DonAndersen Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Folks, Still playing with this one. Trying to imitate daphnia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 what size hook are you tying those on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 Mustad 79580 #10 Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inconnu Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Don that is a great idea.The orange/red would represent hemoglobin they display in oxygen depleted water? Could you mix red and opaque? Great looking pattern and one I had never thought of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedy1 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Now if you could find a transparent hook you'd be set. Great idea Don, let us know how they turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tako Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 That is an idea that just might work....but call me confused.....our daphnia are a pale greenish colour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inconnu Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Apparently they show a red hemoglobin when the O2 content is low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulltrout Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 i'll be the first to display my ignorance and stupidity...what the hell are daphnia? i've never heard of them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedy1 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 i'll be the first to display my ignorance and stupidity...what the hell are daphnia? i've never heard of them... http://www.guardiansworlds.com/modules.php...ge=Daphnia.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tako Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 You know those times on stillwaters when the trout won't eat anything in your flybox? They're eating daphnia.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulltrout Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 You know those times on stillwaters when the trout won't eat anything in your flybox? They're eating daphnia.... never had one of those moments... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tako Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 never had one of those moments... Edit: If that's the case (and not one big fisherman's lie ) then I'm willing to bet you're fishing water that isn't conducive to a large daphnia population. because it happens alllll the time over here. Where every fish you pump is just filled with daphnia, and they won't take anything else. Almost as bad as a glass midge hatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladystrange Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 i'll be the first to display my ignorance and stupidity...what the hell are daphnia? i've never heard of them... i'm glad you asked because i was going to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 Tako, Over here they seem to vary in color. When I made these last spring, all I'd seen the year before were red. This year, olive. Go figure. Still playing with the idea. From what I've read and talked to folks about this bug is that I composes a large food source in the late summer> early fall time frame. Got to get some olive beads and try it again. Thank God we don't have glass worms. catch ya' Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tako Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Let us know if they work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monger Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Where I fish we also find lots of Daphnia feeding very early in the year. It looks like green porridge in the stomach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloom Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Yup, sort of a green/olive stringy material with orange blobs mixed within. Let me know how they work out. Those orange blobs should be good triggers. When you also get that zooplankton pattern figured out, let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tako Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Yup, sort of a green/olive stringy material with orange blobs mixed within. Let me know how they work out. Those orange blobs should be good triggers. When you also get that zooplankton pattern figured out, let me know I ran out of size 50's.....you got any left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuppsincomprehensible Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Folks, Still playing with this one. Trying to imitate daphnia. This has got so much potential it makes my eyes bleed. Please tell me how you have tied it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonAndersen Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 Tups.... The hook is Mustad 79580 - most anything would/could work The posts are 15 lb. clear monofilament and is bent using a heat gun. The mono is attached to a bull clip. The mono is threaded past a nail where the heat is applied. Mono, once it gets hot stays bent after cooling. The beads - whack a 60's broad and steal her head band or visit your local beader. The mono ends are "balled" with a BIC lighter and while still soft, the bead slid into place and a tad of Super Glue is placed on the bead. The thread used is invisible sewing thread over a white thread base on the book. Everything is bonded together with Super Glue. I'm now looking for some green slimy beads. catch ya' Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albannachxcuileag Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 This link takes you to a Scottish Borderer's pattern page and shows a very similar 'fly' - LEON GUTHRIE - quite a few innovative ideas going on there, well away from ROM thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronie63 Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Super idea gentleman. Many a pump in early spring or late fall render Daphnia only, when I fish the interior with my father. I've tried to use size 24 salmon egg with green mohair, but, this will have to be created for my early May trip. The bug is proliferant here too and this may be the ticket (thinking of ice out at Beaver). Again, great idea. Will try to post a photo of my creation. Cheers, chronie63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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