel imitation?  What size do you normally tie it in?

One way to weight it but not fatten it up too much might be to tie in a strip of weight wire down the back of the hook shank.  Gary Lafontaine tied a scud in this manner that he figured rolled over on its back when at rest, and righted itself when pulled, hence broadcasting the flashback.

 

 

This is definitely a Damsel pattern. 10, 8 and 6. 

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On 3/28/2018 at 12:25 PM, Sparkplug said:

Thanks, interesting.  Do you think it is being taken as a scud or damsel imitation?  What size do you normally tie it in?

One way to weight it but not fatten it up too much might be to tie in a strip of weight wire down the back of the hook shank.  Gary Lafontaine tied a scud in this manner that he figured rolled over on its back when at rest, and righted itself when pulled, hence broadcasting the flashback.

Big Foamy;;Can i ask the wire is gold ?  The back is ???     Thanks  

 

 

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On 3/27/2018 at 2:37 PM, BigFoamy said:

Thanks

Skinny George, got this pattern off that Leroy Hyatt show on Saturday mornings. Was prolly the most productive lake fly I fished last year. This is a killer pattern and super simple. Ive also tied it weighted. Also killer but, not as skinny.  

 

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On 2018-01-24 at 8:22 AM, SilverDoctor said:

I often go back to swinging Wet Flies in the old timy manner when the condition are right. It can be a great way to imitate  stages of a hatch of Mayflies, Caddis or small baitfish . Originally tied by a Yellowstone National Park guide Frank Beals, who supposedly would shake with anticipation on the morning of a fishing trip. Used to imitate the Isonychia (Slate Drake) or October Caddis.

 

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Love the looks of this fly. Any chance you could post the rib and red material used to tie it? 

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